Self Improvement
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
Improving Habits, Developing Skills, and Becoming Better
One of the best things about life is the chance to try again, to commit to work harder, and to improve ourselves when we see weaknesses, faults, and imperfections. Self-improvement is directly correlated with happiness, and ultimately leads to success and prosperity.
At Prosperopedia.com, we are obsessed (in a good way, we think) with self-improvement, talent development, killing bad habits and encouraging good ones. We hope that you find something here that will help you today and in the future as you work alongside others to improve, to become your best self.
Practical Christmas Gifts That Last Well Beyond the Holiday Season
In my family, I've developed a bit of a reputation as the guy who's not driven entirely by fun and amusement as my primary motivation. In fact, when it comes time my birthday each year, my wife years ago developed the habit of learning ahead of time what things I most...
Getting Things Done – David Allen’s Productivity Time Management Method
Doing more is a popular thing these days. The more motivated segment of the population seems to always be looking for ways to do more with less, to make the most of each day, each hour, each minute. Programs abound to help you be healthier, wealthier, smarter, more...
Are You a Taker or a Giver?
Several years ago, I had a conversation with a friend of mine who was struggling with his career, his finances, and other elements of his life. As we drove home from a meeting we had attended together with a non-profit organization, he vented about all of the issues...
Associating Your Own Personal Brand With Quality
As a parent, I often look for opportunities to convey to my kids some of the things I've learned from my own life experiences. Sometimes the perfect moment arises in the natural of the flow of a conversation, and I'm able to capitalize on a chance to illustrate and...
Why Honesty and Integrity Are Critical for Prosperity
What if all people were honest? What if we could all trust that when a person gives his or her word to us, we didn't have to worry about whether that person truly meant what was said? What if when we hired someone to do a job, when we conducted a transaction, when we...
Using Financial Goals and Incentives to Increase Family Productivity and Protect Wealth
Several years ago, my wife brought up with me the topic of purchasing a nice mini-grand piano to put into our front, formal room. We did a little research and found out that we’d be looking at spending in the range of $5,000 to $10,000 to get something that matched...
The Dangers of Being a Rich and Famous Celebrity
Prosperity Doesn’t Mean Celebrity You might think it strange that I’m discussing the dangers of being rich and famous on a website that is centered on how to become prosperous. Although having money and being financially secure is certainly a core element...
Productivity Tips for Business Professionals
Every hard-working professional wants to be more productive, capable of doing more things in less time. Our modern world provides us with calendaring apps, online list building tools, activity timers, all kinds of phone gadgets, and an endless list of...
One for the Money, Guide to Family Finance
If you want to be successful raising a family, one of the most important skills you can develop is managing your finances. In the 21st Century, being a parent is more expensive than ever. A USDA report released in 2017 estimated that it will cost parents...
How to Organize Your Family’s Schedule Using Google Calendar
Organizing your family’s schedule doesn’t have to be difficult. It may seem challenging to find the time to sit down with your wife (maybe the kids too) and figure out a system that will allow you to keep track of and be prepared for everything that is...
How to Grow Taller Through Nutrition
When I was growing up, my goals included (like many young boys) playing linebacker in the NFL and having a pitching career on a Major League Baseball team. Although, statistically speaking, doing either of those things (let alone both) is nearly impossible...
Beginners Guide to Raising a Family for Mothers
My husband asked me to write a companion post to his Beginners Guide to Raising a Family for Fathers article. My first reaction was to feel a little inadequate. After all, at the ripe old age of 34, I really do not consider myself an expert at anything....
The 5,000 Year Leap – 28 Principles of Freedom that Founded America
If we were to grade the United States of America on how well the nation and its citizens are upholding the privileges and opportunity we inherited from the country’s founders, we’d be disappointed in where we’ve slipped to over the past two centuries. The...
Joseph in Egypt – A Model for Temporal and Spiritual Success
In my ongoing journey towards achieving prosperity, it has been useful to look for examples to follow. I’ve tried throughout my life to emulate those who possess character traits that I find worthy of emulation. One of my favorite historical mentors is a...
Beginners Guide to Raising a Family for Fathers
Let me start out this simple guide by giving some of my background. That seems like a good starting point. I’m going to share with you some of the things I’ve learned over the past 15-plus years of being married. I’ll also go beyond that time in history...
How to Set Goals and Achieve Them
Setting goals is something that everyone has heard of, but very few people implement. Goal setting takes discipline to put into action and more so to stay consistent with it. If you understand the 5 SMART goal methodology and how to write SMART goals, naturally,...
How To Become Rich – The Richest Man in Babylon Formula
The Richest Man In Babylon is a fictional story with sound principles that have helped people become wealthy through their application. This first part comes from the part of the book “Seven Curses For A Lean Purse”. Heed the advice in each of these...
Sleep Engineering Can Improve Brain Function and Memory
An oft-repeated quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin says: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." The concept of getting to sleep early and rising early has been validated practically and scientifically for centuries, but we may...
