9 Ways To Be Effortlessly Confident

1. Start Working Out.

Nothing will increase your confidence like daily exercise.

You don't need to go overboard. Just 45 minutes of exercise per day can go a long way.

The increase blood flow and endorphins that are released will boost your confidence like nothing else.

2. Work On Your Appearance.

Make time for a basic grooming routine, and learn how to dress properly.

It's not difficult, simply wear clothes that compliment your body type.

3.  Adapt strong body language.

Body language has a huge impact on your confidence.

Negative body language can make you more nervous, unconfident, and awkward.

Stand tall, shoulders back, and keep your head up. 

4. Work towards your goal.

Achieving your goals will contribute greatly to your feelings of self-confidence.

This type of confidence stems from your abilities instead of vanity metrics, meaning it's here to stay.

5. Own Your Achievements.

Once you've reached your goals, it's important you own them.

You'd be surprised at how many people never talk about their accomplishments.

6. Change from Negative to Positive Mindset.

Simply thinking positively can change everything.

Instead of focusing on everything that can go wrong, start focusing on everything that can go right.

What you focus on, often becomes reality.

7. Practice Gratitude.

When you practice gratitude, fear disappears and abundance appears.

It's important to think about all the things you have to be grateful for, instead of what you don't have.

Stop approaching life with a negative mindset, and things will change.

8. Learn to Visualize

When you visualize something over and over again, your mind begins to believe that it has already happened.

When the situation finally arises, your brain thinks, "I got this!"

Remember that you get what you focus on.

9. Stick with Healthy Habits

Stop eating junk food, cut down time spent on social media for the sake of entertainment, use social media to acquire knowledge, increase smartness level.

Quit extensive hours of gaming.

Stop watching porn.

Quit recreational drugs.

Although they may seem harmless at the time, your bad habits have immense effects on your confidence and mental health.

 

--post lifted from The Male Architect in Twitter, with some added insights from bmvd

Official Ten Code (ie) 10-4

Ever wonder, if there are other other 10-codes out there aside from the famous 10-4 (Ok, Message received / Roger!) ?

Welp, here you go for the other 10-Codes, gathered from a cuppa-coffee print with a 4-decade age:

10-1 Receiving poorly

10-2 Receiving well

10-3 Stop transmitting

10-4 OK, message received

10-5 Relay message

10-6 Busy, stand by

10-7 Leaving air

10-8 In service

10-9 Repeat message

10-10 Transmission complete

10-11 Talking too fast

10-12 Visitors present

10-13 Advise road/weather conditions

10-16 Make pickup at

10-17 Urgent business

10-18 Anything for us?

10-19 Nothing for you,

10-20 My location is---

10-21 Call by telephone

10-22 Report in person

10-23 Stand by

10-24 Assignment completed

10-25 Can you contact

10-26 Disregard last info

10-27 Moving to Channel

10-28 Identify station

10-29 Time up for contact

10-30 Does not conform to FCC rules

I wonder what happened to 10-31?

10-32 I will give a radio check

10-33 EMERGENCY

10-34 Station in trouble, needs help

10-35 Confidential info

10-36 Time check

10-37 Wrecker needed

10-38 Ambulance needed

10-39 Message delivered

Same...I'm wondering what happened to 10-40?

10-41 Tune to Channel

10-42 Traffic accident at

--compiled by Mac from cuppacoffe printed image lifted in reddit

iOS16 How To Tie-Up Focus On Your Lockscreen?

 

iOS16 offers again another cool customization on the lockscreen, which is to add or tie-up the Focus feature  (Sleep, Work, Gym, Personal, etc) on your desired lockscreen.

Given that lock-screen can have multiplicity, each lockscreen can be customized with:

1. wallpapers

2. depth effects and 

3. fonts

4. widgets

5. Focus

and the good thing about  #5 is you can add "focus" into it - depending on your mood.

Hit the play button to learn more.

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How To Customize Lockscreen in iOS16 with Depth Effect?

 

iOS16 Public Beta and Developer's Beta as of this writing are on on its beta 2 and beta 4 respectively. Inorder to experience the new lockscreen feature, please re-think before you install iOS16Beta on your device specially if its your daily driver. 

It's defacto, that beta versions would still have bugs and some apps may not be compatible - - sooooo, install at your own risk!

The video below depicts how to customize lockscreen and how to manipulate the depth-effect! Enjoy!

25 Unwritten Rules A Man Should Follow

 

1. Open doors for everyone.

- Do it as the need arises, act as if it's your built-in gesture.

2. Always thank people for having you over or having you out.

- Practice gratitude, just as you practice kindness.

3. Speak Less than you take in.

- Listening makes you increase wisdom, and a way to improve observational skills.

4. Argue to learn, not to fight.

5. Be humble in success.

6. Be ready to pay for the meal at all times.

7. Always let ladies go first.

8. When introducing someone, always introduce the eldest first.

- Say it with conviction & politeness.

9. It's OK to be mad, but don't show it.

- A raging bull always creates mess.

10. Don't fall into the trends of society.

11. Realize you can't believe everything you hear.

- Fact-checking is not only applicable in the digital era, it's been the norm from great men of history.

12. Take Leadership seriously.

- Because you are passing legacy through your influence and skills. You want it to improve lives and the the unstable situation, stable and prosperous.

13. Know that others always look up to you. 

- Keep & sustain your positive and gentlemanly traits -- these may be the factors why others (younger or older than you), are keeping you as their "idol"or even a "hero".

14. Don't make something that's not there.

- In short, do not lie. Be a man of integrity.

15. Realize ... everything happens for a purpose.

16. Put away your phone when around your family.

17. Learn how to cook the basics.

18. Prepare for the future work for today.

- Failing to plan is like planning to fail. Do everything with the best at heart.

19. Have proper hygiene.

- Smelling nice is beyond compare. It speaks of cleanliness and organization.

20. Always look the person you're shaking hands with, in the eye.

21. Don't worry too much about others opinions.

22. Don't force things to happen.

- Learn when to stop, learn to let go when things are beyond salvaging.

23. You are a protector. Not a batterer, especially for women.

24. Never get addicted to anything, even porn.

25. Respect yourself.

˜bmvd

// The enumerated 25 pointers were lifted from @Visual_Guide and short captioned / described briefly by billymac

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Translated in Tagalog / Filipino

1. Pagbuksan ng pinto ang lahat.

2. Palaging mapagpasalamat.

3. Laging magsalita ng kakaunti kaysa higit pa.

4. Makipagtalo para matuto, hindi para lumaban.