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Photo credit: Dimmerswitch Having a Bad Day -Tips For Dealing With Days When You Just Feel Down Some days you just wake up in a bad mood. I'm not talking here about depression or long-term problems. Just one of those days when you wake up feeling down. It might be the weather. It could be something that happened yesterday that made you feel bad. It isn't a serious issue but just for today you feel down.  What can you do? Here are my tips for dealing with the odd dark day. First try to workout why. Be very honest with yourself. If there is something you need to put right, then commit to doing it and make the first step. It will help you to feel better. Occupy yourself with simple work – cleaning or sorting out the admin in the office is great for this. Find something that will occupy your mind, give you a sense of achievement but not take great intellect. Do not take short cuts through alcohol, drugs or overeating – they provide a t...

Time Management: Know Where Time Goes - Keep A Log My last post about Time Management ( The Clock Is Ticking! How Good Are You At Time Management?) said that the first step in managing time is to be clear about your purpose and your direction in life.  Now you need to find out how you actually spend your time. The best way to do this is to start using a time log. Record each activity throughout your day with the time taken to complete it. Do this at the time, if you can.The closer to the time, the more accurate you log is going to be,  But at the very least, ensure you record each hour's activity at the end of each day. For example Date    Time           Activity             07.00             08.00             09.00  Etc The period covered should be the whole of your waking day. Everythi...

Meeting New People – Be Approachable So you want to make a good first impression when you meet new people at home or at work.  Yes, you know already about dressing appropriately and being polite.  But you want to go beyond that - you want to do your best to make sure that people really like you. Here are some tips; Know what your body is saying.   We all send messages with our body language.  How we stand or sit often tells other people exactly how we are feeling – we don’t need to say a word.   If you are nervous, you can get tense and sometimes your posture says “Leave me Alone” or “I’m too busy to speak to you. That isn't what you mean but it can be what others think.  So make sure you know what your body saying! Be aware of your posture and your gestures – make them welcoming.    Be open.   D on’t stand or sit hunched, or huddled up.  And don’t talk to someone with your arms crossed in front of you –...

Belgium Chocolates #2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I'm in shape.  Round is a shape... isn't it?  ~Author Unknown   Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate!  ~Attributed to Sandra J. Dykes I'm on a seafood diet.  I see food and I eat it.  ~Author Unknown The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.  ~Author Unknown I keep trying to lose weight... but it keeps finding me!  ~Author Unknown No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat.  Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office.  ~George Bernard Shaw Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.  ~Author Unknown Food is like sex:  when you abstain, even the worst stuff begins to look good.  ~Beth McCollister It would be far easier to lose weight permanently if replacemen...

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Are You Ready To Make Those Friends You Always Wanted? You too can learn to make real and lasting friends! Do you feel lonely?   Do you need real friends to share your life with?  Do you know how your knowing your values matters when making a friend? how to handle disagreements and stay friends? how important it is to keep confidences? how crucial it is to stay loyal? how to be there for others? how to deal with partners and other close third parties in your friendships? the vital secret that binds an ordinary friendship into something special Are you one of the many people who long to make true and lasting friendships?      How would you like to feel equipped to make many true and lasting friendships as you go through life? It's time to put away any excuses, barriers or other limitations that are holding you back and start t...

Resolution - better time management (Photo credit: vpickering ) Time may be relative but it is also neutral.  The reality is that there is neither too much nor too little time unless we make it so.  So time management “at the end of the day” is about self-management. If you have a time management problem, the first step is to understand why.  This begins with looking at yourself. In reality, for most of us, 80% of our results come from 20% of our activities – the good old 80/20 Pareto Principle at work again. But first let us work out the extent of the problem. Below are 10 questions. They are all about the signs of poor time management.  So saying yes to even one question suggests you need to improve your time management skills. If you say yes to several questions, you could already be in danger of suffering from stress and even possible burn-out. Are you constantly rushing about from one meeting or appointment to another? Do you fin...