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The Savvy Scot

Personal finance and lifestyle blog

Viewing category: Self Development

5 Reasons you Should Unplug

By Pauline

5 reasons you should unplug

It is happened before, maybe more than once, and maybe more than once in a day.  You hop on social media with the intentions of sending a direct message or inbox message to one person.  You scroll your timeline first.  You then notice your old college room -mate got married, your ex has a new… Read more

Filed Under: Self Development Tagged With: social medias, unplug, unplug from social media

How to be Successful in Whatever you Do

By savvyscot

However not inspired enough to think that you are capable of ever reaching or exceeding their level of success. In fact, although you've listened to their challenges from them personally, your focus becomes their success and riches NOW!

  Maybe you’ve heard the success stories of Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, and Oprah Winfrey.  You listen as they describe some unimaginable challenges and become inspired by journey.  However not inspired enough to think that you are capable of ever reaching or exceeding their level of success. In fact, although you’ve listened to their challenges… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance, Self Development Tagged With: Successful

The Simple Lifestyle Change That Doubled My Income

By Pauline

The Simple Lifestyle Change That Doubled My Income

  Today, I have a guest post from Richard, he is a British personal finance blogger passionate about saving money. He has spent the last few weeks preparing a practical guide to reducing food waste. You can follow him at Frugality Magazine. Let me know if you would love to guest post on Savvy Scot!… Read more

Filed Under: Saving Money, Self Development Tagged With: Doubled My Income, lifestyle change

How to Find Your First Job upon Graduation

By savvyscot

Find Your First Job upon Graduation

      There’s little argument that finding your first job is the hardest. Oh, well. At least you’re getting the hardest career step out of the way first. With that said, many people have a difficult time getting into a long-term, full-time job. This blog post will share the many things to implement that… Read more

Filed Under: Money Making, Self Development Tagged With: First Job upon Graduation, graduation, tips

10 Lifestyle Tips That Can Make You Look Younger

By Pauline

Lifestyle Tips That Can Make You Look Younger

Good morning everyone! This is a guest post from my V.A. Clarisse. Let me know if you want to guest post on Savvy Scot.  Last week when I took a selfie, I noticed that I look very stressed and I even look older than my age! I was worried and immediately picked a mirror, I… Read more

Filed Under: Self Development Tagged With: benefits of exercise, Exercise, lifestyle, lifestyle tips, self improvement

Morning Routines: Why They are Important and How to Develop One

By Pauline

Morning Routines

    Mornings can be hectic.  Sleeping until the final moment then being rushed into making choices for yourself and others, feeding yourself and others, and getting dressed all while running against the clock to get out the door and to work on time can become extra stressful.  Hectic and stressful mornings often result in… Read more

Filed Under: Self Development Tagged With: how to develop one, morning routines, routines

How to form successful habits

By Pauline

form successful habits

This is a guest post from Ariel. I’m a 3rd year law student at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and I’m a healthy lifestyle entrepreneur. When I was seventeen, after playing competitive basketball all my life, I was told that I had a leak in one of the valves connected to… Read more

Filed Under: Personal Finance, Self Development Tagged With: good habits, Self Development, successful habits

On Presents, Presence and Happiness

By savvyscot

On Presents, Presence and Happiness

We can all remember what Christmas meant to us as a kid. I remember how the night of Christmas Eve always passed so ridiculously slowly. The second hand used to tick that little bit louder as if to remind you of every second that was passing. I loved pretending to be asleep as my parents… Read more

Filed Under: Reflection, Saving Money, Self Development Tagged With: Attitude towards giving, enjoying giving, Giving, how to enjoy giving, importance of christmas, pleasure out of giving, presence for christmas, presents for christmas, spotlight, why giving is important

Life is how you want to see it

By Pauline

  Credit (great post about looking better on pictures depending on your body type) Recently, we had a huge mirror fitted in the bathroom. It starts at knee level, while the tainted shower door reflects your whole silhouette. The shower door is often open so I rarely use it, while I look at myself in… Read more

Filed Under: Money, Self Development Tagged With: better, development, goals, improve, improvement, Life, reach, self

A word about helping and gratefulness

By Pauline

A word about helping and gratefulness

Lately, I have lent my old car, a beaten up Suzuki Samurai from the end of the last century, to a couple of Airbnb guests. I have always been into sharing what I have, be it on Couchsurfing or Freecycle or just with random strangers. I am in a remote location and public transportation is… Read more

Filed Under: Self Development Tagged With: favor, friend, give back, grateful, help, Money, service

Changing my life into a healthier me

By Pauline

healthier me

    This is a guest post from Clarisse, my VA, about how a medical scare made her form new healthier habits. Enjoy!  It was a Saturday morning, June 7th, my mom’s birthday, my husband and I decided to treat my mom and the whole family to a Filipino restaurant. When we were all dressed… Read more

Filed Under: Fitness, Self Development Tagged With: Fitness, Health, healthy lifestyle, kidney problem, kidney stones, Self Development

Slimming down after winter

By Pauline

Slimming down after winter

Тhе wіntеr hоlіdауs аrе рrоbаblу thе mоst bеаutіful tіmе оf уеаr, but араrt frоm thе јоу оf Сhrіstmаs аnd thе ехсіtеmеnt оf Νеw Yеаr’s, thеу аlsо mеаn аn іnсrеаsеd іntаkе оf fаt fооds аnd ехсеss оf swееts. Whіlе wе аll іndulgе оursеlvеs wіth suсh а fеаst аt thе еnd оf thе уеаr, іt іs іmроrtаnt… Read more

Filed Under: Diet, Fitness, Self Development Tagged With: being healthy, slimming down, winter

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