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How to Enjoy Christmas Parties as an Introvert

How to Enjoy Christmas Parties as an Introvert

Is your calendar already filling up with social bookings for the month of December? How many parties will you go to? I have to admit that in previous years I’ve gone to so many parties that I’ve suffered socialising fatigue! My face ached from smiling; my hand was numb from handshakes. By December 25 I
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How Gratitude Can Improve Your Health

How Gratitude Can Improve Your Health

In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of being grateful given that it is November and Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of this month in the United States. We don’t have a dedicated day to count our blessings in Australia, which is unfortunate, because I firmly believe in the benefits of
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What Does it Mean to Be Thankful and Why You Should Be?

What Does it Mean to Be Thankful and Why You Should Be?

The United States recently celebrated Thanksgiving Day. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the US and I’ve always been fascinated by this American holiday – a day to be grateful of all your blessings. We don’t have such a day in Australia. I think a lot of us often concentrate on what is
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How to Identify Your Personality Blind Spots and Make Real Changes

How to Identify Your Personality Blind Spots and Make Real Changes

What are Blind Spots?If you drive, you no doubt have had the experience of being about to change lanes only to discover that there is another vehicle just behind you in that lane which you didn’t see. The reason you didn’t see it was because the car was in your blind spot. The Cambridge Dictionary
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10 Ways to Come Across as Confident, Not Conceited

10 Ways to Come Across as Confident, Not Conceited

I know a German man in Australia who is often perceived as arrogant, but I don’t think he is arrogant. He is an efficient character and very task focussed. When he is working on a project he is totally engrossed and will not notice if you are unhappy, crying or even on fire! Hence people
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Does Attitude or Ability Determine Your Success

Does Attitude or Ability Determine Your Success?

I noticed the other morning that a breakfast television show was running a segment on whether your future is determined by your ability or your outlook. You know that I am going to say – outlook or mindset will ultimately decide your future! However, it is also true that other factors can have influence over
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How Pain Gets Triggered and How to Eliminate It

How Pain Gets Triggered and How to Eliminate It

Pain according to Jane FullerRecently I came across a truly inspirational quote from British film producer, Jane Fuller – ‘Pain can only be triggered by another if there is pain inside you’. Jane is indeed a woman of many talents. As well as running an award-winning film production company in London, she writes for British
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How to Easily Overcome Your Fear of Selling

How to Easily Overcome Your Fear of Selling

I hate the expression – ’the hard sell’. ‘He gave me the hard sell’ means you’ve been heavied, harassed and harangued by a salesman. But anyone who’s ever had a business knows that the best salespeople aren’t heavy-handed or aggressive. Instead they have a quality product and the courage to market that product honestly and
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Effectively Listen and Learn

How to Effectively Listen and Learn

In my last blog, I wrote about people pretending to hear us or tuning out and living in their own world. There are tell-tale signs to look out which indicate whether a person is giving you their full attention or faking it. Today I want to flip the coin, and look at how to be
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The Hidden Power of Taking Responsibility

The Hidden Power of Taking Responsibility

A friend of mine returned home after a week away on a business trip. This friend has a teenage son, who was going on a school camp the next day. As a responsible parent he asked the 15 year old if he had packed for the camp. My friend also asked his son if there
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Have You Disconnected Yourself From The World?

Have You Disconnected Yourself From The World?

The Headphone GenerationEvery second person I see on the street usually wears earphones. What are they listening to? Why is it essential that they have to listen to something as they walk from their workplace to the bus stop or train station? Can’t they at least wait until they board the bus or train? I
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Improve Your Listening and Communication Skills

How to Dramatically Improve Your Listening and Communication Skills

Have you ever returned home to find the washing in the rain, the dinner uncooked or no milk in the fridge even though you asked your spouse or housemate to take in the washing/turn the oven on/buy milk and they agreed?  And there you are shaking your head, insisting that your spouse or housemate even
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