Aug
28
2009
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DreamClue.com Summer Upgrade

DreamClue.com, another of my online properties that, for entertainment purposes only, gives visual dream interpretations for people has been refined a bit more and an updated launched.

  • You can now upload an avatar into your member profile so should you chose to comment on interpretations, you can do so with a little more flair.
  • See a list of what other people also visited when searching a specific dream symbol.
  • Related dreams also show now on dream interpretation page.
  • Although an account is free, you can now give it a whirl on the homepage without needing an account to see how it performs, it doesn’t have all the statistics and history you can have with an account but gives you a good idea of what dream interpretation is all about.
  • You can now send specific dream symbols to a friend.
  • You can now copy embed html code and post our images on your website or blog with a quick copy/paste.

Thanks to all our users for their feedback! If you haven’t given DreamClue.com a try… I invite you to, it’s fun and who knows, maybe you’ll gain some insight!

Written by Jon in: dreamclue |
Feb
08
2009
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Everything happens for a reason, time to publish another book!

I sure miss Stinky and Sticky... hmmm

I sure miss Stinky and Sticky... hmmm

Just a few days ago, I approved the final proof of my upcoming WoodMarvels.com self-published book. I am happy to announce, after 7 months of production (yes, I screwed-up that much via trial and error) that it’s finally print ready! I did everything myself… considering I never wrote a book before, quite an accomplishment!

…and then I ran out of HD space!

Developing products for my other site, WoodMarvels.com has lead to progressively larger chunks of hard drive space being eaten up. Not only are the models getting more complex but the added post-production work from music to the actual construction progress have just topped-up my hard drives. How much? Well, I HAD 240GB in my laptop and am now stuck playing with about 2GB! I can’t even fathom doing things in HD which is the next step towards improving the quality of the animation work that I am eager to explore… maybe even stereoscopic 3D!

Everything happens for a reason

I believe everything happens for a reason, and this case is no different. I ordered a 1TB external HD but it won’t be here for several weeks, being out in the boonies has it’s benefits ;-) Anyways, I can’t really do much animation work, forget capturing building processes or music production but guess what… 2GB is just enough space to begin working on my next book! The way I see it, I was meant to run out of HD space to give me enough “off-time” to begin and hopefully finish my first motivational book draft!

Why this book is special

My last book, which should be available online and through retailers in a few weeks time, was focused on the top selling WoodMarvels.com wood projects while this one, will be focused on motivation. I have read more than my fair share of motivational and business books… so many in fact, that I grew bored of them so, learning from their mistakes, I hope to create something mind-blowingly unique! More details later but it’s release in a few months should coincide with the public release of LegendaryLife.com (finally!). So far, this book has 140 pages but I am considering bumping it up to the mid 200s depending on some feedback I am waiting for.

Three weeks to organize some electrons

The way I see things now, I got about three weeks of heavy mental work ahead of me organizing random electrons on my screen into something legible! This is no small task but all the headaches I had with my last book taught me so many things, I think it’s do-able… I will try at least! I already have the book formatted, pictures finished and in place (close to 100 if I go with the mid-200 pages) and several decent pages of script worked-out… now the tough part, writing high quality work without repeating myself more than once! Once this book is done, I am eager to get moving on publishing my second volume for WoodMarvels.com which can be done in a few weeks time as all the work is already done (blueprints and assembly instructions). I have a lot of goals to accomplish this year, being the Australian Great Barrier Reef Caretaker among them!

Writing is fun!

Let’s see, the progression of me as a writer began ON THIS BLOG! If you go back, you will see my first few articles were rather spare and they took me hours to formulate, a few years later, with a lot of practice (including writing over 2 500 dream interpretations for DreamClue.com), I have things down to a science now. I enjoy the process of writing and want to get into more video production as well as time permits… I don’t do things half-assed so I will keep practicing in order to improve the quality of my work till the last breath that escapes from my mouth.

Things will be a little quiet for a few weeks

Without being able to do much of any modeling or other tasks I enjoy, I will be able to focus almost entirely on my motivational book, I will post regular updates on this blog but I would expect my businesses to fall quiet for a few weeks as a result. Taking a break is good so no worries!

The Bottom Line

Love what you do and do it often!

Jan
20
2009
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Dreams are free entertainment, enjoy them!

Sleep is even more important than diet! You can live a week without eating but no more than a few days without sleep!

Sleep is even more important than diet! You can live a week without eating but no more than a few days without sleep!

No doubt about it, sleep is vitally important for a productive day, it’s not a waste of time as many marketers or success gurus preach!

What happens during sleep?

During the sleeping process, your body essentially goes into overdrive! Your brain is actually busier when you are sleeping than when you are awake! All of the days knowledge is reviewed (which some people think may be the origins of dreams), the muscles, skeletal and nervous systems all get fixed, optimized and polished for another grueling day in addition to a complete “oiling” of your joints. Basically, sleep is the one time of the day in which your entire body undergoes a makeover… and it doesn’t cost a thing!

Why is sleep so vital to a healthy, successful lifestyle?

Sleep deprevation studies have shown that somebody who hasn’t slept for more than 24 hours acts as if they had a few too many beers. They would fail a sobriety test and would be even considered legally drunk! This should give you a very big hint at why sleep is so vital towards turning your hopes and aspirations into reality! If you aren’t getting enough sleep, you are working under a deprived state which will catch-up to you… either in the form of micro-sleeps during the day (which may happen anytime, including while driving) or difficulty concentrating and even forgetting key bits of information vital to your career. You want to become successful? SLEEP!

How much sleep is enough?

Most scientists say about 8 hours is enough, as for me, I wake-up when my body tells me to… today I slept for 10 hours, yesterday 9 and my average is usually higher than 8. Why? I haven’t a clue but I believe the amount of sleep is dependent on what you did during the day. If you had an amazing workout, did lots of studies and pushed yourself to the limit, I am sure you will sleep far more than if you just watch television. There is also such a thing a quality, for me, I usually fall asleep within 10-15 minutes of touching the pillow but if I did nothing during the day, I noticed this number can be doubled or tripled. I have no set schedule to live by, if my body needs 10 hours, I give it 10 hours… and I believe this is a far healthier method of keeping yourself in a ready state to conquer the coming day!

Sleeping is like a bank

I have also ready several times that sleep is like a bank, if your body doesn’t get enough one day, the amount of deprevation builds-up and is taken at other times. Say your body needs 7 hours of sleep a night, if you give it only 6, your body keeps track and will get that extra hour out somewhere, either in the form of micro-sleeps during the day or, like most people, over the weekend. You can’t escape from sleep, you can’t negotiate with it nor can you predict how much you need. In general, we require less sleep the older we get, some scientists believe this is due to efficiency but I believe it’s more due to a lack of stimulation. If you aren’t constantly challenging yourself in some way, physically and mentally, your body and mind will go into stagnation… avoid this at all costs!

Effects of sleeping on aging

Our bodies are built to last a very long time, but nothing makes you age more than a stressful life as, you guessed it, it leads to an abundant quantity of bad sleep! If you aren’t sleeping well, your body isn’t as efficient fixing you up for the next day, the result, sped up aging! All the creams and diets in the world cannot replace what you get for free while sleeping.

How to sleep easily

Your body can only adapt to about an hour change of sleep a day, so if you normally go to bed at 10pm but decided to go at 9pm instead, it may take a few days but you would quickly adapt to the new circumstances. If you, instead, switch from a night to a day shift, you are doing yourself incredible harm as it’s just too much of a change, sleeping during the day is difficult already, changing this every two weeks or month is beyond horrible. I actually did this for a few months and I can attest first hand, to the effects it has on you mentally and physically. Do whatever you can to avoid any job that has rotating shifts, the money you make isn’t worth the toll it puts on your body. Try to get to bed at about the same time every night, plus or minus an hour is no big deal and try to maintain a set routine about an hour or two before going to bed so you can relax into your sleep instead of speeding-up into it, which is far more difficult.

The Bottom Line

Dreams are the cheapest form of entertainment out there… enjoy them!

Buzvia: DreamClue.com

May
07
2008
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PickySurfer.com picks Dreamclue.com!

Dreamclue.com has been chosen by PickySurfer.com as their site of the day this past Sunday. Here is what they said:

Ever wonder what your dreams really mean? Dream Clue will help you interpret your dreams using common dream themes you may have. Listen up to what your mind has to tell you and gain a different perspective of life.

You can view the link at http://pickysurfer.com/dreamclue

Written by Jon in: dreamclue |
Apr
26
2008
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TEDTalks: Dean Ornish – activity leads to longer, healthier life!

TEDtalks: Dean OrnishI am an active subscriber to TEDTalks, if you never heard of this, you need to subscribe ASAP. Basically, every week, there is a speech given by a leading person in any given field of study. One week it may be Anthony (Tony) Robbins, another Richard Branson… Al Gore or other well known individuals. It’s guaranteed the few minutes you spend listening to these incredible individuals is worth its weight in gold.

TEDTalks: Dean Ornish

As usual, I have no idea who most of these speakers are, but every once in a while, I am absolutely astounded by the knowledge they share with the rest of us. Dean Ornish blew me away with his discoveries as they confirm what I have postulated for a very long time (and acted upon). I am not waiting for science to catch-up to my thinking, I am acting, on a daily basis until science tries to prove my theories wrong. Here is a few bullet points of the astounding discoveries he has made in the area of health, the body and longevity:

  • one way to modify our existing genes is to create new ones, the other, our lifestyles
  • when you eat a balanced diet, exercise and reduce stress, your brain gets more blood flow and oxygen… it actually GETS BIGGER!
  • walking 3 hours per week after three months was found to create so many new neurons in the human brain that their brains got bigger!
  • creation of new neurons (neurogenesis or brain cells) can be increased by consuming chocolate, tea, blueberries, alcohol (in moderation), stress and cannabinoids while consuming saturated fat, sugar, nicotine, opiates, cocaine, alcohol (in excess) and chronic stress are fantastic methods of killing them off
  • increase in blood flow (from an active lifestyle) actually slows down the aging process, in some ways, even reversing it!
  • heart disease can be reversed with an active lifestyle, clogged arteries have been shown to grow and expand after only a year!
  • prostate and breast cancer risks drop DRAMATICALLY with an active lifestyle, tumor growth was inhibited by 70% for prostate cancer for health individuals!
  • sexual organs get additional blood flow making you more “active” and “capable” with your mate
  • 50% of smokers are impotent!
  • telomerase is an enzyme that repairs telomeres, which are at the end of your chromosomes which control your lifespan, with an active lifestyle, you are actually LENGTHENING your telomeres… hence, you get a longer life by default!
  • gene expression (prostate cancer used as an example), actually changes with an active lifestyle, the “bad” things get changed to “good”!

What does it all mean?

Quite simple, your genetic makeup that is given to you at conception is changeable based on your lifestyle. Even better… you can become smarter, stronger and healthier with age if you start young, eat a very balanced diet and get plenty of exercise both in and out of bed! Essentially, as Dean Ornish states, “our genes are NOT our fate!”… this is fantastic news!

The Bottom Line

If knowledge is power, then action is domination.

Buzvia: TED.com

Written by Jon in: dreamclue |

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