| How to Go for Your Dreams Posted: 10 Feb 2017 04:00 PM PST Making your dream come true is possible. Start by reflecting and defining your dream by brainstorming your goals, your past successes and failures, and what makes you happy. Then move on to committing to your goal by taking action. Break your dream down into actionable tasks that help you get started right away and keep moving forward toward making your dream a reality. Moving forward will help you stay motivated in the long term. EditDefining Your Dream - Start by asking yourself what makes you happy. Brainstorm all the things you can think of that make you feel enthusiastic, excited, and happy in the past. Create a list, and don't let yourself feel limited by your daily circumstances or what you feel is realistic or possible for you. Right now you are trying to figure out what you want not what you should be doing. Banish your negative thoughts and focus on the positive to create this list. Use this list to help you define a dream that will be a positive place to work toward.[1]
- Your list should include activities that you truly enjoy, for example maybe you feel happiest surfing, reading books, writing poetry, swimming, or spending time with your neighbor's dog.
- Create a personal mission statement. Mission statements aren't just for big corporations. A personal mission statement provides purpose and direction to action – and that's something that is important for individuals, too. A mission statement explains what's important to you and where you want to go in the future. To create one, reflect on your core values (attributes that matter to you and speak to your priorities in life), your past successes, the contributions you want to make to the world, and your short- and long-term goals. Use all four of these to create a one-sentence statement of your mission in life.[2]
- An example mission statement for a new career path might read: "I value being part of making the world a kinder, gentler world for animals, and I will build on my commitment to these values by working toward a world where all animals are healthy and happy."
- Post your mission statement somewhere you will see it every day. Seeing your mission statement often will help to keep you on track as you are working hard to achieve your dream.
- Revisit your mission statement periodically. Things change, and you might want to redefine your mission statement – in small ways or more radical ways – as time goes on.
- Re-examine your past goals. Have worked toward a dream goal in the past and failed or gotten stalled. Take the time to reflect on your past experience. What got in the way of your success? What worked well? Try to let feeling of guilt, shame, or regret go – you are entering a new chapter of your life and it is important to examine your past experiences so that you don't repeat them. But it is also important to reflect on what your strengths have been in the past so that you can make them work for you in the future.[3]
- Create a vision board. One way to help understand your dream is to create a vision board. To make a vision board, you will need a large piece of poster paper, glue, and a bunch of paper and/or magazines. Create a collage on your poster paper that represents the images and words that are your highest priorities in life.
- Don't worry if some of your vision items are frivolous – maybe you really do want to own a beach house one day. Choose words and images that appeal to you.
- Consider what you can and can't control. You can't control the actions of others that might get in the way of your dream. And you can't control the universe as a whole. Try to define some of the things about achieving your dream that might be unpredictable, using your experiences from the past.
- Reflect and then write out your dream as a manageable goal. Take a look at everything you have done – your happiness list, mission statement, learnings from the past, and vision board. Now begin to craft a simple and clear goal from these materials. Try to define your dream in simple terms, using just one sentence.
- For example, a clear one-sentence goal might be: "I will save more of my income each month so that I can take a nice vacation next summer."[4]
EditAccomplishing Your Dream - Break your dream goal down into parts. Achieving your dream might require you to gain new skills or knowledge. Be sure that you don't define your dream so narrowly that you get "tunnel vision" and ignore the things you need to learn in order to make your dream a reality. Create one or more "learning goals" – learning new skills or new information. Achieving your learning goals can be a crucial step to working toward your dream.[5]
- For example, If your ultimate goal is to buy a beach house, then you might need to learn about the real estate market in seaside areas near you as well as learn more about how to invest money so that you can save more quickly for a down payment on your beach house.
- Find out how others have accomplished your goal. Do some research to find out how other people have achieved the same dream. You can try using the internet to look for articles or biographies of people you admire who have achieved their dream. You might even want to talk with people in real life.[6]
- For example, if your dream is to become an architect, try to speak with someone at an architecture school. If you don't live nearby and can't meet them in person, try to talk with someone on the phone.
- Break your dream down into manageable "projects". Achieving a dream can be complicated and you might need to complete a number of different "projects" as you go forward. Figure out what the different "projects" are that will move you toward your dream. Remember that you need to have all the ingredients and tools you need in order to be successful in achieving your dream.[7]
- If your dream is to become a black belt in karate or play the piano, then you might need to start by saving money for lessons, finding an excellent teacher, and finding the uniform or instrument you need.
- Define the steps for each "project." Create a plan for each of the projects by defining all of the steps you will need to follow in order to complete the project. Write down all the steps in order, and keep your project task lists somewhere convenient.[8]
- For example, if your project involves buying something big, figure out how much money you will need to save. Similarly, if you are interested in learning a new skill that requires a teacher, ask ask friends (or the internet) about good teachers in your area and what kind of equipment you will need for the new activity.
- Commit to your dream by taking action on each "project." Start taking action on each part of your dream. If you can, work on all of your projects simultaneously – for example, try to do something for each project each week. Even if you are moving in small steps toward your goal, you are still heading in the right direction. And keeping yourself moving forward is one of the best ways to stay motivated toward achieving your goal.[9]
- Going for your dream means taking action on many small steps over a long period of time. If you can only spend 15 minutes one week on your dream, remember that the most important thing is to keep moving forward down your "to do" list of project tasks.
- Always know what's next on your list. As you are taking action on the different projects that lead you to your dream, be sure that you always know what to do next. Being unsure of your next step is one common way that people get stalled in their progress toward a goal. So each week revisit your project lists to see what tasks are coming up and be sure that you will be ready for each one.[10]
- Manage your time so that there is room for your dream. Working toward your dream sometimes needs to be done in the midst of a life where you have lots of other things to do – taking care of children or working late, for example. In order to achieve your dream, you need to make sure you carve out the time that is necessary to move forward on your goals. Try to create time in your week that is purposefully devoted to your dream, and make that time a priority.
- If you are a very busy person, finding time to act on a long-term goal can be challenging. If you are too tired when you are finished with everything else for the day, then try working on your dream in the morning before you get busy with other activities.
- Use your missteps as a lesson. Learn from your mistakes and keep on going. Achieving a dream takes persistence. Know that you will encounter obstacles and failures. Use these as opportunities to learn. What can you do differently from now on? Get yourself back on track and keep moving forward. [11]
- Be inspired by others. Seek out the people who have achieved their dreams and talk with them or read their stories. Find out what they learned from their journey, and what they like best about achieving their dream.[12]
- You can find out about other successful dreamers by reading their biographies, watching documentary films, or reading about people on the internet.
- Be sure that what you want is your actual dream, not what you are associating with your dream. For example, mixed martial arts have become popular in the last decade. You might want to become a fighter, or you might want the lifestyle you connect with it (popularity, money, fame). You will never endure the challenges you will face when trying to become a fighter if it is the latter you seek, so be sure you identify what you want at the outset. The other desires aren't wrong. Just be clear about what you want; maybe there is an easier way to get there.
- If one of the things that has held you back in the past is bad habits – procrastinating or overspending, for example – work on changing these habits so that you can be devoting more energy (or money) on your dream instead of on other things.
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| How to Change The Brake Pads in Your Car Posted: 10 Feb 2017 08:00 AM PST Changing your brake pads is a much cheaper option than taking it to a car shop, which can usually lead to an expensive fee for anyone. For the cost of materials, you'll be able to get your car stopping properly after following these steps. EditExposing the Brake Pads - Get the correct brake pads. Pads are available at any auto parts store or your local car dealership. Just let them know the year, make and model of your car and select a pad in your price range. In general, the more expensive they are, the longer they last.
- Some very expensive pads with a higher-than-desirable metal content may be aimed at the 'Rally' market for use with performance Rotors. You'll probably want to avoid these because they are likely to cause premature wear of standard Rotors. Also, some people find that less expensive pads are noisier than "brand name" pads.
- Make sure the vehicle is cooled down. If you have recently driven, you may be working with extremely hot pads, calipers and rotors. Be sure that these parts are safe to touch before moving on.
- Loosen the lug nuts. Using the lug wrench provided along with the car's jack, loosen each of the lug nuts that hold the wheels onto the car about two thirds of the way.
- Don't loosen all the tires at once. Generally, you'll change at least the two front pads or the two back pads, depending on your car and how evenly the brakes wear. So either start with the front or the back.
- Carefully jack the car up until it can be removed comfortably. Consult your owner's manual to determine the correct position for the car jack under your car. Put some blocks behind the other wheels to stop the car from rolling forward or back.
- Place a jack stand under the frame of the vehicle. Do NOT trust the jack alone. Repeat for the other side of the car so that both sides are securely supported.
- Remove the wheels. Finish loosening and removing the lug nuts when the car is raised. Pull the wheel straight out towards you to remove it.
- If the wheel rims are alloy and on the studs, you should clean the studs, stud holes, rotor mounting surface, and the rear mounting surface of the alloy wheel with a wire brush and apply anti seize compound before refitting the wheel.
- Remove the caliper bolts using the correct size of socket or ring-spanner.[1] The caliper fits over the brake rotor like a clamp and its job is to slow the wheel using hydraulic pressure. The brake pads will create friction with the rotors to slow the vehicle to a stop. Calipers generally come in one-piece or two-piece designs, secured with between two and four bolts at the inside of the stub axle housing, where the tire fits onto the axle.[2] Spray these bolts with WD-40 or PB Penetrating Catalyst to aid in removing them.
- Check the caliper pressure. The caliper of a car at rest should move back and forth a little bit. If not, the caliper is under pressure and it may fly off when you remove the bolts. Take extra precaution when checking to keep your body to the side of its path, even if it is loose.
- Check to see if there are any shims or performance washers fitted between the caliper mounting bolts and the mounting surface. If there are, remove them and keep track of them to replace later. You will need to refit the caliper without the brake pads and measure the distance from the mounting surface to the brake pad to replace them appropriately.
- Many Japanese vehicles use a two-piece sliding caliper that only requires the removal of two forward-facing slider bolts, with 12-14mm heads. You will not need to remove the entire caliper.
- Carefully hang the caliper with a small piece of wire to the wheel well. The caliper will still be connected to the brake line, so hang it up with a small piece of wire hanger or other scrap metal, so that it won't hang and put pressure on the flexible brake hose.
EditChanging the Pads - Remove the old pads. Finally! Note how each brake pad is attached. They typically snap or clip in with attached metal clips. Remove both pads. They may take a little force to pop out, so take care not to damage the caliper or brake line while getting them out.
- Inspect brake rotors for warped, heat damage or cracks to surface and replace as needed. Rotors are recommended to be replaced or resurfaced during brake pad replacements.
- Put the new pads on. At this point, you can spread anti-seize lubricant on the metal contact edges and on the back of the pads. This will prevent a lot of squeaking. However, do not get any lubricant onto the inside of the brake pads. If any lubricant touches that material, the brake will not provide friction, and will be useless. Attach the new pads exactly the way the old ones were attached.
- Check the brake fluid. Check your vehicle's brake fluid level and add some if necessary. Replace the brake fluid reservoir cap when finished.
- Replace the caliper. Slide the caliper slowly back over the rotor, proceeding easily so as not to damage anything. Replace and tighten the bolts that hold the caliper in place.
- Put the wheel back on. Slide the wheel back into place and hand tighten each of the lug nuts snug before lowering the car.
- Tighten the lug nuts. When the car is back on the ground, tighten the lug nuts in a "star" pattern. Tighten one lug nut, then one across from it until each nut is fully tightened to torque specification.
- Check the owner's manual to find the torque specifications for your vehicle. This will ensure the lugs have been tightened enough to prevent the wheel coming off or over-tightening.
- Start the vehicle. Making sure the vehicle is in neutral or park, pump the brakes 15 to 20 times to make sure the pad is seated properly. Top off brake fluid levels or follow bleeding of brakes section to flush out old fluid and replace with new fluid.
- Test your new brake pads. Going no more than on a quiet residential street, brake like normal. If the vehicle seems to stopping normally, repeat the test and go up to . Repeat several more times, gradually going up to . Also check in reverse. These braking tests ensure there are no issues with your brake-pad installation, gives you confidence when driving on main streets and helps "seat" the brake pads into place.
- Listen for problems. The new pads may squeak a bit, but i you should hear a grinding, metal-on-metal sound, you probably have the brake pads reversed (i.e., the inside surface is incorrectly facing out). This should be corrected immediately.
EditBleeding the Brakes - Remove the cap from the brake master cylinder.[3] Brake fluid will become contaminated with dirt and other particulate from the air and the mechanics of the car. It will also absorb moisture from the air, dangerously lowering its boiling point. You'll need to bleed the brake fluid from the system before changing your pads and calipers, but you'll also (counterintuitively, perhaps) want to make sure the fluid is topped off before you do this. Check the fill line and add a little if you need to. Leave the cap off while you bleed the system.
- The reason you need to add fluid is that you're bleeding the fluid from the calipers themselves--the fluid trapped in the line--and you still need a steady supply in the master cylinder.
- Determine the sequence of the bleed. Generally, you want to bleed the brake most distant from the master cylinder first, so you'll need to check the owner's manual before you do this. All cars differ in the particular order. If you don't have the owner's manual, check with an auto parts store.
- Fit a small plastic hose to the bleeder nipple. Cheap aquarium tubes work well for this. Place the other end of the hose in a small bottle or pan to catch the fluid. To keep air from flowing back into the system, you should hang or hold the bottle above the calipers and keep gravity on your side.[4]
- Have an assistant pump the brakes. With the engine off, have your friend continually pump the brakes until they experience resistance. They should shout to you to let you know they're feeling resistance, at which point you should unscrew the bleeder screw slightly and tell them to hold the brake down.
- The fluid should drain down the hose into the bottle or pan at this point. Screw the bleeder screw back in when your friend's foot touches the floor.
- Repeat this process until you see no air bubbles in the tube.[5]
- Double check the system for air bubbles. If compressing the brake pedal results in the fluid gurgling in the master cylinder, there are still air bubbles in the system. Start bleeding them again before you continue.
- Consider turning the vehicle's steering wheel so the front wheel being focused on points outward in the front after the front tire has been removed. This can make working on a front-wheel caliper assembly much easier because of improved access. Be very careful that your jack braces are out of the way when you're doing this, however.
- If you are servicing the rear brakes be careful around the parking brake system; find the proper way to remove and adjust.
- Inspect your rotors if they are shiny or are not flat. These two symptoms may cause the brakes to squeal. If this were to happen, the rotors can be resurfaced flat as long as they stay above the minimum thickness.
- Always use jack stands and use supports behind the wheels to avoid rolling. Do not trust a jack by itself.
- Do not let lubricant touch the brake pad material. If it does, the brake provides no friction, and is useless.
- Do not remove the brake line from the caliper this will cause air to enter the lines and make a mess of things.
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| How to Make a Heart in Hand Card Posted: 10 Feb 2017 12:00 AM PST Are you looking for an easy and cute craft? This is the craft for you, then! It takes 5 minutes and no artistic ability whatsoever. Let's get started! - Before you make the actual craft, take a piece of construction paper, trace your hand (or have a friend do it for you) and cut it out.
- Take another sheet of construction paper and fold it in half. You want to be precise when folding, or the card may turn out wrong.
- Get your hand you cut out earlier. Place it on the paper with the fingers pointing toward the creased side of the paper. Angle it slightly to your left, and trace it.
- After it is traced, cut the hand out, including the gap between the hand's thumb and index finger.
- Unfold the hand. If done correctly, there should appear to be two hands, and in the middle, (the "blank space") a heart.
- Trim the sides. You may have missed a few spots, and want to trim them off afterwards. If there happens to be a missed space in the heart, fold it up again and then trim.
- When you're done, leave a message inside, decorate, or do nothing at all.
- Both "normal" and "crazy" scissors work on the craft, however, if you decide to use crazy scissors, you may accidentally end up cutting the fingers off.
- If you wish, you can glue a different colored heart in the space where the blank heart would be. Simply make the new heart a bit bigger than the space, re-fold the card, and glue to the edges.
- When you go to trace the pre-made hand, you'll notice that at the angle you're pointing the hand at, the fingers are hanging off the edge. That's normal, and it's even recommended that if you plan on using it again or if others will be using it (ex.- class craft), you might as well cut the fingertips off while the hand is on the paper and line the hand up with the fold.
EditThings You'll Need - Construction paper
- Scissors
- Markers or pens (optional)
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