Rejection, in some form or another, is a part of daily life. “No, I can’t do that favor for you.” “No, I don’t want to go to dinner with you.” “No, I don’t want to buy Girl Scout cookies.” “No,…
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We’ve all been in a situation where we know we’ve met someone before, we shake their hand and rack our brains, but no matter how hard we try, we just can’t remember their name.  Though everyone is different, there are…
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Casual conversation with co-workers should be kept to safe topics for a variety of reasons. The main one being, if a topic is brought up which is controversial and co-workers disagree, they still have to work with each other the…
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Do you remember how you felt the first day you went to kindergarten? Scared, anxious, reluctant, or all of above? Similar feelings may arise when you join a new company. No matter what stage we are at, it’s common for…
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Often thought of as a condition that only young people and children suffer from, a good percentage of adults suffer from extreme shyness as well. Such shyness, as one newspaper article cited, “prevents (the individual) from leading full lives”. Dr….
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Shyness can make it difficult to have an active social life, because it’s difficult to make friends in the first place and then you have to work on keeping them! The trouble is that when you’re shy it is easy…
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Tips on appropriate topics of casual conversation in the workplace Between the rise of political correctness and the dawn of the social networking phenomena, it’s hard to navigate what is appropriate sharing in the workplace. These days, workers can spend…
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Nothing impresses new contacts more than the ability to recall their names.  The skill of remembering names is especially important for those who are involved in public relations, such as sales, politics, or church leadership.  Some people have an uncanny knack…
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Our understanding of relationships and how they operate begins to develop as soon as we are born. As we grow and our brains become able to process more and more complex ideas, we come to understand the “rules” of interaction….
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So you’re sitting at your desk, or you are at the water cooler and you want to strike up a conversation with your co-worker. What do you talk about? What will you talk about so that you don’t get in…
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Why is it so difficult to say thank you? There are plenty of reasons why it can be hard to say thank you, and mostly it is because it can be hard to express gratitude to people. Again, there are…
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There is a wealth of information we can obtain from our elderly. Their very presence is the start of our history, the beginning of our existence as well as the continuation of our future. In many ways, they opened doors…
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Remembering someone’s name for the first time is not always easy especially in a crowded place where you are being introduced to a number of different people. Some people are gifted with a sharp memory that registers new information instantly,…
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That ugly dark feeling slinks around your home, outside and at your job. Their eyes roll in their heads when they see you and it makes you feel as if you are part of a living dead movie. The cold…
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There are delicate and difficult situations in life when it is really wiser keep to yourself the truth. While doing that you are helping yourself and the person involved with the issue. Moreover, it is not good to do anything…
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Whenever I come across articles at Helium, where the book “Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus” is mentioned, I get a good laugh. Just how ironic, I ask you, is it that the guy who wrote it had…
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Can a person really make up for past mistakes? Of course they can, but will they, or do they? There is a lot that goes into saying that a person can make up for past mistakes, because what is the…
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A Friends with Benefits situation is not Only For Men. Women get itches too and at times do not want a man around for anything else but a booty call. If he is a friend that can provide sexual benefits,…
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Cometh Now Social Media An Informational Curse for Some, a Blessing for Others The Latest In Communication Fashion For a glimpse at the good ol’ days before social media, click here and revel at some of the monstrosities of past…
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