Unleashing Power within Introverts: 5 Practical Steps to Thrive in an Extrovert World

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

One-third of the populations in this world are introverts. Are you one of them?
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15 Things to Say (and NOT say) to a Grieving Person

You know that mildly panicked feeling you get when you found out your friend’s mother just died and you really don’t know what to say?

I’m going to help you relax with this list of 20 things people say that are well-intended but not so good as well as something better to say.

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The Truth about First Impressions

First impressions are an interesting phenomenon. Just about every article or book chapter on this topic will tell you that first impressions are extremely important, so you have to ensure that you always make a great one. Thus, they’ll encourage you to be dressed sharp, have a positive body language and pay attention to about two dozen things when you interact with a person for the first time, in order to convey the ideal message. But is all of this really necessary? And is it really useful? Continue reading

6 Tips For Writing Better Emails

It’s easy to assume that we know how to use email effectively: it’s been around for long enough. But if you find yourself struggling to communicate effectively by email, these six tips should help: Continue reading

How to Defeat Your Inner Jerk

The inner jerk is the anti-conscience of your thought process. It is the tiny voice inside your brain that says, “you’re not good enough. You’re not pretty enough. No, you can’t do that. You’re a loser. You’ll never amount to anything.” Continue reading

4 Questions That Prove Clear Thinking Is Not Common Sense

Clarity of thought helps us make decisions that will lead to the outcome we desire. Unfortunately, at some point in our lives we give into the fast paced world around us and disregard the faculties of our own mind. These faculties of reasoning, processing information, and determining truth help lead to clear thinking. Clear thinking comes from having being informed Continue reading