MyLifeYoga

Steve Maraboli said: “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.”

Yet many of us are unable to move on as we are unable to accept change. To be successful we must be able to embrace change. So the question is how do we do this?

Here are some strategies how you can deal with change:

1. Map out the possibilities
Sometimes the coming change is too complex to understand. It helps to write things down or draw them. The jumble of thoughts becomes clear on a sheet of paper. You will be surprised by the clarity this brings.

2. Determine worst-case scenarios
Once you have the possibilities written down, identify which are the ones that bother you the most. Knowing what you are specifically worried about helps a lot!

3. Create a backup plan
Can you create a back-up plan for the worst case scenarios? If you have some money socked away, for example, then you know that if a job change does not work out you have a fall back while you look for another. Once you know you have a backup plan your anxiety level should come down. Continue reading →

Did you feel that you are stuck in a rut and need to bring about some dramatic changes in your life? Mat Cutts suggest not to look at it as a life-long commitment, but just as a 30-day challenge. Most behaviors if repeated consistenly for 30 days have the potential of turning into habits. You may find that some 30-day challenges you take on may turn into life transforming permanent changes. It happened to Matt Cutts and it could happen to you!

Are you ready for a 30-day challenge? Here is a tip: Start small and build on small victories first.

Credits: This is a TED talk released on You-tube by TED.

Two-year-old Emma wanted to play with blocks, but a condition called arthrogryposis meant she couldn’t move her arms. So researchers at a Delaware hospital “3D printed” a durable custom exoskeleton with the tiny, lightweight parts she needed.

Emma’s story illustrates the new age of manufacturing that is dawning upon us. This new age is powered by a technology called “3D Printing”, that is printing in three dimensions. 3D printers are able to “print” custom built parts by additive processes so that an object is created by laying down successive layers of material. Unlike traditional machining techniques that work by removing material from a block, 3D printing relies on building a part by the additive process.

The medical use of this technology is mindboggling. In Emma’s case an external prothestic was built using 3D Printing. But the day is not far when one may create brand new organs to be used in transplants. This could be accomplished by using a 3D printer to build an organic, polymeric scaffolding in the shape of the organ or tissue that needs to be replicated. This is then populated with stem cells drawn from the person needing the organ, and have the organ ready for transplant in a few days once the cells have filled out the entire structure. This could be used for creating organs such as kidney, heart, lungs, etc., within a matter of days or weeks. No need to wait for donors or worry about organ rejection!

Related:
Will 3D Printing Change The World?
Printing a bicycle with a 3D Printing
Can 3D Printers Reshape The World?
3D Printing at MIT Media Lab

Credits: This is a You-tube video released in the public-domain.