Prom season’s just about over and done with. The next big fuss? Graduation. Are you ready for your commencement exercises? Got your gowns on the ready? Before you head to the salon for the graduation hairstyle, make sure you have no pending requirements that would block you from walking up the stage and getting your [...]
24 Apr
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics, Business, Productivity, Work and Career
It’s such a misfortune to have officemates who get to your nerves. And I’ve got a handful who succeed at annoying me on a regular basis. So much so that I just wanna pull their hair off their heads and make them eat it.
22 Apr
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Fitness and Health, Productivity
Most people take stress for granted. They even go as far as considering stress a given in their fast-paced lives. But stress is a killer and when we overwork our bodies, the payback is often more than we can handle.
When you’re feeling over-worked, it’s time for you to stop and rest. Knowing when to relax [...]
17 Apr
Posted by Alex as Behavior and Ethics, Business, Productivity, Work and Career
When people comment that I’m quite lucky since I work at home, I just smile and answer, “Oh yeah…” What they don’t know is that it’s quite difficult to take a break when working at home as one gets more carried away with work, knowing that you don’t have to commute from at the end [...]
15 Apr
Posted by Alex as Alternative Lifestyles, Attitude and Outlook, Productivity, Work and Career
Not everyone believes in Eastern medicine philosophy, but if it does not do harm, then they are perhaps worth trying. In this case, why not try to incorporate a little feng shui (the Chinese practice of “arranging objects to achieve harmony with one’s environment”) to achieve peace in the office?
Fresh graduates and job hunters, I think it would be best for you to read this. Personnel hiring and all the stuff that goes with it costs a lot for companies. And that’s not just about money but also time and other important resources as well. But as human resources are a vital element in [...]
10 Apr
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Fitness and Health, Food, Productivity
Oftentimes, we feel low in energy whether at work, or just at home. Here are a few quick energy zappers to help you:
Whenever you find yourself getting habitually surly and you notice that your moods have become all too dependent on external factors or circumstances, it’s time to rein in your emotions. You must consciously be in control of your disposition so as not to affect your performance at work, unnecessarily hurt a loved one or even [...]
Woah! Yep, one of the things that sucks when you’re a student. But hey, it’s part of campus life! And sometimes meeting beautiful ladies at study groups is often a good enough compensation. But you know what? The best thing about taking exams is actually passing them! So here are some pre-exam tips to help [...]
06 Apr
Posted by Alex as Business, Family, Productivity, Work and Career
Being a stay-at-home can be tough. Most mothers who opt to take care of her family and her family’s needs instead of making a career outside the home tend to wonder if there is still life outside the abode. Here are some ideas to help the mommies out there on how to add more [...]
30 Mar
Posted by Alex as Business, Education, Productivity, Work and Career
While graduation might be a few months away, the thought of leaving school is brewing in the mind of many seniors. When you’re a new graduate, you feel like the world is your oyster, just like what everyone told you. But a few months after you leave school, you’ll find yourself totally oyster-less. This is [...]
28 Mar
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Business, Productivity, Work and Career
Job interviews can be so stressful. After you get that promising phone call, you were finally given a schedule to meet with your future employer – a chance to get the job you want. Now, there’s only one thing left to do. Don’t blow it.
27 Mar
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Business, Productivity, Work and Career
Earning is a happy thought. But most of the people who go to the office seem unhappy. If you’re the boss, don’t you just hate seeing how unhappy your employees are? Don’t let the bad mood spread. Do something about it before it gets to you.
27 Mar
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Productivity, Work and Career, Writing
My sister used to complain that because she’s been writing professionally (what can I say, our family looooves writing), she neither had enough time nor enough creativity left to pursue more personal projects such as her poetry and her short story writings. That is until she learned enough exercises on how to get those creative [...]
24 Mar
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics, Business, Productivity, Work and Career
Let’s face it. We cannot always keep our personal lives from interfering from our professional ones no matter how hard we try. Problems such as a divorce, a death in the family, a break-up in a relationship, illness of a family member, and financial difficulties cannot be helped. To downplay any one of them is [...]