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The Social Anxiety Institute defines social anxiety as the fear of interaction with other people that brings on self-consciousness, feelings of being negatively judged and evaluated, and, as a result, leads to avoidance. While it is a very serious illness that stems from a variety of reasons, most of us have had a bout or […]

We all have difficult co-workers. You know, those people who make work a miserable experience for everyone. Without them you actually look forward to work and think it’s awesome. If you don’t know who it is, it might be you…seriously. Here are 4 personality types and what makes working with them difficult: What to do […]

This post is late, I know. It’s just one of those weeks when you’re swamped with work and you know there’s no way but to power through it. But then you surprise yourself and do the exact opposite. You don’t start working. You make excuses to NOT start working. You procrastinate. A thousand and one […]

Keeping up with our peers is something that most of us do unconsciously. We are all guilty of comparing ourselves to other people. Self sabotaging as it may seem, we want a bar to measure ourselves up against. We justify our behavior by saying, “How can I measure how far I have come and what […]

You want the short answer? Yes. The longer answer though is something that is different for every business. But generally, local marketing is something that must not be neglected. When you already have the power of the internet to reach every household that has an internet connection, I believe that it would be extremely limiting […]

Whether you realize it or not, all great businesses have one thing in common. Business owners know how to build and maintain respectful, fulfilling and mutually beneficial relationships with their employees, their customers, their suppliers, and sometimes, even their competitors. Great business and professional relationships don’t happen overnight. They take time to grow and result […]

Remember being bright eyed and optimistic after graduation? Remember feeling that you couldn’t wait to start working and see if you can make a difference in the world? Remember thinking that you’re going to make a truckload of money? I know. That’s what all of us were thinking after we tossed our caps into the […]

There’s this Helen Keller quote that goes “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Teamwork is usually borne out of the necessity of needing other people to help you achieve a shared objective. No one goes through life without needing help from someone else. Hey, even Batman had to team […]

Tragedy comes when least expected. Sorrow is a daily presence suddenly. There was no threat to speak of. Germanwings Flight 9525, the recent disaster of immense proportions, was not in danger of mechanical malfunction. What do we do in the face of disaster? Are we ever ready or prepared? Thirty-eight years ago I lost a sister. What did […]

Once upon a time, people grouped themselves into clubs depending on the subject – books, baseball, and movie stars’ are some examples. The common interest also became a jumping point for the club members’ to utilize and recommend their preferred service providers for home maintenance, restaurants, and vacation destinations. With the industrial revolution, collaboration became […]

Over the years, with the increased personal and business use of email, social media gained ground and have since entrenched itself in everyone’s life via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Businesses reap huge benefits from social media as their products become more visible to clients. They can quickly respond to trends as well as cut costs […]

Among family, friends, and colleagues, compliments and criticism are parts of daily life – one is an expression of admiration while the other is the act of evaluating or judging the qualities, abilities, and faults of something or somebody. While praise is easy to the ears and the psyche, criticism, on the other hand, produces […]

The extreme disorder of things – accumulated papers, toys from childhood, collection of all types can easily become clutter without organization. Clutter could also refer to a confused mental state and an obstacle to positive energy. Having an untidy environment can distract from clear thinking and focus on the task at hand. Most of us […]

There’s no preventing pressure and deadlines, causes of stress, from coming up in the professional and personal sides of life. Along with deliverables at work, there’s stress that’s bubbling in the periphery of an 8-hour day such as getting caught in traffic or not finding a document needed for a meeting that’s happening in 15 […]

E-mail is the preferred means of communication in the working world. Discreet and fast, they are mostly informal and employ an easy conversational tone. Virtual assistants are, if not on Skype, always reachable by e-mail. More people like e-mailing because it is direct, simple, and quick. Best of all, it allows communication with individuals in […]