Archive for January, 2012

“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential” — Winston Churchill

Posted on January 30th, 2012 by by Molly Ford

How to be Smarter: Rules of a Creator’s Life. (I especially like number six). How to be Prettier: I’m seeing a lot of orange-tangerine in springtime clothes this year; this skirt is one of my favorite pieces I’ve seen so far in the color. (Reminder: With the promo code SMARTER, you can get 30% off a [...]

“When someone dies, that strength doesn’t go away. It goes to the people who need it” — Jim Craig

Posted on January 27th, 2012 by by Molly Ford

How to be Smarter: To become better at something, whether it’s a skill or a character trait, simply: 1. do it over and over and over again and 2. be open to hearing suggestions on how you could improve. Nobody ever got worse at something by practicing and asking someone trusted for feedback on their [...]

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage” — Lao Tzu

Posted on January 17th, 2012 by by Molly Ford

How to be Smarter: I read this blog post about word usage a week ago, and it really touched me. How to be Prettier: If there is a beauty product you are constantly forgetting, like sunscreen or wrinkle cream, put the container next to your toothbrush (or another item on the bathroom counter you use each day). Just having [...]

“It’s odd how people waiting for you stand out far less clearly than people you are waiting for” — Jean Giraudoux

Posted on January 10th, 2012 by by Molly Ford

How to be Smarter: If you always make mountains out of molehills, the only thing people will trust you to manage is molehills. How to be Prettier: I’m really trying to take shorter showers, as it dries out my skin less in the winter and is better for the environment. Getting a shower clock has been [...]

“Hey, you good ones” — Nada Surf, “Always Love”

Posted on January 4th, 2012 by by Molly Ford

How to be Smarter: The problem isn’t a lack of good ideas, it’s not remembering your good ideas. I bet if for one week–maybe one day–you wrote down each and every idea that came into your head, without pre-censoring out the “bad ones,” you would have a pretty interesting list of activities to do, businesses [...]