We’re well into the Christmas holiday season once again. This is a time of the year when most people are busy rushing to the malls buying gifts, attending parties, gathering with friends and family, and being merry. Indeed for many, this season is the most wonderful and happiest time of the year. However, not everyone will be…

When someone says, “I can’t do it” . . . I say to myself, “What do you mean you can’t do it?” Maybe you don’t want to do it, but saying you “can’t” do it is a completely different story. With the right mindset, positive attitude, and a clear vision of what you want to accomplish, the only thing…

So, what are your thoughts on honesty? Do you fib? Often? Do you have honesty rules? If so, where did those rules come from? Experience? Parents? Church? Your inner voice? Do you think that sometimes dishonesty is the right thing? The best option in some situations? Could there be…

At dinner with a friend last weekend, we lamented our husband’s incessant use of smartphones while “spending time” with our children. It turns out we are not alone. Smartphones are not just for work. They are for everything, all the time. A Documented Phenomenon According to a recent study by the UK-based Ofcoms, smartphone addiction…

You can publish a book. And you can do it much sooner than you think, actually. How do you do this? Not by wasting years writing articles or obsessing over writer’s conferences and book proposals. All you need is a blog. No other activity (including years of freelance writing) has brought me closer to…

This is a continuation of the 2 part series “The 12 Golden Rules of Great Conversation.” 7. Great playfulness What do all great conversationalists have in common? They know how to play with the conversation. They can make their conversation fun. They do not take everything

The holidays are an excellent opportunity to socialize, make friends, have fun with others and be grateful for the people in your life. But if you’re somewhat on the shy side and you have trouble opening up during social interactions, holidays can be a pain in the neck, because…

We spend so much of our lives with our parents and yet most of it is devoted to routine and commonplace things. But we rarely discuss the profound. Time is short and unfortunately we are all getting older. There may never be a better time than now to have a meaningful conversation with your parent or parents. You…

There are no two ways about it: learning a foreign language is a lot of work. There is grammar to master, vocabulary words to memorize, and the culture behind the language that adds context. That’s a tall order. For that reason, so few people actually learn a foreign language. It’s demanding — and lots of people…

  In my previous post at Lifehack, I wrote about the different means of finding writing ideas. But what if you already have a lot of great ideas? How will you nurture these ideas so that they will blossom into a fantastic blog post or great content? The key here is you need to know how…

Is your child struggling in school? Does your child stall when it comes time to do homework? Does your child’s teacher often comment that your child is capable, but is just not working to his or her potential? Or does your child do alright in school, but seems a bit bored or lacks enthusiasm for…

Recently, a friend posted 1 + 1 = 1 on Facebook, which caused a flurry of replies to her “silly” post. I replied with a number of different answers to 1+1, as I have always considered the Philosophy of One to be a litmus test of how someone looks at the world. It was fun…

Remember self-help tapes? You used to throw them into your car or Walkman when you were going on a lengthy trip so that you could “grow on the go” and hope to return home all the better for it. Or you’d put them on rather than read at night so you could improve various aspects…

For many, social media is something we dip in and out of throughout the course of a day; a quick five minutes on Facebook here, a couple of tweets there, a blog post whenever we can spare the time. Though for those of us looking to use social media as a marketing tool, it’s worth thinking…

Just the other day, a co-worker was called out by another co-worker that they “weren’t answering their email quickly enough.” This comment was made even when our company employs a host of ways to contact each other immediately. The issue that was being discussed was urgent and had to be handled that day, but the accusing…