If you haven’t seen this video yet, titled The Power of MAKEUP, you have to watch it because its already garnered over 18 million views:

NikkieTutorials  is a vlogger who posts bi-weekly makeup tutorials on YouTube. She created this video, she said, in response to the recent trend of makeup shaming.
​She says in the introduction, “nowadays, when you say you love makeup, you either do it because you want to look good for boys, you do it because you’re insecure, or you do it because you don’t love yourself.” She continues that she feels stigmatized for loving makeup, and in a response to this negative attitude, she wants to show viewers the transformative power of makeup.

In the conclusion of the video NikkieTutorials says, “by no means, I wanna say that if you have insecurities that you should just slap makeup on, feel better, and just never be content with your own self.” Simply put, “makeup is fun and there are no rules to makeup.”

What’s wrong with that? She says she loves getting made-up to look glamorous and gets a kick out of it. Her interest in looking radiant has given other girls a kick too and inspired women to post on social media a similar half-and-half look. These women, for the most part, seem to agree that makeup is a non-oppressive and shameless act to occupy their time, express themselves, and boost their confidence (but not create a false sense of it). Take a look at how other women followed NikkieTutorials lead:

“Whether I have makeup or not, I am still me.”

“Foundation’s too light because I’m not used to be that tanned.”

“It’s finals week. Decided to make half the effort to look pretty.”

But wait, there’s more:

Upon turning to other internet sources, we find that the plot thickens. Before any of this makeup shaming went viral, a New York Times article commented on a 2011 Boston University study about makeup. The results showed that makeup “increases people’s perceptions of a woman’s likability, her competence and (provided she does not overdo it) her trustworthiness.” Additionally, through the placebo effect, a woman wearing makeup will often feel more confident in herself.

The article continues that human beings naturally make assumptions and we equate looks with competence. Daniel Hamermesh, who teaches economics at the University of Texas at Austin, said makeup makes women look more socially cooperative because, “we conflate looks and a willingness to take care of yourself with a willingness to take care of people.”

So, makeup does in fact make women feel more confident, it makes them appear more competent, and it even makes them appear more attractive (duh!). But maybe we’re looking at it through the wrong lens. Rather than empowering oneself on the outside with cosmetics, what if we instead empowered ourselves on the inside by cultivating skills, hobbies, and intellectual pursuits?

Additionally, studies show that 78 percent of women spend an hour on their appearance each day and the average makeup bag contains $170 worth of products. Additionally, 78 percent of teenage girls and 60 percent of women polled in the study had a negative thing to say about their appearance. In comparison to the men who were polled for this study, only 36 percent had something negative to say about themselves.

So this makeup shaming controversy is coming out at a time when women are clearly insecure about their looks, yet we are drawing security and confidence from our outside appearance. And while women are expressing this confidence drawn from sex appeal, men are expressing a different kind of confidence in their appearance. Male body image trends are favoring pizza and beer with things like the Dad bod, while women are encouraged to express confidence and power from makeup. Is this really the way we want to go?

What is the purpose of makeup?

We have to bear in mind that makeup is just a symbol, and the message it sends is one of sex. I assure you that this is not my opinion; it’s written in evolution. Makeup is what philosopher and cognitive scientist Dan Dennett would call a supernatural stimulus.

Chocolate cake is a supernatural stimulus, for example. Your body evolved to be attracted to sugars because it needs them for energy. But then humans invented chocolate cake, which contains an unnecessary amount of artificial sugar, so it ends up over-pleasing those brain receptors that command your body to want sugar. Macaroni & cheese, beer, pornography, and even stand-up comedy are all supernatural stimuli. They fundamentally serve an original purpose that humans exploited to serve a better purpose (go us!).

So how does this relate to makeup? Well, makeup is a supernatural stimulus that serves as a symbol. Pink healthy lips are a sign of good blood flow, while pale gray lips are a sign of sickness. The pinker the lips, the healthier the human. Pink cheeks are also a sign of healthy blood flow and wide eyes are attractive because the eyeballs grow faster than the rest of the body, therefore, they’re a symbol of youth.

Symmetrical faces are attractive because very slight genetic changes alter DNA during development and create asymmetrical faces. Evolution taught us these asymmetrically-faced babies were more likely to grow up into less-healthy adults. Through evolution, we grew to like symmetry and contouring allows makeup pros to minimize asymmetries. So, when NikkiTutorials says contouring is her religion, what she really should be saying is that it’s her science.

All these signals – red lips, pink cheeks, big eyes, and symmetry – are all ways your body is screaming, “have sex with me. I’m a healthy, viable mate,” which is fine for cavemen, but not for me.
When women say they feel powerful wearing makeup, it may often come from a lack of power. For a long time, women have subconsciously drawn their power from their sex appeal while men have drawn their power from status and wealth.

When we say we feel confident wearing makeup, there’s nothing wrong with that, but why can’t we draw our power from something deeper? Drawing confidence from makeup feels like a step in the wrong direction and with people like Tim Hunt saying women shouldn’t be in laboratories, we need to start drawing prestige from intelligence and skill, rather than sex appeal.

Now, that being said, I’m not bashing anybody for wearing makeup. I love getting dolled up for special occasions and I’ll do my hair even for not-so-special occasions. I believe makeup is a dictation of society as well as a personal preference that stems from evolutionary interests.

If makeup makes you feel good, more power to you, it makes me feel good too. However, it’s important to understand why it makes you feel good. Looking in the mirror (with makeup) signals to yourself the supernatural stimuli of health and fertility. And while supernatural stimuli are awesome, keep in mind that real worth and real power comes from within.

[Featured Image Credit: THOR via Flickr]

The Power of Makeup: Stop Drawing Confidence From Sex Appeal is a post from: LifeDaily

There are two kinds of people out there: Facebook stalkers and liars.

Did you know that last quarter, Facebook reported having 1.19 billion monthly active users? To put that in perspective, the planet Earth has 7.1 billion people, as of 2013. That means that roughly one-seventh of the entire planet has a Facebook account. So, when it comes to Facebook stalking the cutie in your math class, the odds are ever in your favor; chances are s/he’s online.

Of course, with all this use of social media and mindless posting, there are always the people who abuse the technology. Just because you can post a status, doesn’t mean you should. You know what I’m talking about here. “Shower like a flower, then cuddling and Chinese food with bae, while we which season 3 of Lost,” is better suited for a private journal rather than social media.

While you may silently scoff at people who post statuses like these, there’s actually researchers from Brunel University who went beyond simply scoffing. Researchers Tara C. Marshall, Katharina Lefringhausen, and Nelli Ferenczi studied the behavior behind Facebook posts and looked at how personality comes into play. The researchers found correlations between personality traits and posting behaviors.

Oversharing one’s personal thoughts and feelings (Neuroticism):

Past research showed that those high in feelings of neuroticism are more likely to use social media to connect socially, have a high frequency of use, and are more likely to vent about personal drama through an online platform. This study supported that research. While there was no direct correlation between high neuroticism and posting about any specific topic, there is a connection to posting for validation. “Indeed, neurotic individuals may use Facebook to seek the attention and support that they lack offline,” the study noted.

Using Facebook for Information (Openness):

These are the people that scroll through their news feed and become distracted by social justice videos, New York Times articles, and witty, yet thought-provoking LifeDaily pieces. Those who were high in openness tended to use Facebook to gather and distribute information. This makes sense: if you’re open-minded and interested in learning, you assume others are too. Of course you want to share your thoughts about climate change with them. If only your best friend’s extremely Republican father would stop listening to Fox News and starting heated debates with you online. Unfortunately, people tend to skip over these posts because TL;DR.

Updating and Communication (Extroversion):

Extroverts like to share and they love communicating. Naturally, this group posted the most frequently about social activities, photos, and everyday life. They were most likely to use Facebook for its original purpose; connecting with those within your social circles (which is weird because I thought it’s main purpose was stalking your ex until s/he loves you again).

Writing About Your Kids (Conscientious):

We get it, okay! Your kid is the first human being in the course of history to roll onto his stomach and dribble saliva onto the rug. And while you find it to be the single greatest thing in existence, the rest of us did not birth that bugger for 9 hours so we can’t appreciate it quite like you can. The study suggests that people ranking high in conscientious traits are more likely to share in areas related to their personal and family life since they are probably aware of others’ lives (however, it’s also been suggested they like to engage in competitive parenting).

Posting About A Romantic Partner (Low Self-Esteem):

Interestingly, researchers found that people who praise their partner on social media are low in self-esteem, themselves. The study did not suggest the cause of this, but it is possible that these people are either looking to validate their choice of this partner or they are staking their claim and marking their territory. Apparently, we have evolved to the point where we now mark our territory in cyberspace rather than actual space.

Posting About Achievements (Narcissism):

“So grateful to have been given the opportunity to be executive team leader at the XYZ Corporation. Not to mention Jim and I just completed the paperwork to adopt a puppy. I cant wait for Oscar to join our growing family #Blessed”
You know these people. You laugh at these people. You take pictures of their ridiculous statuses and snapchat them to your best friend so the two of you can chortle while you drink a box of wine (the classiest form of alcohol you can buy with your minimum wage salary). *Sigh*
Anyway, the study showed those who overshare achievements on Facebook also had high levels of narcissism in their personality assessments.

While the results of this study might not be all that shocking, it’s good to know scientists out there are putting our hard-earned tax dollars to use, confirming the things we already knew to be true.

If you’d like to test this theory out yourself, you can take a personality test to determine your strongest trait and then look back on social media to see how you post.

Keep in mind, Facebook gives us the power to post our opinions and thoughts, anywhere, at anytime. Not too long ago, if you wanted a lot of people to hear your thoughts immediately, you’d have to stand outside Penn Station and shout at them. Today we have social media and social media is power. But remember kids; “with great power, comes great responsibility.”

[Featured Image Credit: Telegraph UK]

What Your Facebook Status Says About You is a post from: LifeDaily

27 Celebs Who Have Fake Teeth is a post from: LifeDaily

Some of these well-known people were either well on their way to success at 25, or far from it.

It stands to reason that some people in the world were just born with it, while others weren’t. But you will be fascinated to find out what these 10 now-successful people were doing when they were in the middle of their second decade of life, and you will be surprised by many of them.

LifeDaily’s What 10 Successful People Were Doing At Age 25: 

Mark Cuban was a bartender in Dallas.

Cuban started out as a bartender, then became a salesperson for a PC software retailer. He was fired from this job for wanting to close a deal in the morning instead of opening the store, and this inspired him to start his first business, MicoSolutions. “I used to drive around, look at the big houses, and imagine what it would be like to live there and use that as motivation.”- Mark Cuban

Jay Z was already in the rap scene but was relatively anonymous.

Born Shawn Carter, Jay Z grew up in a housing project in Brooklyn, NY. For the next few years he appeared alongside various rappers, but became anonymous until he founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records at age 27 with two other friends. That year, he released his first album, Reasonable Doubt.

J.K. Rowling came up with the idea for the Harry Potter series on a train.

Rowling was 25 years old when she came up with the idea for Harry Potter during a delayed four-hour train ride in 1990. It took her years to complete, and wasn’t published until 1997. During that time, Rowling was fired from her job as a secretary for the London office of Amnesty International for daydreaming too much about Harry Potter, she got married, had a daughter, got divorced, and was diagnosed with clinical depression before finishing the book in 1995.

Martha Stewart was a stockbroker for the firm of Monness, Williams, and Sidel, the original Oppenheimer & Co.

Martha Stewart worked on Wall Street for five years as a stockbroker, and before that, she was a model, booking clients like Unilever and Chanel. In 1972, she left Wall Street to be a stay-at-home mom, and one year later she starting a catering business.

Warren Buffett was working as an investment salesman in Omaha.

Warren Buffett worked as an investment salesman for Buffett-Falk & Co. in Omaha in his early 20s. He moved to New York shortly after at 26 to work as a securities analyst. During that same year, he started Buffett Partnership, Ltd., an investment partnership in Omaha. On leaving New York, Buffet said: “In some places it’s easy to lose perspective. But I think it’s very easy to keep perspective in a place like Omaha.”

Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook was cash positive for the first time and hit 300 million users

By the time Zuckerberg hit age 25, he had already been hard at work on Facebook for 5 years. In that year- 2009, the company turned cash positive for the first time and hit 300 million users. Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook: “The way we think about this is that we’re just getting started on our goal of connecting everyone.” The next year, he was named “Person of the Year” by Time magazine.

Tim Allen was arrested and served the next two years in federal prison.

While Allen was working as a stand up comedian, he was arrested at age 25 at an airport for possessing more then 650 grams of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and received two years instead of life in prison for providing the names of other dealers. The experience was so bad for Allen that he decided to turn his life around. He said: “When I went to jail, reality hit so hard that it took my breath away, took my stance away, took my strength away. I was there buck naked, humiliated … this is a metaphor. My ego had run off. Your ego is the biggest coward.”

Ralph Lauren was a sales assistant at Brooks Brothers.

Ralph was born Ralph Lifshitz and lived in the Bronx, New York, but changed his name at the age of 15. He went on to study business at Baruch College and even served in the Army until the age of 24 when he left to work for Brooks Brothers. At 26-years-old, Lauren decided to design a wide European-styled tie, which eventually led to an opportunity at Neiman Marcus, and the next year, he launched the label Polo.

Tina Fey was a child care registrar at the YMCA before joining famed improv troupe Second City

After graduating from the University of Virginia, Tina Fey moved to Chicago and hung around acting workshops and even worked as the child care registrar at a YMCA before improv troupe Second City invited her to join. Fey joined Second City because she “knew it was where a lot of SNL people started,” and in 1997 she sent scripts to Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels, who later hired her as a writer.

Richard Branson had already started the Virgin Records record label.

At age 20, Branson opened his first record shop, and then a studio when he was 22. By age 30, his company had gone international. His early years were tough, he admits: “I remember them vividly. It’s far more difficult being a small-business owner starting a business than it is for me with thousands of people working for us and 400 companies. Building a business from scratch is 24 hours, 7 days a week, divorces. It’s difficult to hold your family life together; it’s bloody hard work and only one word really matters — and that’s surviving.”

[Featured Image Credit: pressroomvip.com]

What 10 Successful People Were Doing At 25 is a post from: LifeDaily

Today, we live in a culture of instant gratification. Want late night Chinese food? Order it off GrubHub and have it there in a half hour or less. Want to know the name of that catchy song playing overhead? Shazam it right now and you’ll have the name, artist, and album title within seconds. Want to meet somebody intelligent and cultured hot and horny? Hop on Tinder and you can have anything from an adventurous date to cheap sex without the hassle of spending time or money at a bar.

Most people swipe through Tinder quickly, passing up or virtually flirting with locals as they please. Most give little consideration to what they display on their profile, but for all my fellow over-analyzers, this one is for you and what you should be avoiding on your Tinder profile.

1. Group Photos

If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014

Unless you somehow managed to sneak into the world’s most famous selfie, try to pass on any group photos. We can’t distinguish your face from all the others in the photo, and unless someone in the picture is really dashingly cute, we’re probably too lazy to figure it out.

2. Pictures that Obstruct Your Face

It’s fantastic that you love snowboarding, but unless you’re Shaun White backflipping mid-air, you probably shouldn’t be wearing a ski mask and goggles. That being said, sometimes these kinds of pictures can tell us something insightful and unique about your personality. It’s cool that you enjoy winter sports, snorkeling, or dressing up like the Phantom of the Opera (maybe not that last one), but make sure you have plenty of pictures of your beautiful eyes.

3. Photos that Exaggerates your Level of Attractiveness

Did you know your close friends, family members, and partner(s) find you more subjectively attractive than people who don’t know you? This “positive illusion” effect is due to these people seeing the good in you and viewing you in a biased and brighter light. So when you post a picture on Facebook that frightfully exaggerates your level of looks, they see that as you just being your “best self.”
You know who will view you objectively? People who don’t know you. So if you put up your best Beyonce-level-stunning-selfie that was taken right after you got your hair cut, people might be a little let down if they ever meet you in person. You want that first encounter to be an impressive one. Try to avoid the he-looked-better-online-effect.

4. Your Adorable Puppy

If I see an adorable puppy, I expect to get into a satisfying and emotionally fulfilling relationship with an adorable puppy, to which I will totally swipe right. If I show up to a coffee shop to meet you for the first time, and I am not met by an adorable puppy, I will assume I’m being catfished and immediately storm out.

5. Myspace Mirror Selfies

You know what I’m talking about here. These are the pictures you took back in 2009 with a digital camera in your bathroom mirror. We can see you holding the camera on the side of the frame and there might even be a flash visible in the photo. You should avoid these pictures because they make you look like you are either technologically challenged or as if you don’t want us seeing what you look like right now. If we’re assuming the picture is 5 years old, we’re questioning why you’re not putting up current pictures. And on that same line of thought, try to avoid putting up only selfies.

6. Pictures of You and Your Ex

The only thing this tells me is that you are too apathetic to put effort into your photos. People who put photos of their ex on Tinder are usually too lazy to look for a solo photo. You can be over your ex and still have a picture of the two of you together. But don’t you have any good pictures of you not with a significant other wrapped around your torso?

7. Don’t Tell us you hate Drama

For some reason, the people who claim to hate drama are always the ones most attracted to it. Try to be positive in your bio. If you start out with something you hate, especially if it’s drama, we’re already assuming you’re a negative person that always starts it.

8. Using Cliches to Make Yourself Sound Original

In the year 2011, we all exhausted our use of the “word” YOLO and I think we can safely agree we will never use that trite expression as a tinder byline. Still, try to avoid other similar phrases like, “live every second,” or “carpe diem.” If you need to rely on an overused phrase about stepping outside your comfort zone, chances are you aren’t great at stepping outside your comfort zone. Instead, try to draw us in by telling us something unique about yourself. If you give us a quirky fact, we will want to follow up by asking you about it.

9. Starting a conversation with, “Hey, what’s up?”

C’mon, you can do better than this. I believe in you. I know, if you really commit, you can rack that big brain of yours and come up with something clever, intriguing, or humorous to capture my attention. If the best you can do is ask me, ‘what’s up?’ you’re telling me from the start that you don’t value conversation. At this point, it’s all downhill from here.

10. Being a Cocky, Demanding Jerk

“I’m a Pisces and if that means anything to you, you should probably swipe left.” — actually, that means nothing to me, but now I’m definitely swiping left you arrogant snot. If you sound like you’re judgmental  from the start, you’re not going to attract many people. Instead, tell us how you enjoy spending your free time rather than focusing on turning off potential matches.

[Featured Image Credit: Huffington Post]

10 Turnoffs to Avoid on Tinder is a post from: LifeDaily

As the great philosopher Bo Burnham eloquently put it, “love is taking that dive, then getting really comfortable and peeing in the pool.”

Love is very similar to cocaine. Your infatuated brain follows the same patterns it would follow on cocaine. You can’t stop thinking about your beloved, your heart flutters, you’re up and then then you’re down. You have all this energy and sleep becomes irrelevant. You find yourself awake at 4am on a work night staring into their eyes talking about your dreams and how incredible you find them.

And then, next thing you know, you’re wearing a stained t-shirt and boxers yelling at your beloved, “can you please put down the toilet seat for the 87th time?!”
Sometimes, your relationship hits a rut. If you expect smooth sailing the whole way through, you’re delusional and may I introduce you to my friend Tinder (because you’re not cut out for an actual relationship). However, if you are looking to put some oomph back in your love life, the following are the relationship equivalent of a defibrillator.

Learn Each Other’s Top Personality Traits

Think you know your partner; think again. The VIA Classification Survey is a really great way to not only know your partner, but also yourself (you have to create a login, but trust me, it’s worth it). Researchers figured out the top 24 personality traits that are the most universal among humans, and then developed a quiz to tell you which ones you align with most.
Have both you and your partner take this quiz (but not together) and then exchange what you discovered about yourself. Take it one step further by planning a date for the other. For example, if your partner has “love of learning” as their top personality trait, take them to a planetarium or museum one Saturday afternoon.

Write Each Other “This is Why I Love You” Notes

Set aside some time one day to write a note to your partner about all the things that make him or her special. Tell them what you thought about them the first time you saw them and reminisce on your first few dates. This is good to try because when you reflect on the honeymoon period, when passion was high and everything was brand new, it brings back those feelings, which are good for the relationship.

Additionally, despite what you might think about cheating, studies often show people stray not because their partner isn’t enough, but because they feel unappreciated and emotionally unsupported by their partner. Writing just one love letter every few months will keep your relationship strong for years.

Set Synchronized Thinking of You Alarms During Your Day

I know, right, how vomit-inducingly adorable can you be? But this is actually one of the best tricks you can do for your relationship. Try doing this once a week with each other. One week you choose the message that will appear on both your phones, and the next week, they set the message. (Bonus: don’t tell them when the alarm will go off.)

You can surprise each other with these “thinking of you” messages by making them a memory, an inside joke, or a sexy thought. Make sure you don’t text them immediately after. Just think about them all day. It will be an aphrodisiac for when you finally get home.
And one more thing: when this alarm goes off, try to resist the urge of explaining its significance to your co-workers who might hear it around you. Trust me, they don’t care.

Learn a New Skill Together

Everybody has an interest they’d like to pursue. Find a class or local group you and your partner can join together. Take a painting class or learn ballroom dancing. If you’re more adventurous, go rock-climbing. You’ll bond while struggling to learn a skill together, it will give you the opportunity to work with each other to achieve something. It will allow you the light-hearted joy of laughing and flirting with each other. You can also make new friends in the process.

Never Stop Dating

At a certain point in the relationship, you’ll be really tempted to trade Saturday night date night for Chinese food and Netflix in pajamas. This is a fine trade, but make sure you avoid falling into a rut. Psychologists recommend going out on a two-hour date each week. Have dinner, go hiking, or simply take a walk. The most important element of the date is engaging in conversation. When you share ideas, dreams, and thoughts with each other, it reinforces your bond.

If you really want a connection, leave your phones in the car. Technology creates a distraction that doesn’t allow us to live fully in the moment with another person. Give your partner your attention, your whole attention, and nothing but your attention. (Just stare wordlessly for two hours–I swear it’s not weird).

Pick them up at a bar

Okay–this one is kind of weird and it may not work for every couple, but I know people who have done it and it’s really strengthened their relationship. Go out for drinks together after dinner and pretend you don’t know each other (it’s like social role playing). Approach them at the bar, buy this attractive stranger a drink, flirt like you’ve never met, and dirty dance with them.

If you and your friends have a favorite place, go with separate groups and then “bump into each other” once you’re there.
This is a good tactic because it allows you to carelessly pretend, and gives you the thrill of “meeting for the first time.” Plus, it’s pretty much guaranteed this glamorous stranger you met in a bar will definitely go home with you.

[Featured Image Credit: Attila Schmidt via Flickr]

6 Ways Every Couple Can Reinvigorate Their Relationship is a post from: LifeDaily

All successful people do similar things, and share the same habits.

“Success leaves tracks. It’s these “tracks,” the behaviors and habits, that set them apart from the ordinary folks who just work their 9-to-5 jobs, clocking in and out every day, never looking to get ahead.” -Author and Success Expert Brian Tracy

If you want be one one of the greats, and leave the ordinary behind, then prepare to implement these habits into your life, and practice them everyday.

LifeDaily’s 10 Things Successful People Do Differently:

1. They have clear goals

Vague goals lead to vague results. If a goal is not clear or specific, and it does not have a timeline, it is as meaningless as a thought or an idea. And we all know that ideas mean nothing unless action is taken on them.

2. They have attainable short-term goals

The long-term goals of a successful person may be grandiose, but their short-term goals are attainable. For e.g. workout 4 times a week this week- 2 days of boxing, and 2 days of weights. As opposed to an unattainable short-term goal, e.g. lose 20lbs by next week.

 3. They take responsibility

Successful people know that they are the masters of their own destiny. They do not complain about the things that stopped them from success, because they are aware that all of their problems can and will be overcome. They also do not make excuses.

4. They do the work

Successful people are hard workers. They do not expect a hand out from anyone, and they put in the work to get the results: they wake up early, stay up late, and avoid anything that will get in their way and throw them off track.

5. They are not afraid to ask questions

Successful people know that the only way they are going to learn more and do better is if they ask questions. They are not afraid to ask questions, or appear weak or vulnerable.

6. They do not shy away from confrontation

In a successful persons life, there is no time to shy away from confrontation, or uncomfortable conversations. These conversations must be had face-to-face, and they tackle them head on.

7. They believe in themselves and their vision

The most successful people in the world have unshakeable confidence in themselves and their vision. Without believing in themselves, they would give up too easily after a few obstacles got in their way.

8. They emulate other successful people

If you want to be wealthy, hang out with a wealthy person, and if you want to be poor, hang out with a poor person. You emulate and pick up the behaviors of those around, so successful people make sure they only surround themselves with other successful people.

9. They are always learning

To constantly evolve and become better, successful people are constantly learning. Whether its from books, trade magazines or conferences, they know that there is always a better and more efficient way of doing what they’re doing.

10. They make mistakes and learn from them

A truly successful person is not afraid to make mistakes, and when they do make a mistake, they learn from it. They also never make the same mistake twice.

11. They take care of themselves

You rarely ever see an obese or overweight successful person, because their health is too important to them and their business. Mental focus and physical energy are top priorities to a successful person, and they take care of both.

12. They rest and recharge

In order to perform better at work and life, unplugging and relaxing is essential. Maybe it’s for a long weekend, or more, but once successful people get back to the grind, they are more efficient than they were before, with their minds and bodies recharged.

[Featured Image Credit: read.plash.in]

10 Things Successful People Do Differently is a post from: LifeDaily

Most people’s first impression about a person that has tattoos is that they are hard, or at the very least a little rough around the edges…

Reality is, this couldn’t be farther from the truth. People that have tattoos are often very deep and sensitive, and usually look for things with greater meaning.

LifeDaily explains how in 9 Things You’ve Never Considered About People With Tattoos:

1. They are committed

Tattoos are meant to be for life, although their are less painful ways now to get rid of them. But for the most part, people bearing tattoos are ready to commit to something forever. This has great implications for their commitment to friendships and other types of relationships.

2. They know themselves

Noone can tell a person with tattoos who they are. They already know. Their tattoos speak a story of who they are- and their bodies and emotions, and they know what they want and can make permanent decisions.

3. They appreciate deeper meaning

People with tattoos are the farthest thing from shallow, or materialistic. They are able to see past something mundane and turn it into something that is meaningful.

4. They can turn the other cheek

People with tattoos receive a lot of criticism, and it is difficult for them to not lash out at anyone who puts them down. But they know how to tune it out, and turn the other cheek.

5. They are resilient

No matter how tough you are, getting ink under your skin is pretty painful. People with tattoos demonstrate physical resilience and courage for making the decision to go through with the pain.

6. They are great parents

Just because a guy has a skull tattoo, doesn’t mean he’s going to treat his child badly. People think tattoos all over someone’s arm make them appear like a horrible father, but this is a poor misconception.

7. They appreciate unconventional beauty

Some tattoos are beautiful and elegant, and some are not meant for everyone to like. A tattoo that appears ugly to the outside world can have a plethora of meaning to the person who understands the significance behind it.

8. They are aware of their job limitations

A person with tattoos is fully aware that there are jobs that will not hire them because of their tattoos. They spent time thinking about this before they decided to get a full sleeve.

9. They can be mysterious

Most people with interesting tattoos can appear pretty mysterious to others. If you can’t see the artistic meaning behind their tattoos, they may not even tell you. This makes them pretty mysterious, and you will be curious to get to know them.

[Featured Image Credit: dazeddigital.com]

9 Things You’ve Never Considered About People With Tattoos is a post from: LifeDaily

30 Hottest Female Celebrity Bodies of All Time is a post from: LifeDaily

If you’re like me, then you’ve been scratching your head in wonder the past few months every time you browse snapchat. There’s smiley faces, hearts, fire, and a coy little smirking dude who I do not find trust-worthy at all. So, fret not, here is the official and very scholarly explanation of snapchats emoji system.

Yellow Heart: Your Best Friend

This person is the bees knees. They are the cheese to your macaroni and the peanut butter to your jelly. They are the person you regularly snap back and forth all hours of the day.
Fun fact: yellow is the color of friendship.

Grimacing Face: There’s Some Hot Competition

You know when somebody refers to your best friend as their best friend and you suddenly get highly territorial? Well, this is the emoji equivalent. This little guy means that the yellow best friend heart on your phone is next to the same contact on their phone. I suggest you orchestrate a stealth operation, hack your “best friend’s” phone and find out who is really best friends here.

Rosy Cheeked Emoji: A Best Friend

Not to be confused with THE best friend, this emoji indicates that you snap this person a lot and they are on the top of your list. However, this rosy-cheeked buddy is not your main squeeze, they’re just a top-shelf pick, hovering on the short list but not quite there.

Cool Sunglass Dude: Mutual Best Friends

This little dude just means that somebody who is your top-shelf pick is also their top-shelf pick. You guys run in the same clan and you have buds in common. You two might even be best friends.

Fire: Snapstreak

This emoji means you have begun a streak of snaps on consecutive days. When this shows up, the app tells you how many days you’ve been going hot for.

Smirking Face: They Want You

Okay, not literally, snapchat can’t read minds…yet. This emoji just means that the contact is sending you a lot of snaps, even though you aren’t sending that many back. So, yeah, simply put–they want you.

[Featured Image Credit: Lizzr Fraser]

What Do All The New Snapchat Emojis Mean? is a post from: LifeDaily

This stanky rich rapper worth approximately $150 is filing for bankruptcy.

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 13, 2015.

And he is not actually bankrupt, he just does not want to pay the $5 million that Rick Ross’s baby momma is suing him for invasion of privacy over a sex tape.

Court papers filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford, Conn., stated that 50’s reported assets and debts are in the range of $10 million to $50 million.

And 50 Cent claims to have made a quarter billion off of Vitamin Water!

So why if he has all this money, and his lyrics to I Get Money are as follows:

“Have a baby by me baby, be a millionaire

I write the check before the baby comes, who the f*** cares

I’m stanky rich, I’mma die trying to spend this sh*t”

..is he filing for bankruptcy??

Contradictory indeed 50 Cent. You make no sense. Aren’t you stanky rich?

[Featured Image Credit: Youtube- rapbasement.com]

50 Cent Filing For Bankruptcy? He Must Be Eating His Words is a post from: LifeDaily

With a culture so obsessed with celebrities, it feels like we know everything about our favorite celebs. However, it turns out even the most documented members of hollywood have a few secrets.

Take a look at these ten celebrities with surprising hidden talents.

10. Bruce Willis

Today Bruce Willis is known for dodging bullets on the big screen, before before he was a household name, he played the harmonica for Loose Goose, an R&B band. The star still plays the instrument, and occasionally tours with a band.

9. Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon is an avid ping pong player when not working as an actress. Sarandon is even a part owner of the New York ping pong club SpiN.

8. Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais is known today for his comedy, but the English celebrity is also an accomplished writer, producer, director, and actor. However, Gervais’ first attempt at fame was in the music industry as a pop star in the ’80s. The songs he released while in the pop duo Seona Dancing never reached the top 40 in the UK.

7. Angelina Jolie

Angleina Jolie frequently plays tough female characters in action films like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but her fascination with danger doesn’t stop with her acting career. The actress is an avid collector of throwing knives.

6. Ed O’Neill

Today Ed O’Neill is known best for his role on the hit show Modern Family, but when the actor isn’t on set, he enjoys taking Jui Jitsu lessons. O’Neill has been taking lessons for over 20 years, and earned his black belt in 2007.

5. Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan has is an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician. His work has been influencing music and culture for more than five decades, but his artistry doesn’t stop with music. Dylan loves creating iron sculptures, and his first solo exhibit featuring his work was in 2013.

4. Christina Hendricks

Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks is a talented accordion player. Her talents were shown in the show’s “C’est magnifique!” episode.

3. Colin Farrell

Before finding fame and fortune as an actor, Colin Farrell taught country line dancing in Ireland.

2. Geena Davis

Geena Davis is a famous actress, writer, film producer, as well as an accomplished archer. Davis competed on the U.S. Olympic Archery team in 1999.

1. Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris is known for his acting talent, but one of his lesser known talents and passion is magic. Harris has even served as the President of the Board of Directors of Hollywood’s Magic Castle, and won the Tannen’s Magic Louis Award in 2006.

Are you surprised by some of these hidden talents? Let us know in the comments.

[Featured image credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria]

10 Celebrities with Surprising Hidden Talents is a post from: LifeDaily

In case you needed another reason to love Johnny Depp (as if), he surprised children in an Australian hospital.

[Featured Image Credit: KpopMP3download.com]

Watch: Captain Jack Sparrow Surprises Sick Children is a post from: LifeDaily

The 22 Hottest Interracial Couples In Hollywood is a post from: LifeDaily

19 Hollywood Plastic Surgeries Gone Wrong is a post from: LifeDaily

In Australia, they like to shorten their words into cute little quirky quips. The first rule of speaking the lingo is: abbreviate everything (which is also the only rule).

“After smoko I might go down to the bowlo sarvo for a schnitty and bevvy with tommo. Then I’ll head back to the missus for din dins with the fam and watch some soapies on the telie. Hopefully on the way, I don’t get pulled over by the coppers cause I don’t ‘ave me rego.”

And in case you’re wondering, no this doesn’t mean they’re worried about getting pulled over by a metal pipe and being caught without tomato sauce.

Our English-speaking neighbors in the opposite hemisphere must always be in a rush because they trim a lot of their words. For example, bottle shop can become bottle-o, which is actually a little tough on the tongue compared to the original (though it sure is adorable).

This video will be your first language class that won’t test you on conjugating verbs. Instead, put your feet up, relax, and have a tinny:

[Featured Image Credit: Landlopers.com]

Let These Aussie’s Teach You Their Lingo in 3 Minutes is a post from: LifeDaily

You know those precious videos of babies receiving cochlear implants and hearing for the first time?

Well, this video is like that but with this baby seeing clearly for the first time. Baby Piper has bad vision so Mommy got her some precious glasses to help with that.

At first Piper was all like:

But then she was all like:

And then it was a little:

It’s okay, we cant blame her for her shock. Adjusting to something new is like:

It’s extremely precious and you have to watch the whole thing unfold:

Baby Tries On Glasses & Sees Clearly for the First Time is a post from: LifeDaily

Kevin Doyle decided to honor his late wife and Star Wars megafan Eileen in the most amazing and unique way.

The couple was only married one year when Eileen was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which Kevin describes as a “death sentence.”

Eileen passed on November 7, 2012, and Kevin felt as if he was never able to move past his wife’s death, and he describes feeling like he hasn’t yet gotten to November 8th.

The couple were both artists, and Kevin describes his late wife as a “self-proclaimed geek,” and said they even had Artuditu as their ring bearer at their wedding.

In an effort to move past his Eileen’s death, Kevin decided to walk in full Stormtrooper attire from Rancho Obi-Wan, the famous Star War’s museum in Petaluma, California, all the way to Comic Con in San Diego!

The journey was approximately 645 miles.

Kevin felt it would be cleansing, and the walk to Comic Con would be for Eileen, and the walk back would be for him.

Eileen lives on through her charity Eileen’s Little Angels, that gives gift bags to children going through Chemo.

And this “Stormtrooper” accomplished his mission.

Watch the full video below.

Please share Kevin’s beautiful and unique story.

[Featured Image Credit: sandiegouniontrib.com]

This Stormtrooper Walked Over 600 Miles To Comic Con To Honor His Late Wife is a post from: LifeDaily

Money managing is no easy task, especially if you are a celebrity at the height of your fame. And with expensive toys and lavish parties at your fingertips, it is difficult to keep your wallet closed.

These famous celebs wound up with some nonexistent cash flow. Read on to find out whose money troubles might be bigger than yours.

30 Celebs Who Wound Up Broke At One Point is a post from: LifeDaily

50 Of The Hottest Cheerleaders In The NFL is a post from: LifeDaily