101 Fun Romantic Date Ideas & First Date Ideas

1. A date at your favorite coffee shop
2. A date at the local park
3. A romantic picnic date
4. A date to a baseball game
5. A romantic afternoon walk together
6. A date to fly a kite together
7. A date at the beach on a sunny day
8. A putt-putt golf date
9. A horseback riding date
10. A canoing date
11. A date to a soccer game
12. A romantic camping trip date
13. A date to a classic car show
14. A date to the local spa to pamper each other
15. A date to the local zoo
16. A date running a marathon or jogging together
17. A date at a high-class cocktail lounge or restaurant
18. A date to test-drive new cars together
19. A date to a volleyball game
20. A date to learn to para-sail together
21. A date cooking a romantic meal together
22. A date to meet each other’s family members
23. A date at the local museum
24. A date to the county fair
25. A birdwatching date
26. A date to pick fruit together at a local orchard
27. A date to take your kids, nieces or nephews to the park
28. A roller-blading or rollerskating date
29. A date to a football game
30. A date to tour new homes together
31. A date to learn to scuba dive together
32. A date to carve pumpkins together for Halloween
33. A date to the local flea market
34. A date to ride a romantic ferris wheel together
35. A date to look at flowers at the local greenhouse
36. A date to watch a romantic DVD or video together at home
37. A date to go on a hiking trip together
38. A date to play a round at the local golf course
39. A romantic dinner date at a four-star restaurant
40. A whitewater rafting date
41. A date to window shop at a nice shopping center
42. A date to go fishing together
43. A date to a basketball game
44. A date to a local art gallery
45. A date to color eggs together for Easter
46. A romantic tour of local historic places
47. A date to build a snowman together
48. A date at the first place you ever went out together
49. A date to a local air-show
50. A rock-climbing date
51. A date at the local mall arcade to play games together
52. A date to buy ice-cream on a hot day
53. A date to go to your local comedy club for some laughs
54. A date to pick wildflowers together
55. A date to tour local college campuses
56. A date to a hockey game
57. A date to an aquarium
58. A date to go boating together on a nice, clear day
59. A date to learn surfing together at the beach
60. A date to a play or a live stage show
61. The classic “dinner and a movie” date
62. A romantic afternoon sharing old pictures from your childhood
63. A date to the planetarium or science center
64. A date to a carnival
65. An afternoon sightseeing drive on a nice day
66. A date to a batting cage
67. A romantic ride in a horse-drawn carriage
68. A date to your local bookstore
69. A date to the pet store to pick out a pet together
70. A date to a boxing match
71. A date to the gym to exercise together
72. A date to a karaoke bar for some singing
73. A date to build a sandcastle together at the beach
74. A date to wash your cars together
75. A date to the horse-racing track
76. A date to your local pool or swimming hole
77. A go-cart riding date
78. A date to a romantic movie
79. A date to go shopping for new clothes together
80. A date to a downtown nightclub or dance club
81. A date to walk your dogs together
82. A date to a stock car race
83. A date to go target shooting or a shooting range together
84. A date to read to each other at the park on a nice day
85. An overnight date at a nearby bed-and-breakfast
86. A date to a local antique shop
87. A romantic sledding date on a snowy day
88. A date to a wishing well to make wishes together
89. A date to a wrestling match
90. A date to a local winery
91. A date to go bungee jumping together
92. A date to a friend or family member’s wedding
93. A date to local garage sales to go treasure hunting
94. A hunting date
95. A date to go skydiving together
96. A date to listen to the symphony together
97. A romantic hot air balloon ride
98. A date to play Frisbee together at the park
99. A date to a local amusement park to ride roller coasters
100. A date to a rock concert
101. A date to the casino to learn a new game together

Source: www.romancetracker.com/101-great-romantic-date-ideas/

101 Ways How to Become More Creative

1. Take a walk and look for something interesting.
2. Make metaphorical-analogical connections between that something interesting and your problem.
3. Open a dictionary and find a new word. Use it in a sentence.
4. Make a connection between the word and your problem.
5. How is an iceberg like an idea that might help you solve your problem?
6. Create the dumbest idea you can.
7. Ask a child.
8. Create a prayer asking for help with your problem.
9. What does the sky taste like?
10. Create an idea that will get you fired.
11. Read a different newspaper. If you read the Wall Street Journal, read the Washington Post.
12. What else is like the problem? What other ideas does it suggest?
13. What or who can you copy?
14. What is your most bizarre idea?
15. List all the things that bug you.
16. Take a different route to work.
17. Make up and sing a song about the problem while taking a shower.
18. Listen to a different radio station each day.
19. Ask the most creative person you know.
20. Ask the least creative person you know.
21. Make up new words that describe the problem. E.g., “Warm hugs” to describe a motivation problem and “Painted rain” to describe changing customer perceptions.
22. Doodle
23. What is the essence of the problem? Can you find parallel examples of the essence in other worlds?
24. Go for a drive with the windows open. Listen and smell as you drive.
25. Combine your ideas?
26. How can a bee help you solve the problem?
27. Write your ideas on index cards. One idea per card.
28. Give yourself an idea quota of 40 ideas.
29. What can you combine?
30. Can you substitute something?
31. Which of two objects, a salt shaker or a bottle of ketchup best represents your problem? Why?
32. What can you add?
33. What one word represents the problem?
34. Draw an abstract symbol that best represents the problem.
35. Think of a two-word book title that best represents the problem. E.g., if the problem concerns receptivity to change a suggested book title could be Involuntary Willingness.
36. Write a table of contents for a book about the problem.
37. Ask the person you like least for ideas.
38. What is the opposite of your idea?
39. Imagine your idea and its opposite existing simultaneously.
40. Daydream.
41. Draw abstract symbols to describe the problem.
42. Think out loud. Verbalize your thinking out loud about the problem.
43. List 20 ideas or thoughts into two columns of 10. Randomly connect ideas from column 1 to column 2. Combine the ideas to see what you get.
44. How would Abraham Lincoln approach the problem?
45. Write the alphabet backwards.
46. How would a college professor perceive it?
47. How would an artist perceive it? A risk-taking entrepreneur? A priest?
48. Imagine you are at a nudist beach in Tahiti. How could talking with nudists help you with the problem?
49. Can you find the ideas you need in the clouds?
50. Eat spaghetti with chopsticks.
51. Make the strange familiar.
52. Make the familiar strange.
53. What if you were the richest person on earth? How will the money help you solve the problem?
54. If you could have three wishes to help you solve the problem, what would they be?
55. Wear purple underwear for inspiration
56. Write a letter to your subconscious mind about the problem.
57. How would George Clooney solve the problem?
58. Forget the problem. Come back to it in three days.
59. Look at the problem from, at least, three different perspectives.
60. Imagine the problem is solved. Work backwards from the solution to where you are now.
61. How would the problem be solved 100 years from now.
62. Think about it before you go to sleep.
63. When you wake write down everything you can remember about your dreams. Next, try to make metaphorical-analogical connections between your dreams and the problem.
64. Imagine you are on national television. Explain your ideas on how to solve the problem.
65. What one object or thing best symbolizes the problem? Keep the object on your desk to constantly remind you about the problem.
66. List all the words that come to mind while thinking about the problem. Are there any themes? Interesting words? Surprises?
67. What if ants could help you solve the problem? What are the parallels between ants and humans that can help?
68. Create a walk that physically represents your problem.
69. Talk to a stranger.
70. Keep a written record of all your ideas. Review them weekly. Can you cross-fertilize your ideas?
71. How would an Olympic gold medal winner approach the problem?
72. Read a poem and relate it to the problem. What new thoughts does the poem inspire?
73. What associations can you make between your problem and an oil spill?
74. If your problem were a garden, what would be the weeds.
75. Change your daily routines. If you drink coffee, change to tea.
76. List your assumptions and then reverse them. Can you make the reversals into new ideas?
77. Make something that symbolizes the problem and bury it.
78. Draw the problem with your eyes closed.
79. Create a dance that represents your problem.
80. Mind map your problem.
81. Become a dreamer and create fantasies that will solve the problem.
82. Become a realist and imaginer your fantasies into workable ideas.
83. Complete “How can I _____?” Then change the words five different ways.
84. Suspend logic and think freely and fluidly.
85. Learn to tolerate ambiguity.
86. What have you learned from your failures? What have you discovered that you didn’t set out to discover?
87. Make connections between subjects in different domains. Banking + cars = drive in banking.
88. Immerse yourself in the problem. Imagine you are the problem. What would you feel?
89. What are the parallels between your problem and the Viet Nam war.
90. Hang out with people from diverse backgrounds.
91. Create a funny story out of the problem.
92. Make analogies between your problem and nature.
93. Imagine you are the opposite sex. Now how do you perceive the problem?
94. Force yourself to smile all day.
95. Use mashed potatoes to make a sculpture of the problem.
96. Sit outside and count the stars.
97. Walk through a grocery store and metaphorically connect what you see with the problem.
98. How would you explain the problem to a six year old child?
99. Cut out interesting magazine and newspaper pictures. Then arrange and paste them on a board making a collage that represents the problem.
100. Write a six word book that describes your progress on the problem. E.,g, "At present all thoughts are gray," “I am still not seeing everything.”
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Creative Thinking Techniques. 

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101 Ways To Make Ideas Happen

1. Press send.
2. Post it to Facebook.
3. Post it to Twitter.
4. Post it to Instagram.
5. Send out an email blast.
6. Add it to Pinterest.
7. Turn off the TV.
8. Quit second guessing yourself.
9. Step out the front door. With your running shoes on.
10. Say yes to something new.
11. Say no to something old.
12. Tell the world.
13. Go.
14. Set a timer for ten minutes, and just start.
15. Make a list. Cross the low-priority stuff off.
16. Prioritize life.
17. Dream big. No. Bigger.
18. Lean into discomfort.
19. Create a challenge.
20. Write a manifesto.
21. Be ok with your flaws.
22. Say yes to imperfection.
23. Find beauty in the small things.
24. Count your blessings.
25. Change everything.
26. Ask for help.
27. Go ugly early.
28. Take responsibility.
29. Quit waiting around. Ask yourself, “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”
30. Get over yourself.
31. Be a cheerleader.
32. Create a community.
33. Share your knowledge.
34. Design a logo, just for yourself. Even if you’re not a designer.
35. Name your idea.
36. Start a movement.
37. Champion a cause.
38. Whatever you do, be consistent about it.
39. Quit looking at the competition.
40. Appreciate everyone.
41. Treat everyone equally, but know your boundaries.
42. Quit being such a fraidy cat.
43. Stop making excuses. (Yeah, they sound like excuses to me).
44. Listen to those who have been granted the gift of wisdom.
45. Build a support team.
46. Reciprocate.
47. See a therapist.
48. Go to church.
49. Give up the fear of rejection.
50. Love.
51. Reach out to someone new.
52. Rest.
53. Replace negative energy with positive action.
54. Forgive.
55. Move on.
56. Ask for directions.
57. Read the directions.
58. Try.
59. Try again.
60. Affirm yourself.
61. Know your strengths.
62. Quit focusing on your weaknesses.
63. Collaborate.
64. Read everything you can get your paws on.
65. Ask questions. Relentlessly.
66. Quit caring about what other people think.
67. Quit trying to get people to like you who obviously aren’t interested in liking you or hanging out with you.
68. Follow the wild hairs, the new-fangled notions, and the white rabbits.
69. Be real.
70. Have courage.
71. Love others who have the courage to be real, too. It takes major strength for them to step out there, especially if they are sharing their hearts.
72. Make a wish.
73. Put it out there.
74. Fall down.
75. Stand up.
76. Dust yourself off.
77. Hold your shoulders back. Remember, Cinderella had to walk into the ball alone.
78. Deal with it.
79. Know yourself.
80. Believe you can.
81. Trust your team.
82. Seek inspiration. You’ll find it.
83. Throw it out there. See if it sticks.
84. Brainstorm.
85. Make a list.
86. Blog.
87. Self-publish.
88. Show up.
89. Risk.
90. Challenge the status quo.
91. Reinvent.
92. Upset the apple cart.
93. Admit fault. It’s amazing how this openness can change people’s response to you.
94. Say you’re sorry.
95. Define your WHY.
96. Hone your HOW.
97. Keep moving. Slow down, or speed up, but don’t stop.
98. Unplug.
99. Pace yourself.
100. Never, never, never give up.
101. Repeat.

101 Ways How To Get a Girl

101 Ways How To Get a Girl

So, you want tips? I got more tips than your body has room for right here. Here’s 101 ways how to get a girl…



Get some style
1. Get a decent haircut. One that suits you and makes you feel more comfortable.
2. Ensure your facial hair is under control, including eyebrows, beard, mustache, etc.
3. Wear clothes that fit you correctly. Everyone is a different size so make sure you buy clothes that fit you well and make the most of your physique.
4. Wear clothes that suit your style and are the correct colours. This will instantly make you more attractive to women.
5. Dress appropriately for your age. We all get older and therefore we need to adjust the style of clothes we are wearing.
6. Make sure you have a decent aftershave. How you smell is hugely important as it can cause huge attraction in women.
7. Wear something that makes you different. Don’t just follow the crowd and wear what everyone else does. If you wanna show off your personality then go for it.
8. However, don’t wear something stupidly ridiculous because 1: It ain’t cool & 2: It looks way too try hard.

101 Ways To Improve Your Relationship Right Now

101 Ways To Improve Your Relationship Right Now

All relationships need a little pick-me-up sometimes—even the best ones. To that end, YourTango has compiled a list of 101 ways to reconnect with your significant other, right now. These actions will make your partner feel loved, appreciated and desired, and will, in turn, make you feel more connected to him/her. Whether you'd like to increase intimacy, find a thoughtful way to say "I love you," or just show your honey some gratitude, we're sure you'll find something useful in the list below.

And since the world (and our site!) is full of loving, creative souls, we hope you'll share with us, in the comments section below, the special ways you share love and strengthen your bond with your significant other. We hope you'll bookmark this page and refer back to it whenever you need relationship inspiration.

101 Ways to Be Happy

101 Ways to Be Happy 

Do you want to be happy? Of course you do, who doesn’t?!

Here are 101 easy ways to achieve a better, happier life!

It’s not things that make us happy but our experiences.


TRAVEL
1) Travel when you can. Travel can open your eyes to the world and offer a fresh new perspective.
2) Take a weekend trip. If you haven’t got the funds for a jaunt to Paris, no matter. Even a weekend or day long break from home can make you happier.
3) Spend time by the ocean. There’s nothing like sand between your toes and fresh sea air.
4) Go camping. Commune with nature closer to home—the food will taste better and you’ll sleep deeper in the great outdoors.
5) Go skydiving. Face your fears and reap the benefits of this exhilarating extreme sport—you’ll be euphoric for weeks.

101 Hilarious Ways to Get Fired

101 Hilarious Ways to Get Fired

By HR World Editors

If you want to leave your crummy old job with a bang, you've come to the right place; this collection of tactics will have you relieved of your duties in record time. Just don't come crying when you're arrested or committed to a nuthouse.


Pranks
Pull these pranks, and it won't be long before you're called in for a discussion with and HR representative.

1. Office-Item eBay Auction: When someone asks to borrow your stapler, just let them know they'll have to participate in the auction just like everyone else.
2. Wildly Overblown Résumé Drop: Give yourself a high-ranking position, list one of your duties as "pimping" and leave copies all around the office.
3. The Fort: Turn your office space into a fort and require everyone who enters to give the "password."
4. Linux Switch: Switch all of your office's computers to the least user-friendly version of Linux you can find.
5. Copy Machine: Mess with the copy machine's settings. For instance, set it to 200 percent reduction for 15 copies.

101 Ways To Celebrate People

101 Ways To Celebrate People

In tight financial times, ongoing, meaningful rewards and recognition provide an effective, low cost way of raising morale and encouraging higher levels of performance. Here are 101 ideas to help you embed employee recognition into your everyday work.

1. Create a Hall of Fame wall with photos of outstanding employees.
2. Give employees time off to give blood.
3. Arrange for a team to present the results of its efforts to upper management.
4. Encourage, enable and empower staff to excel.
5. Plan a surprise picnic.

101 Ways Your Smartphone Can Make You Smarter

If you own a smartphone, chances are you're already well-versed in the ability of your device to make you smarter than ever, but there's so much more that you can do. From add-ons to hacks, there are many ways you can make your smartphone even more flexible than the manufacturers intended, so read these tips to make you and your smartphone both smarter and better.


Communication
Turn your smartphone into an even better communication tool with these tools and hacks.

1. Make cheap calls: Connect your smartphone to Jajah's Mobile Web, and you'll be able to save some money on international calls.
2. Broadcast text messages: Sign up with TextMarks, and you'll be able to send out messages to a large group, or just let people see what you're up to.
3. SMS conversations: Don't shy away from your SMS in favor of email -- many smartphones will show you a thread of your messages.
4. Upgrade your messaging: Use Aglie Mobile to get feature-rich instant messaging, photo, video, and voice.
5. Store your contacts: Back up all of your contact data with Zyb.

101 Ways to Say NO to Sex

1. No
2. I've decided to wait
3. I'll let you know later
4. How about a movie instead?
5. I'm not ready
6. It's getting late
7. I want my first time to be special
8. You're crazy
9. I want to be loved, not make love
10. I don't do sex

101 Ways to Personalize Your Wedding

What makes a wedding special? It's all in the details, and we've got some exciting ideas to make your celebration memorable.

By: 

Rachel Griffiths

  Creative "I Dos"

1. Ceremony seating can tie in with your wedding theme, so consider hay bales for a country wedding or satinccushions for the floor of that urban loft, says Sasha Souza of San Francisco's Sasha Souza Events.

2. Worried that the littlest flower girl won't make it down the aisle on her own? Have a junior bridesmaid pull her in a classic red Radio Flyer wagon.
3. Have someone who is near and dear to you do a reading—perhaps a special love poem—or sing an aria from a favorite opera.
4. Lollipops in candy colors, clusters of berries, autumn leaves—get bold with your boutonnieres.
5. If you don't like the idea of getting birdseed or rice in your hair, give guests sparklers, pinwheels or mini-flags for the big send-off.

101 Ways to Love Each Other

I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time. - Calvin & Hobbes

Expressing love to our partners, children, family and friends not only strengthens communication it also improves connection and intimacy. Too often we get distracted by the trivial and forget how important it is to nurture our relationships.

Finding simple, but heartfelt ways to love each other is a source of encouragement for the giver and the receiver. By loving consciously, we discover Love is the force that puts the world back together when it feels like it’s coming apart. It provides a sense of contentment and gratitude deep in our hearts and is the voice that tells us, “Everything will be okay.”

Consider these ways to love each other and help create a world where beauty and grace can fill the hearts of everyone willing to give and then receive Love’s gentle power:

101 Ways to Make Extra Cash for the Holidays

The holiday season is looming and you're finding yourself a little bit short on cash. Maybe you received a pay cut or you won't be getting that bonus this year. If you want to be able to buy those hot news toys for your kids or that crave-worthy new gadget (iPad, anyone?) for yourself or for that other special someone in your life, you should try one or more of our 101 ways to make extra cash for the holidays. Someone's pain can most certainly be your gain for this coming season.

101 Ways To Annoy People

1. Sing the Batman theme incessantly.

2. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sensual massage."

3. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."

4. Learn Morse code, and have conversations with friends in public consisting entirely of "Beeeep Bip Bip Beeep Bip..."

5. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.

101 Ways to Make Money Online

Well, of course that everyone can’t make money in all these ways. It all depends on your skills, knowledge and area of interest. So, I am going to list you a 101 proven ways to make money online successfully!

Are You a Blogger?

1. Contextual Ad Networks – Create a blog on a topic (niche) you love, build up a readership and transfer your visitors into dollars from your own blog completely for free!
2. Affiliate Programs – Other way to make money from your own blog is to use affiliate programs and opportunities. Some blogs actually make more money with this technique than the first one.
3. Sponsor a Post – If you have a blog with built readership, you can easily use it to sell some sponsored posts on it for some extra and fast cash on your account.
4. Sell Your Blog Ad Space – Another very effective way to make money online blogging is to sell your own blog ad space to the potential advertisers. A lot of blogs uses this method.
5. Write Articles for Other Blogs – Content is the most important thing for sure. So if you are an experienced writer (blogger), you can easily earn some extra cash by writing down articles for other websites and blogs in your own niche – some bloggers actually make a lot of money using this technique.

101 Ways to Take a Bite Out of Your Food Budget

Food is usually one of a family’s biggest variable expenses, and while some of these ideas seem like common sense, maybe you can pick up an idea or two to help you reduce the amount you spend on food. I know these work so give them a try for yourself. What will you do with the savings?

Remember, there are several benefits to saving money at the grocery store:

• You’re saving after tax dollars
• Your savings are immediate — no waiting!
• Use the money like I recommend in my 17 sneaky savings strategies and build up your savings account and/or your emergency fund!

Not all of these ideas will apply to you, but hopefully, there are a few that can help you “take a bite out of your food budget!”

101 Ways To Increase Your Longevity and Quality of Life

For generations people have tried to find ways to live a long life full of happiness. While the following list is not the missing fountain of youth, it is filled with plenty of information that can help you keep your body and mind in top shape to help promote longevity and quality of life. From healthy eating to staying in physical and mental health to staying safe, you will find suggestions you can use. You can even find advice from some of those who have lived to see their 100th birthday.

101 Ways to Say No

I'd love to, but...

1. I have to floss my cat.
2. I've dedicated my life to linguini.
3. I want to spend more time with my blender.
4. the President said he might drop in.
5. the man on television told me to say tuned.

101 Ways to Flirt

So, you've practiced flirting and know the top 10 flirting techniques; now what? Well, here are 101 different things to do when flirting. These are for both guys and girls, but some are better for one or the other (If you're a girl, for example, you'll probably be the one to flutter your eyelashes; While a guy will probably offer to buy a drink). 

1. Smile
2. Laugh
3. Run your fingers through your hair
4. Touch them gently on the arm/shoulder
5. Give them a hug

101 Ways to Eat Well

Are you confused about where to start on your quest for Eating Well? We've gathered 101 of our favorite tips and tricks to develop healthier eating habits to jump-start your own efforts.

1. Enjoy "Sunday breakfast" in smaller amounts: one egg, one piece of toast, and one strip of bacon, instead of two to three of each.
2. Pick a different raw veggie each week for afternoon snacking at the office: carrot sticks, bell pepper strips, or cucumber slices. Enjoy with a small amount (1 TBS) of hummus or nut butter if you're heading for a post-work gym visit!
3. Substitute applesauce OR mashed cooked beets for all or part of the oil or butter in sweet baked goods. This works very well in muffins and quick breads.
4. Sprinkle parmesan cheese or chile powder on hot popcorn instead of butter and salt.
5. Instead of butter and jelly, try half a smashed avocado on whole grain toast for a satisfying, healthier-fat breakfast.