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 [...]

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While a lot of people love the wonders of public transport, you just have to admit that rubbing against people during rush hour is quite a stressful thing. And this even applies to those who have to negotiate hour-long (or more) drives just to get to work and back. I have to admit that the [...]

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Organize your paper files such as bills, receipts and invoices by good old fashioned green hanging folders, which you then keep in a filing cabinet. Filing cabinet too large for your home office? No problem, there are plastic bins that you can buy and then store in closets and shelves.

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It’s not always true that jocks have it easy. Not only do they have to maintain top form in their chosen sport, but they also have to perform well in their academics (at least to maintain an average). This is aside from the social life they have to de-stress a bit after working hard both [...]

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It’s pretty hard to find inner peace these days when everything else goes fast. Thing is, having a little calmness of the mind and soul can do a lot in maintaining one’s sanity. Once you have found peace within, my little grasshopper, you’ll find out that most of the things around you also follow.

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Everyone wants to earn a promotion and reap all the rewards that go with it. A corner office. A higher pay. An assistant. And the power to boss people around. Anyway, there’s a lot of ways you can actually do to get what you want - work your butt off, kiss your boss’ ass, sleep [...]

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I still believe that there are still a lot of issues in this world that do not need an over-elegant solution. In short, the “Keep it Simple, Stupid” (KISS) principle still holds true. Zen has it that a happy person doesn’t lead a complicated life. There is some truth to this somehow. Just read the [...]

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While many would say that focusing on action is the best way to succeed, there is one more aspect to achieving your goals that seems to take the wayside - following through. It is a common lapse for many to accomplish a task and leave things as is. With the primary objective done and over [...]

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War strategy and tactics junkies that we are, my friend and I have always believed that you can apply military science in dealing with everyday issues. Not that one has to nuke the next door neighbor or make death squad soldiers out of kids but it can be a matter of adapting what you can, [...]

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