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.

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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 […]

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There is absolutely no excuse for one person to be aloof. You may think you have a good reason from isolating yourself from the rest of the crowd ( like you refuse to talk to people who don’t speak Klingon or that sort of thing) but you don’t. Whether or not you think yourself as […]

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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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How’s work lately? Not so good? Do you hate your work? Well, that’s just original. If you look at the people you pass by on the street when you’re all on your way to your own work, you’ll see them scurrying with their Starbucks, and looking really stressed out - and it’s only morning!

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Why do people invest so much on their careers and work 24/7 as if there’s no tomorrow? For reasons more profound than immediate need and bills, people work hard because they want to be comfortable after their retirement. Now of course things don’t always go the way you planned them, but it can sure save […]

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Stress at work can really burn a person out. Good thing that more and more companies these days are now offering sabbatical leaves for their employees (though this is a lot more popular in the US and with the academe). I guess that they’ve realized how it would be better (core cost-efficient, perhaps?) in the […]

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I have a few friends who want to delve into the restaurant business. Probably inspired by Ratatouille. Having a talented rat as chef not considered, running a restaurant is a tough job. Compared to a regular employee, restaurateurs have more reason to work longer hours, simply because the restaurant is dependent on his commitment. Being […]

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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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Being the boss is the toughest job in the office. Yes, you rake in the largest number, yet the responsibilities are twice as great. You get credits for all successful projects, but you also get the criticism for all failures. Just like a regular employee, you also live through your work by taking the good […]

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I’ve been chatting with one friend of mine from college who’s now working in one of those big consumer product firms (one of those companies you find on the label of a lot of your household items). While the pay is really good, she complains a lot about the people and the ways of working. […]

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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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