We’ve been in this situation at one or more points in our dining existence. Not all restaurants are guaranteed to live up to reputations or have one at all. We may not always get what we want right off the bat. It may be the cold soup (or a fly in the soup!) or the [...]

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Got too much extra time on your hands? Why not consider volunteer work. While it doesn’t really pay monetarily but it does pay you in terms of the other rewards and joys of knowing you’re helping out. Interested? Here are some tips on how to find volunteer work.

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Normally, I try to inject a bit of humor into my posts here. That’s my “style”, I suppose…but on this particular subject there is very little to make light of. If there is someone in your life that is hurting your, or scaring you by doing what you consider to be “stalking” [...]

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Child: Daddy! Daddy! Look what I drew!
Dad: *Thinks hard what it is* That’s a nice drawing of a horse!
Child: That’s not a horse, Daddy! That’s you!
Ever been in that tough spot? Well, I just could imagine the difficulty when your child’s mood rides on how well. You just can’t blame the kid for not being [...]

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This seems to be the anti-thesis to Michael’s How to be an Early Riser article but actually, this is a complementary article. You see, one of the tricks to becoming an early riser is making sure you have enough sleep - something that most of us just don’t get for a variety of reasons. Read [...]

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Becoming an early riser is not as easy as you think. Mainly, because most of us think of the wrong way to do it. We all know that people that get up early seem to get more done during the day…and we’ve all heard that the early bird gets the worm. [...]

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Trolls. Not the mythical creature or those dolls with fuzzy hair. Trolls. Those nasty hecklers who do nothing but annoy and launch asinine diatribes against bloggers, discussion board members, chatrooms, etc… If you’ve been around the Net for quite some time, you know who I’m talking about. They can be really irritating or at times, [...]

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Harsh truth of life - you can’t please everybody. But since people are social creatures (unless you’re a total scrooge), you just have to learn how to get along. Most of these tips are common sense. Still we lapse in doing so. So take these tips as reminders on how to get along with people.

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It’s not easy to end a relationship…any relationship. Even the ones where you just can’t wait to get away from the other person…it’s still hard to break up with them. The Break up is probably the hardest part of most relationships…especially if one of you still has feelings for the other. [...]

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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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You’re not “just looking”…the car salesman knows that…and even if you ARE “just looking”…he doesn’t believe you.
I know. I used to sell cars, and they train you to think that way.
So, if you want an advantage when you head to the dealership, then you need to sit down, grab a cup of joe, [...]

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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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Killing is bad. Even if you personally don’t think that murder is bad (you’d be a psycho then), then just remember that most sovereign countries outlaw it. And human beings basically have the right to live. So if you’re still thinking of bloody murder, better check with a therapist for a treatment for your [...]

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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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