Enroll in introductory online courses for new skills With internet access you have thousands of free online courses at your fingertips.[1] Websites like Khan Academy, Codecademy and Udemy offer you access to a number of skills that make you a more valuable employee. Online classes can let you pick up crucial modern skills such as coding, improving your familiarity with programs like Excel, learn how to use all the features in Adobe programs and otherwise educate yourself....

Leborn was able to create distance from the situation simply by changing how he talked about the situation,[1] He was facing a negative situation and the negative reactions of fans, but he was able to use positive words to explain his decision. If he would have responded to the negativity directly by saying, “yes I’m sad that people burned my jersey, it makes me feel unappreciated and vulnerable”, the situation and the negativity would have grown worse....

Defense mechanisms are the different ways that people deal with challenging experiences. It is important to pay close attention to them and understand how they can be better controlled. If they go unnoticed, these reactions could end up causing more harm in the long term. Not addressing your emotions in a healthy way could lead to issues such as anxiety, stress or depression. It could also have an adverse effect on your relationships with those around you, especially if you react in a way that may end up being hurtful to the other person....

1. No diet for you, first time mom! Always remember, you have to eat for the two (or three, maybe?) of you. Whatever you eat, whether it’s a slice of cake, or a buffet dinner, make sure you eat two slices of cake, and adequate amount of meal that will leave you full and super satisfied. In simple words: eat food to your heart’s content. But of course, always, and always maintain a healthy balanced diet....

1. They Complete A Weekly Review It is easy to be swept away by the stress of daily living. That’s why successful people use the Weekly Review to put their work and life back into perspective. Once you learn how to do a Weekly Review, you can master this success habit in a matter of weeks. At first, use the Weekly Review to review your calendar, email accounts and other information sources....

Although the way in which you communicate with potential employees is extremely important in a job interview, so is non-verbal communication. Your body language can often reveal more about the person you truly are than what you say, and so many employees keep an eye on your physical behavior. In this infographic put together by life, business, and career coach Melissa Dawn we can see the importance of body language in a professional environment!...

Because they have more strenuous schedules and demands on their time, working students may find it difficult to stay on top of their physical and mental well-being or to successfully manage stress factors. The results of this can include such disturbing issues as increased drug and alcohol use, hospitalizations for mental health issues, increased risk for minor illnesses becoming true health crises, dropping out of school, weight gain, suicide attempts, and more....

Within the self development “space”, there are a lot of people who are genuinely interested in accomplishing more in their everyday life. Whether this be coursework, business, blogging, or creating; people want to do more – and by god don’t we hear all about it. Productivity has become the buzzword to kill all buzzwords. There’s a new “hack” every day, a new way to work every week, and a new guru emerging on the subject from every corner of the internet....

A few things to avoid if you want to be a good boss include: Publicly belittling employees Lying to your workers Condescending others Humilating those who work for you Micromanaging or nitpicking everyone’s work As for what you should do as a boss, try to make your employees feel appreciated, provide them with useful feedback and help them to promote their professional reputations. Most importantly: treat others as you’d like to be treated....

Let me give you what might seem a strange piece of advice – be lucky. Sometimes you have good luck and sometimes you have bad luck. But do you have a choice? Can you make your own luck? Dr. Richard Wiseman has studied why some people are lucky and others are not. He advises that there are four main traits that lucky people have that help them to be ‘lucky’....

I’m frequently asked about productivity. My clients are often desperate to be more self-disciplined, less “lazy” (their word, not mine), and want to know how to get more work done in less time. As a small business owner or entrepreneur, you wear so many hats and have so many things to do, it often seems overwhelming. As a result, some just give up, while other work non-stop, perpetually feeling like they’re drowning....

But even though you might be annoyed by the idea, can you also remember a time when you were at a similar event and then ended up being that person? Maybe it happened because you actually think what you do is interesting to everyone or you were nervous about what you should be doing in that environment and you were just trying to fill conversation. But doing this is how you end up further back from where you started....

Even if you don’t suffer from SAD, plenty of us start to feel draggy and lackluster after enough gray days and early nights. So what can you do to combat the gloom? Here are some ways to beat the dark-days blues: Take extra-good care of yourself. When you don’t feel your physical best, it can be even harder to feel emotionally well. Help your mood by keeping yourself in good health....

For those who can’t or won’t turn on the A/C, this Tree Hugger article has a lot of great suggestions on how to fight the heat the same way people did before air conditioning was even invented. A few of their many tips: Dress for the heat -if you live by yourself or with a romantic partner, you might even consider strolling around the house in just your underwear Install awnings -less sun going through your windows means less head in your home Use a fan -in many cases, a fan will leave you feeling just as cool as an A/C only without the massive bills Cook outside -there’s a reason summer is the perfect season for barbecuing

How to Become a Regular – [Urban Monarch via Lifehacker]

How would you spend your day? Who would you spend it with? Where in the world would you be? How would you feel? Over the past 6 years I have asked hundreds of people this question. And guess what? 99% of them have no idea how to answer it. They have never thought about what their perfect day looks like, let alone how to describe it in vivid detail. Somewhere along the way, people stopped chasing their dreams....

Think about it – when did life stop being fun and exciting, when did it turn into a relentless race that just leaves you exhausted and whatever you do just does not seem to be enough? It is natural to get so engrossed in our daily duties that we don’t realize when we succumb to existential chaos and take our health for granted. Understand that there will be things that won’t be in your control, what can be controlled are your thoughts, and you must know that nothing in this world is worth stressing over....

For example, I’m sure you’ve heard that the world is going to end this year. Well…probably. Okay…maybe not. There is quite a bit of debate about it, but I think most agree that it probably isn’t going to literally end. It may, instead, be the end of an era. But what if the world really did end on December 21? Where would you want to be? Who would you want to spend your last few minutes with?...

There are moments in our lives when we invariably end up confronting other people’s negativity. While conflicts are a natural part of our relationships, getting caught in negativity can sometimes ruin our best days. So how can we avoid falling into the trap of being put down by negative people? This is a question that has been on my mind since childhood. I grew up in a loving family. But like most families, mine had its issues too....