Every relationship has its problems. There are two ways to deal with these problems. One way, it to bottle them up until you explode. That’s not a good idea, but the one people choose a surprising number of times. The second option, is to talk about your problems, and try [...]

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There are several school of thought on arguing. Some want to call it “debating”, but we’re not talking about grabbing notecards, writing down your talking points, and letting a panel determine who was victorious. We’re talking about arguing…with your wife, with your parents, with your imaginary friend who won’t stop tickling your [...]

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A lot of people suffer from the lack of belief in oneself that prevents them from achieving their goals. It’s some sort of mental and emotional quagmire that holds them back. There’s a way to pull oneself out of that ditch and it all starts by putting value back to oneself and building up self-confidence.

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There comes a point in ones life when you ask yourself if what you’re doing right now is worth doing for the rest of your life. I bet we’ve all suffered from such a dilemma from time to time. We’ve probably heard of stories where a person trades a high-paying career for one that’s more [...]

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I don’t know about you but even if I try living a pretty active lifestyle, there comes a point when I experience boredom. I had a lot of these bouts especially back when I was a desk monkey and living a pretty sedentary corporate life. And boy, did I grow bored a lot.
Boredom is a [...]

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I’ve been on a pep talk mode for the past couple of days so pardon me if I’m sounding like a some motivation coach. But we all need that little push once in a while so here’s another one.
Yesterday I wrote a few tips on attaining goals. So what goals are you working on [...]

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Growing old is part of life. It’s one of those inevitable things that you just have to deal with. Graying hair, wrinkles, aching limbs, children moving out of the house, retirement… There’s a lot of things that go along with getting old. But you don’t have to face it like doomsday. Just like anything, you [...]

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You can have an array of goals that you want to achieve. No matter what they are, these tips could help you attain them.

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Meditation may sound like it came from a Kung Fu movie or maybe it would come off as too monastic for you. However, meditation is a great relaxation technique that would help you unwind and drive stress out of your mind. You don’t also have to do yoga contortions to simply meditate. You can [...]

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And we thought tea can only have as many uses. Here’s another one - use it to soothe your tired eyes.
The things you need:
2 chamomile tea bags
2 cups boiling water
cheesecloth
The things you need to do:

Boil the tea for 30 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and allow the tea to cool.
Freeze the tea in ice cube [...]

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Emotional intellgence is the intelligence/skill involving the ability to perceive, gauge and influence (positively) one’s own and other people’s emotions.
While most people think of IQ is of primary importance, EI (or EQ) has actually risen in popularity over the past few years. This is particularly true in workplace human resource management. No [...]

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I’ve been doing a lot of typing lately for my term papers for my graduate class. Working too long on the keyboard eventually makes my hands stiff and tense. Simple hand stretching exercises help in relaxing them. Here are some simple techniques on how to stretch and relax them:

Rest one hand on the palm [...]

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When I used to work the corporate grind, I always had the excuse of “I don’t have enough time to exercise.” That was until I was bent out of shape and overweight until I tried to squeeze in at least 15 minutes of exercise daily. Here’s a video of a great 15 minute exercise [...]

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Believe it or not, any person can be creative in his or her own special way. Not everyone can be a master artist, or a writer but one can sure find ways in expressing one’s creativity. Hey, even telling jokes is an art form so why not try to be good at it.
Here are [...]

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There are different ways to approach your ways of studying. Different people have different ways to have effective study times. I had an acquaintance who would contort herself Yoga-style to be able to focus. And I thought blaring music was already a bit extreme for me.
Anyway, here’s a simple guide on how to make [...]

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