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Knowing how to stand/speak up for yourself at work is a critical career building skill.

We would all like to believe that our workplaces provide healthy, respectful and collaborative environments for us to work in. Afterall, when you took the job that wa…

Is your job making you feel miserable and bored? You don’t have any motivation to keep working at the same place? Does it feel like you have outgrown your position?

If yes is the answer to all these questions, you may need a career change.

Switching pro…

What is financial literacy?

This is a set of skills and knowledge that help you not to spend too much and increase your savings. These include budget planning, knowledge of credit and insurance products, the ability to manage money, pay bills correctly, …

If you are anything like me, you spend a lot of time saying the words, “I love you,” to your partners, family members, and friends. But to me, it sometimes feels like the words don’t do what I want them to. They almost feel like they’re disconnecting me f…

Boundaries are the lines that separate you from another. They are the traits and preferences that make you, you. Setting and communicating boundaries are rewarding interpersonal skills you can develop. They will serve you well in both your personal and pr…

The coaching industry has grown tremendously in the last few years. As of 2019, the estimated global total revenue from coaching was USD2.8 billion, a 21% increase over the 2015 estimate. According to ICF Global Coaching Study, there were 71,000 trained p…

When I was in the 3rd grade I was pulled out of my class and taken into a small room with two strangers waiting to ask me a bunch of questions. I didn’t know why I was there. No one explained anything to me. They put me through a barrage of weird tests an…

People talk about the beginning, the pivotal moment that made everything change. People talk about the end, the dream that finally came to fruition or the failure that knocked them down. But people rarely talk about the messy middle. The middle isn’t a ru…

I don’t know I Feel…

This neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.Adapted from the original article by Adam Grant.

At first, I did not recognize the symptoms that we all had i…

Changing careers takes confidence and courage. We know this! It is often the reason we have not made the changes we want to make yet. We do not have the confidence or the courage to take those next steps, or that leap of faith.

If you do not feel confide…

It is much easier to fool someone online than offline.

Online you can tell any person any story you want since all you need to do is typing the words.

While typing you can decide to beautify particular details or invent details to spice up your story.

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It has been a tough 18 months. Well, that is an understatement if I have ever heard one. 2020 was brutal! The pandemic knocked us to the ground, rolled us over, and gave us a spanking. I won’t go over all the challenges because I highly doubt there was ev…

I love asking this question when I first meet people. I am surprised by how many start to think about it in that moment for the first time. For people who have felt like they have been walking around aimlessly and do not know what to do next, this is a re…

I meet people almost daily who say, “I want to write my book – but I can’t find the time.” This is the reason why some people never manage to get around to authoring their book. The obstacle is a straightforward one. Other times there’s more emotions quie…

We’ve all had days when we wake up and chaos smacks us in the face. As soon as we open our eyes, we’re responding to phone calls, emails, text messages, the list goes on. On days like this it’s easy to feel like we’re running around all day but still some…

Often we can forget our own power, our own ability to tap into our inner guidance, and our own beauty. At these times we can feel stuck, insecure, and unsure how to move forward in our lives. Sometimes we need to take a break, reconnect with ourselves, a…

Happiness is not an arbitrary sate of being that magically floats on in. It needs to be trained. Which is awesome, simply because - can be trained!

**How to exercise your happiness: **

Rules:

Avoid all negative language, phrases and words.

The Exercis…

What inspires you? What does it mean to you when you achieve something?

The way in which we view the world is paramount to what we gain from it. If we are constantly viewing obstacles or problems, this can provoke a negative mindset. That can be demotiva…

Zen itself was created by The Japanese Buddhists. For they saw the rush-rush life and all the imbalances it caused in people.
As leaders lead with any kind of Zen ability, they bask in the simplicity. Whether minimalism or stregnth of silence.
The rules o…

When we first start dating someone, it’s easy to get lost in the moment, and the exciting feelings we get in the initial stage. It’s important to keep in mind that when you start getting to know someone, everything might seem happy and carefree. Your days…

The impact of social media on our youth has definitely contributed to the self-absorbed society that we are living in. It seems like people across the globe are becoming more individualistic over time, as opposed to collectivism where people were more foc…

I have tended in the past to procrastinate. This is a passive followed by an aggressive approach to achieving goals. Much like with the different styles in which we communicate we can also approach problems and goals in the same way; either passively, agg…

A Ruffled Mind Makes A Restless Pillow

We all know that a good sleep equals productiveness and better brain function but are we all getting the right amount of acquired sleep? Probably not. So we are going to delve into what we can do to help ourselves g…

Have you ever been taken back to a place you’ve been before just by smelling a certain smell? I did this morning in the shower. The bathroom window was open and I was having a shower just after doing my daily morning yoga. I turned the shower on, got in a…