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Ways to Impress Your Boss
There's something to be said about making sure your boss is pleased with your work. It can, in many circumstances, help you keep your job in times of financial turmoil. It also can help you get better jobs later on, or help you get a raise. Simply put, getting on your boss's good side is a wise way to pave your path to success.
Mackenzie Z. KennedyPublished 7 years ago in JournalBlackonomics
In America, what do Hip-Hop and R&B music, the black hair industry, and professional basketball and football leagues all have in common?
Dre JosephPublished 7 years ago in JournalBad Business? Write a Letter
Companies large and small have special representatives that handle customer complaints. Within these departments, customers are able to advise on their issues in order to have them investigated and possibly corrected. Customers also turn to social media to voice their complaints and are catered to by these representatives. This is done because with any business, mistakes happen and by these companies going through the motions of listening to their customers, they are showing how much they value their customers’ business. These attempts show the integrity of the company both by their giving a response to these complaints along with their finding ways to fix the issue by offering specials or a refund.
Elana AlexcinaPublished 7 years ago in JournalThe F Plan, Tips to Help You Take Control of Your Inner Critic!
The F Plan, to beat the inner critic. The F Plan—to break away from negative thought processes and unhealthy patterns. Often our inner critic can be so disabling to our development that it can stunt our growth in more ways than we could imagine. Rebuilding self-esteem after trauma, regardless of what type of trauma, can be a difficult journey. Especially if you’re consciously trying to overcome negative habits, negative thought patterns or even negative behavioural traits.
Kelly BristowPublished 7 years ago in JournalFighting Writers Block
So, you want to write? Me too. What I find and am currently finding as I write this is that it can be really hard to transfer all the wonderful ideas from your head and put pen to paper. I have had many ideas for short stories, articles, and plotlines but never managed to pursue them. What can I do, how can I create a world of intrigue and mystery when the real mystery is getting it out of my head in the first place? While writing this article I seek the answer, the whole purpose of this is to release what goes on in my head and see what appears on the page. What you see before you is a finalised draft that used to be maybe two or three times as large as it is now.
Dylan ShannonPublished 7 years ago in JournalBuilding Wealth With myEcon
Greetings, future millionaires and billionaires. Welcome, I'm Chad and I am on a journey to obtain financial independence and I would like to extend to you an open-ended invitation to come along for the ride.
Chad SmithPublished 7 years ago in JournalThe Brain Doesn't Obey The Mind
We’ve all experienced it, usually without having noticed. Driving to a familiar location on your usual route. For example, you arrive, and then the realisation that you have absolutely no idea how you got there hits you. This is true of many "mindless" tasks and behaviors. Subjectively, the time is just missing. Some are so convinced this is external that they swear they must have been abducted by aliens.
Casey ParkerPublished 7 years ago in JournalFrom Consumer to Co-Creator
The funny thing is, people don't really think of themselves as "consumers." It is a label or an idea that is imposed on us from the outside. Those involved in advertising, marketing, economics and so on will be well acquainted with this idea and what it means for modern society. If we slow down our own consumption for a few moments, we will begin to see how rapacious this activity truly is.
Michael ThielmannPublished 7 years ago in JournalLiving Your Dream
Creating a life worth living seems to be a theme, a litany, in the underlying subconsciousness of people today. But it's the
The NoteBookPublished 7 years ago in JournalMoney = Stress
Living paycheck to paycheck is no way for anyone to live. In fact, you won't be living. Instead, you will be like millions of other people, stressed about how you will make it from one week to the next. If you find yourself in this situation, be assured you are not the only one.
Jasmine DavisPublished 7 years ago in JournalDyslexia - What You Don't Know
Let's start off by stating that I am dyslexic. Many of the sentences I write may or may not make sense, so I do apologise in advance.
How To Budget Successfully
Budgeting is not something you typically learn in school, but it is a life skill that everyone needs to know and master. I will show you how I learned to budget as a kid and how I adapted it to my adult and entrepreneurial life.
Alexius McCoyPublished 7 years ago in Journal