How to Deal with Difficult People and Have Constructive Conflict via Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life by DLM Writers on 1/28/12 Life and relationships aren’t always perfect. Take a minute to think of some difficult people you have to deal with in your life? These may be people you work with, the in-laws [...]

Update Your Resume and Get a (Better) Job This Weekend [Weekendhacker] via Lifehacker by Adam Dachis on 1/27/12 You’ve probably heard too many times to count that “in this economy, you should be happy to have any job at all.” Perhaps that’s true, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try to find something better if [...]

Splurge-worthy: How to make the final decision on a big purchase via The Effortless Gent by Barron on 1/25/12 In all honesty, I’m not a big spender. I definitely don’t splurge very often, either (not on clothes, anyway). I always see things I want and like, but I’ve conditioned myself for so long to hold [...]

Get Your Ideas Out of Your Head and On Paper to Actually Make Progress Towards Your Goals [Productivity] via Lifehacker by Alan Henry on 1/27/12 It may seem like common sense that you need to get your ideas out of your head to act on them, but how many of us walk around with an [...]

How to Wake Up Like a Dog via Stepcase Lifehack by Clint Cora on 1/26/12 Before I get started, some of you must be thinking that I’ve gone completely mad suggesting that we should be waking up like a dog — or any other animal for that matter. Let me explain. Each morning here at [...]

9 Healthy Habits to Help You Manage Email Overload via Stepcase Lifehack by Ciara Conlon on 1/26/12 Today, having an email address has become as normal as having a surname. My seven year old son and my seventy six year old mother have email addresses. We can safely say that the email overload phenomenon is [...]

How Positive Thinking Can Improve Your Focus and Creativity [Mind Hacks] via Lifehacker by Melanie Pinola on 1/25/12 Our brains are pretty easily distracted, especially with all the emails, texts, and other data flying at us constantly. The good news, Harvard Business Review says, is we can train our brain to be more focused and [...]

The Time Value of Money Vs. The Money Value of Time via MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice by Matthew Amster-Burton on 1/24/12 Last month I did some volunteer work that was equal parts selfless and clueless and which would have made an economist cry. My daughter’s school holds an annual book fair [...]

Do Hard Things via Scott H Young by Scott Young on 1/16/12 I have a rather uncommon mantra for my life: Do the hardest thing you can. Uncommon, because I’ve met exceedingly few people who agree with it. In fact, almost everyone suggests the opposite. When I started my MIT Challenge, one of the most [...]

Do Hard Things via Scott H Young by Scott Young on 1/16/12 I have a rather uncommon mantra for my life: Do the hardest thing you can. Uncommon, because I’ve met exceedingly few people who agree with it. In fact, almost everyone suggests the opposite. When I started my MIT Challenge, one of the most [...]

How to Forgive via Work Awesome by Linda Kiewra on 1/23/12 While relaxing and enjoying my lunch today, I opened the drawer of my desk and rediscovered a leadership tool our company distributes as part of an on-going series in management and leadership development. You know the kind, those short mini-series booklets that all-to-often people [...]

4 Traits of Great Leaders via Inc.com by Matthew Swyers on 1/19/12 Four easy-to-master traits from great leaders such as John F. Kennedy, Sam Budnyk, and Gene Kranz. It is often said that hindsight is 20/20. By looking to the past we can learn how better to adapt and achieve in the future. By learning [...]

3 Ways To Stop Multitasking & Stay Focused To Be More Efficient & Productive [Windows] via MakeUseOf by Tina Sieber on 1/17/12 At MakeUseOf we have written countless articles on how to multitask. As it turns out, however, multitasking messes with your brain. Research shows that people who multitask a lot are “more susceptible to [...]

How to Excel at Anything via Inc.com by Jeff Haden on 1/20/12 Hit a performance wall? Here are four ways to break through it. You’re good. You could be better. Consider a skill you’ve developed: Business, sports, personal, anything. At first you were terrible. Terrible is a great place to start because improving on terrible [...]

How to Work Better via Work Awesome by Jessica Sanders on 1/20/12 Whether they are working in the same position for three months or five years, most people strive to know how to work better. Keeping your job is integral to the way you’ve built your lifestyle — without your weekly paycheck, you would never [...]