How to Apply the 80/20 Principle in the Lives of Smart Women?

1. Time Management

Every Monday (and then every morning), list down what you have to do. Now which of those tasks matter most to your job objectives? If you don't know, then it's time to sit down with your boss. Identify which projects matter to him / her and to the company. Factor in your boss idiosyncrasies too. You may have noticed the he/she gets obsessive about particular details - as long as those are in order, you are fine.

2. Business

If you sell products or services, most like 80% of your sales come from 20% of your customers. Nurture the 20%. Pamper those clients or improve the benefits of your fast moving products. That runs counter to most entrepreneurs' instinct to go after new accounts or promote the less popular items.

3. Job Hunting

Job seekers spend 80% of their time looking for job postings online and newspaper ads, but how many times have you been hired through a "cold" application? The best rackets and positions you've ever had were when you were recommended by someone within the company or industry. So do not go online - GO NETWORK. Build your relationships with people in the field in several months before you plan to resign.

help from WM team

21 Free Ways to Feel Calmer, Happier & Richer

1. Enjoy what you have - and know what you have
2. Find a prayer buddy
3. Make a happy playlist
4. Throw out you bad shoes
5. Make an " I did!" list
6. Make friends in the school parent committee
7. Find a crush - come on, it's fun to gush- whether it's over a fictional vampire with a sensitive soul, or the guy in the other department, your neighbor or an artista :)
8. Embrace the "downs" in the relationship with your kids - you simply can not force intimacy with them. But they will always love you and they will come back, one way to another.
9. Find ROFL YouTube links - ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing) videos of cute babies, pets, sitcoms. These are free and abundant on YouTube.
10.Invest in a really good pillow.
11.Keep a journal or a blog :)
12.Have a gay friend
13.A Cheap thrill - something fun that you can get any time like chocolate cake, an ice cream, chocolate mallows etc.
14.Chilled wine
15.Give yourself permission to change your mind
16.Start your own bank account - your own money for your own use. It's empowering to know you can walk out of a bad job, a bad marriage with something in your pocket. :D
17.Find a woman group - join our group!
18.Set clocks 20 minutes early
19.Find an office mentor
20.Eat lunch alone sometimes - it can help you clear your head and calms you.
21.Get moving - we won't say exercise. Just get active - a sport, a hobby, an evening walk with your friends or hubby.

Compile by: WM Team

Off Topic - Quarterlife Cris

What is a Quarterlife Crisis? I want to share this with everybody and especially with my friends in the office Blu & Wyndee. I have an article about quarterlife crisis sent to me years ago when I was on my 20 something by my good friend Deric.

The Quarter-Life Crisis

by unknown

It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't know and may or may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you do not realize is that they are realizing that too and are not really cold or catty or mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job. It is not even close to what you thought you would be doing or maybe you are looking for one and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and are scared.

You miss the comforts of college, of groups, of socializing with the same people on a constant basis. But then you realize that maybe they weren't so great after all.

You are beginning to understand yourself and what you want and do not want. Your opinions have gotten stronger.

You see what others are doing and find yourself judging a bit more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and add things to your list of what is acceptable and what is not.

You are insecure and then secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you or you lay in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough to get to know better. You love someone but maybe love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you are not a bad person.
One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap and getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision.

You worry about loans and money and the future and making a life for yourself and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.

Analysis:

1. a quarter life crisis - is a point in your life wherein you are faced with the fact that you already served your purpose. What else is there instore for you now that you already reached your prime?

2. a quarter life crisis - is a term applied to the period of life immediately following the major changes of adolescence, usually ranging from the ages of 21 - 29. The term is named by analogy with mid-life crisis. Characteristics of quarter-life crisis may include: feeling "not good enough" because one can't find a job that is at one's academic/intellectual level, frustration with relationships, the working world, and finding a suitable job or career, confusion of identity, insecurity regarding the near future, insecurity concerning long-term plans, life goals, insecurity regarding present accomplishments, re-evaluation of close interpersonal relationships, disappointment with one's job, nostalgia for university, college, tendency to hold stronger opinions, boredom with social interactions, loss of closeness to high school and college friends, financially-rooted stress (unanticipatedly high cost of living, etc.) loneliness, desire to have children, a sense that everyone is, somehow, doing better than you.

3. In the context of the quarter-life crisis, however, they occur shortly after a young person  usually an educated professional, in this context  enters the "real world". After entering adult life and coming to terms with its responsibilities, some individuals find themselves experiencing career stagnation or extreme insecurity. The individual often realizes the real world is tougher, more competitive and less forgiving than they imagined. Furthermore, the qualifications they have spent so much time and money earning are not likely to prepare them for this disillusionment.

BOTTOMLINE: Enjoy every moment of your life. Add life to our years and not add years to our life...

Shop More for Less

WHERE TO EAT:
1. SINANGAG EXPRESS
I've tried eating in Sinangag Express in Makati Cinema Square. It offers reasonably priced meals with a lot of choices ranging from P50 to P100. You can order Dangsilog, Longganisa meal, Cornsilog, Bangilog, Tocino meal, Hamburger steak, Tapa Orig, Porkchop Meal, Boneless Bangus, Lucban Longganisa complete with red egg & tomatoes. You may also have Tapang Tapat - my favorite! real beef with 2 eggs.
Sinangag Express has a 24-hour delivery service as well at a minimum of P150 orders.

2. RUFO'S
Tapas are the must-tries at Rufo's. This place is visited mostly by 20 somethings, Call Center & BPO crowd. Rufo's price ranges from P65 to P 120. And Rufo's is open 24/7. Branches is in 4736 Kalayaan corner Salamanca St., Makati City (in front of the old International School), Pasig at Lot 9,Block 5, San Miguel Avenue and in Libis.

3. JOLLIBEE
Of course, Jollibee! They also offer tapa with sinangag and egg. You van pair this with brewed coffee or hot chocolate.

FASHION ACCESSORIES:

1. KULTURA
You can find Kultura in SM City The Block, Megamall, SM Mall of Asia & SM Makati. You can buy beaded bracelets at P50 and hand painted wooden bangles for only P 199. Kultura has a great selection of accessories each different & unique in style. Necklaces prices ranges from P199 to P499. Pearl Studs can be bought at P49. A friend of mine was able to buy full set of fresh water pearls with necklace, bracelet & earrings all just for P499.

2. GIRL SHOPPE
In this shop you can buy hair accessories for P50, hair extensions, chic belts at P280, bags & wallets, clutch bags and make up starts at )220 and a compartment filled wallet at P300. There are also variety of bejeweled watches from P250 to P900. Long neclace with pendant starts at P250. Oversized and Stud earrings at P 140 and above.

Girl Shoppe is located at Robinsons Galleria & Tiendesitas.

CHEAPEST GROCERIES:

1. SHOPWISE
What's great about Shopwise is its hypermart format. You can buy everything affordable you need under one space.
Shopwise is located in Pasong Tamo ext., Libis, Quezon City and Festival Mall.

2. PUREGOLD
Puregold's target market varies from Class B to C & D residential and sari-sari store markets. Just like Shopwise, Puregold's aisles are also spacious and also offering low prices.

3. HI-TOP
Hi-Top goers in QC branch still attest to its affordability. This is a place where you find imported goods that are normally found in other supermarket.

4. NEW LIFE
I knew New Life since I was in grade 4 when we are living in Panay Ave., QC. New Life transferred to a bigger place in Quezon Ave., West Ave. Just like Puregold, the clients of New Life are from residential and sari-sari store markets. Their prices are really low.

CHEAPEST GIFT ITEMS:

1. VENTE
You can find Vente in almost all malls in Metro Manila. Instead of going to Divisoria, you can go to Vente to buy toys & gift items.

CHEAPEST HOME & NOVELTY ITEMS:

1. UNIQUE NOVELTY & TOY CORPORATION
Our 800 sq. m. showroom has a wide variety of over 30,000 items such as:-
- novelties and gift items
- Christmas decors, trees, garlands, ribbons
- Halloween costumes, masks, hats, accessories, and decors
- Party costumes, wings, wands, tiaras, hats, and accessories
- home décor (angel figurines, vases, paper and vinyl lanterns, incense sticks, water
fountains)
- religious figurines, rosaries, candles- scrapbook accessories
- life-like dog figurines, clocks- mind games and puzzles- scented candles, candleholders
- corporate/party giveaways
- wedding/debut souvenirs- micro-bean stuffed toys
- houseware- kitchenware- hardware accessories
- artificial plants and flowers
- catering equipment (chafing dish, soup kettle, juice dispenser, chocolate fountain)
- stuffed toys and kiddy toys- and much, much, more!!!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: - For price or any other inquiry, kindly take note of the item numbers and call us up for faster assistance. - Children under 10 years of age are not allowed inside the showroom to avoid breakage and accidents.- They only accept CASH PAYMENTS.

Store Hours:Tuesday to Saturday; 9am to 5:30pm Address:15 Zorra Street, Barangay Paltok, San Francisco Del Monte, Quezon City 1105, Philippines

Direction from South Area (Greenhills, Pasig, Mandaluyong, Taguig, Makati, and Pasay):Take EDSA (North-bound), make a u-turn after Trinoma Mall and SM North EDSA. Turn right at WEST AVENUE. At the first stop light, turn right at BALER STREET (Shell Gas Station). After the URATEX sign board, turn left at KUNDIMAN STREET. Then turn right at the second street, which is ZORRA STREET. After one intersection, look for the BIG BROWN GATE #15 at your right side and that's it!

Direction for commuters:From South, take MRT to NORTH AVENUE STATION. Ride a jeepney going to Quiapo at WEST AVENUE. Go down at BALER STREET corner WEST AVENUE (Shell Gas Station).Take a tricycle (near Ministop) and just give them our address 15 ZORRA STREET and that's it!

2. IKEA

A brand from Swede, is known for their modern & low priced furnishing. You can buy lighting, tables & chairs, kitchen & dining, bathroom fixtures, storage & shelves. All items are averagely priced at P150 to P3,000 only.

STORE ADDRESSES: KAMIAS SHOP: 120 Kamias Road, QC 8:00am to 5pm WEEKDAYS, 10:30am to 7:30pm WEEKENDS: WHITEPLAINS SHOP: 129 Katipunan Avenue, QC 10:30am to 7:30pm DAILY.

Source: GF Magazine