Fireplaces are helpful during winter. When Christmastime comes and your heater can't seem to stabilize the temperature (maybe it's busted), fireplaces are a good alternative. Also, if you wish to be that Mr. Romantic in a special evening with your someone, you can light up the fireplace and share wine by the fire. However, fireplaces have this con. Not all the smoke rise to the chimney. Some escape to the opening (just a little). And the result? The topmost center edge of your fireplace turns to black.
Luxury homes are nice. In fact, their market values normally sky rocket in the real estate arena. These homes do not only attract the rich local and foreign buyers but, sad to say, also the bad guys. Count the culprits and the burglars in.
Since these homes are the primary target of burglars, it is a must in every luxury home to have home security. There are a lot of home securities available in the market today?from the simple coded alarm to the high-tech remote sensors, these machines can surely protect your home from the bad guys.
If you think skylights are just restricted to museums and meteorology laboratories, you're wrong (that's what we see in movies!). In fact, you can have skylights in your own homes! Hire a contractor to remove a part of your roof where you want the skylight to be placed. Kitchens and living rooms are the perfect place since you spend most of your time in these places and/or entertain your guests here. Skylights allows the sun's rays to enter your home, so no need for you to turn on that switch if the sun's still up. It also provides warmth, so you can say turn off your heater once in a while. Plus, if you're the romantic type, you can ask your special someone to stay with you in the living room and watch the stars at night.
Are you living in a tropical country? I can just imagine how hot it is in your place. With temperatures that can rise up to 32? C (72.96 F), humidity and sickness enter the picture. The best way to avoid this dilemma is to have your house fully air conditioned. You can watch your favorite movie in the den without having troubles in concentrating with the film because of the tremendous heat. You can prepare your favorite garden salad without sweating. And what's good about this is that, you can keep a snow dog such as the Siberian husky inside your homes! These dogs normally live in cold climates and their number 1 requirement if transferred to a not-so-cold environment is the air conditioner. Enjoy your wintry house!
In the futuristic sense of apartment designs, metallic furniture and equipment are most popular. These provide a clean, sassy and elegant aesthetics to your futuristic theme. This theme is most commonly used in modern condominiums and bachelor's pads.
One area of the apartment that can really benefit from the aesthetics of a futuristic/metallic theme is the kitchen area. Gone are the days where white is the common design for kitchens. Since this is the area where all food preparation and storage is done, this is prone to dirt, stains and mess. Metallic themes can make this dilemma hardly evident.
I wish I had this phrase 5 years ago when I was sitting at my desk, wanting to bang my head on it, thinking how much more I could be doing if I wasn't working 60 hours a week at a job that wasn't meaningful to me. At least I would have had a phrase to explain exactly what I was feeling!
How does "frustrated potentiality" feel to you? What images does it conjure up for you?
When I came across this phrase the other day it immediately reminded me of a famous quote, that talks about people leading "lives of quiet desperation", but with one big difference...
"Desperation" lacks hope, "frustration" indicates a willingness to do something, if you can get past the frustration.
If you've ever felt this and are like I was, you simply plow forward and focus on changing your circumstances.
But what usually happens when we follow this course? We get what we think we want and then we want more, so yet again we are back in our state of "frustrated potentiality".
So if changing circumstances doesn't help, what will? Learning how to "create" your experience is the key to getting beyond frustration and into flow.
Let's take your career for example. If you always wanted to do meaningful work, but felt as though you couldn't make money doing it, you will always experience "frustrated potentiality" until you actually do work that is meaningful.
Ok, now you know why you are frustrated...
So, where are you feeling "frustrated potentiality"?
Ask yourself this question regarding any area of your life, your relationships, money, career, family...
Now use these 4 steps to turn your frustrated potentiality into unlimited potentiality...
Step One, Get HONEST!
Ask yourself what you really want in this area. Let's go back to the career example. What you really want here is to make money doing meaningful work. That's it, plain and simple. The trick here is to be completely honest. If you're not, you will remain frustrated even though you say you think you know what you want.
Step Two, Define What You Mean
Now ask yourself, what does "meaningful work" mean to me? What would I be doing? Who would I be doing it with? Do I like to work independently or with a group? What have I always felt was important? What ideas have I had in the past around the idea of meaningful work? How much money do I WANT to make?
DO NOT THINK ABOUT HOW YOU WILL DO THIS! If you do, I guarantee you will not get to step 3.
Take a moment and just start asking. Let the flow carry you to the next question. What you'll end up with is an idea of how this might actually be a possibility for you.
Step Three, Create a Vision for Yourself
Now create a vision of you doing what you've defined. Picture yourself doing the work and collecting the check.
Why is this so important? Because until you can feel that this is a real possibility for you, you won't have the ideas and thoughts that will create the opportunities to make it happen. If you are not positive about this, you may as well stop now.
Step Four, Look for it!
I had a client who got to this level of detail and found a job description that matched exactly what she had defined for herself.
Another client took his definition on a job interview and asked exactly for what he had defined and got it.
Many entrepreneurs have used this to define their ideal client and they seemingly appeared out of nowhere.
So a life of "frustrated potentiality" or one of "unlimited potentiality".
It's your choice, now that you have the these 4 steps!
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