“Haters’ gonna hate, hate, hate” song lyrics pop into my mind when I think about jealousy. This song takes on jealousy and haters in a light hearted way; to simply shake it off. However, it’s not that easy to shake off haters and jealousy. We all have a tendency to take negative comments to heart, … Read more
Office politics are like the flu. Most of us know that there’s nothing worse for morale than getting tangled up in workplace politics. No matter how much you want to avoid them, there’s no absolute way to ensure that you can stay away from office politics. Like the flu, office politics are highly contagious. Sometimes … Read more
Have you ever played the team-building game called Bigger or Better? The game is like an adult version of Trick or Treat and works in the following way: You start off with a small item such as a paperclip or pencil, and you have to try to turn it into something more valuable by doing … Read more
Today’s highly competitive business world calls for more and more professionals to travel to meetings all across the country and even the globe at times. This means having to pack clothes in suitcases and then hope that they do not get too wrinkled. After all, you would much rather have your client paying attention to … Read more
We know everyone has different secrets to success, but they somehow involve hard work, planning, ambition, and values. Yet, there are some who rely on alternative ways to success, such as crystals, gods and other superstitions, and claim it works.The Seven Spiritual Laws of Successby Deepak Chopra advocates yet another alternative thinking to viewing success. … Read more
Is there a musty smell coming from your car and you can’t place the source? Have you tried reading your Google Map on the phone while navigating a busy street? As a motorist, these small but irritating problems can make your day miserable, grumpy and lower your productivity, not to mention that your passengers may … Read more
“Ugh! I can’t believe that I gained 30 pounds in one month! That is it. I am going to finally hit the gym this month and take care of myself. No more sitting around the house and eating junk food. No more making excuses and continuing bad habits!” *Purchases $100 worth of new gym clothes, … Read more
Falling in love is easy. But maintaining it can be hard. Let’s take a look at Tim and Lily’s story to see how the sweet love at the beginning becomes frustrating for them. Tim and Lily are colleagues. They had no trouble falling for one another after meeting in their workplace. It all went very … Read more
The battle of the sexes has been waged for centuries. Women have had to fight at every turn for their rights and to be treated with respect. But women are strong – and these books prove it! If you want to be uplifted and inspired, grab these five stories. Each provides you with an insight … Read more
On daily basis, we face diverse challenges and the sum of it all is that, life is actually made up of small repetitive problems; and no one is exempted from these. Little but awkward conditions could involve the basic need to cut a birthday cake evenly, forgetting to take your pills, having no umbrella, or … Read more
“Success” is a very vague word, it can bear so many different meanings to different people. We think about the beautiful big picture of success, and often neglect the small puzzle pieces that hide within the whole frame. Every piece of the puzzles are the small achievements contributing to the big picture.
You may think of Starbucks as a great place to grab a coffee, but they actually got a fascinating goal that they were aiming for. Their ambition was to be recognized as much for their commitment to social responsibility – as the quality of their coffee. And they wanted to reach this goal by 2020.[1] … Read more
It is common to see certain people as wholly unique, that there is something special about them. We look at great innovators like Elon Musk, and think he is special because not many people think they have what it takes to revolutionize travel on land an in space. Even figures like Arnold Schwarzenegger we regard … Read more
In 1985, Coca-Cola made the decision to switch their formula, creating essentially a different-tasting soda product. They called it New Coke. The sweeter version was arrived at after 190,000 nationwide taste tests that cost roughly $4 million. The result was not positive. Coca-Cola drinkers didn’t like the new taste — 39% or so were extremely … Read more
As the holiday season is fast approaching, get yourself into the festive spirit by watching these all-time favourite Christmas movies that will get you feeling warm and fuzzy, and prepare to be smothered with the season of giving this Christmas! Grab some eggnog and get comfy with these movies. #1. Home Alone Series Kevin McCallister … Read more