A contingency plan doesn’t sound like what you would discuss with friends over cake and coffee, but it’s an essential part of any actual plans you make. You may need one (or more) for your business, school project, or even a family vacation. The biggest problem with making a contingency plan is that people often … Read more
Do you act in a way that’s governed by other people’s opinions? Do you continually stay in your comfort zone for fear of failure? Do you fear making mistakes and cover them up before anyone finds out? Do you feel you need constant recognition for your successes to feel validated? Or do you simply find … Read more
“If you are an approval addict, your behavior is as easy to control as that of any other junkie. All a manipulator needs to do is a simple two-step process: give you what you crave, and then threaten to take it away. Every drug dealer in the world plays this game.” ― Harriet B. Braiker … Read more
Have you ever had the feeling that time runs out so fast and you can’t finish everything on time? Or sometimes you have a super long to-do list and you have no idea where to start with? You’re not alone. Fortunately there are a lot of time management tools that can help. And we’ve also … Read more
Many people believe that intelligence is the determining factor for success. However, studies prove that your IQ has very little to do with it. Researchers conducted a 30-year study [1] on 1000 children and found that cognitive control is a more reliable predictor of success than IQ. This means that the ability to delay gratification and to remain … Read more
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. More than 30 million seconds in a year. But it only takes 7 seconds to form a first impression.[1] And these 7 seconds can change your coming years if not the entire life. 7 seconds to leave an impressive first impression on your future partner. 7 seconds to … Read more
For all of their love, strength, and beauty, relationships can be fragile things and, much like a delicate plant, must be watered and fed if you want them to survive. The biggest reason couples fall out of love is simple: they don’t feel loved by their partner. Why? Because even though they may say “I … Read more
We all had that experience before. When casual texting ended in something terribly embarrassing. Personally, my experience almost cost myself a few buddies. I once texted my girlfriend about my rude yet funny friends. I mentioned how they tested the border-line tolerance of one another. I exemplified with some utterly crude incidence. I was so … Read more
Books are magical. They transport us to fabulous places and expose us to times–either past or future–that are unfamiliar and where possibilities are endless. For an imaginative mind, reading fiction may appear to be the most suitable selection, but non-fiction holds its own in this department and when given the chance, it is just as … Read more
From the moment we get out of bed, we have to constantly make decisions. Some decisions are smaller and some are bigger. The main reason why we sometimes have trouble making decisions is that we worry about the consequences. We are afraid of making bad decisions—and perhaps we should be. While choosing a less-than-healthy lunch … Read more
Everyone is fighting a battle. And a very tough one most of the time. Failure, disappointment, frustration, exhaustion… All these difficult moments can erode our passion for life. Here are 100 inspirational and motivational quotes to reignite your love for life. Whenever you or your loved ones feel lost in life, take a look at them … Read more
Active listening is an active process, it is not just simply giving attention to the speakers, but also to show the verbal and non-verbal signs at the same time to let people know you are really digesting what they are saying. Most people are not really listening The average person talks at about 225 words … Read more
In the modern world, emotional stress has risen. Many people are either affected or infected with stress. It can be a sense of physical or emotional tension caused by certain internal and external factors, and many people simply don’t know how to deal with stress. Stress is often produced by an event or thought that … Read more
I was falling asleep and suddenly… “BANG BANG BANG”… Loud noise from neighbourhood…it was 2 am! It has been a tough day and I just wanted to sleep well! Why do you have to disturb me? Tell me why… Filled with anger, I found it even harder to fall asleep… And I know sometimes anger … Read more
Why letting go is such a hard thing to learn? We love hard so we fall hard. We dedicate all our love to someone who was thought to be the one. But it turns out everything just doesn’t happen as we wish. Since the day you bid farewell to each other, you have been thinking … Read more