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Four tips for avoiding seasonal depression
When the weather is cold and the skies are dark and cloudy, it's easier to feel down and despondent. If you struggle with gloomy feelings during the winter, it's good to know that there's help and hope available to you without a prescription depression drug. Of course, you'll want to check with your physician before making any changes to your health regimen.
How to improve communication with your boss
Good communication allows many life situations to run smoothly. However, there are certain relationships that deserve extra attention, such as the relationship you have with your boss. You and your boss have drastically different roles, and when each of you fulfills these roles with a hard working and understanding attitude, you'll both feel fulfilled.
Finding purpose at your job
Is your job a source of stress and frustration? Do you dread each time the alarm sounds? Does your work fail to ignite passion in your heart?
7 ways to combat work stress
Even if you've discovered your dream job, you're not immune from work stress from time to time, simply because everything in life doesn't always go perfectly according to plan.
Dealing with gossip in the workplace
Managing workplace gossip is important for organizations and for the employees who work there. Here are some important steps you can take as a team and as an individual to encourage communications that benefit your emotional health and career.
7 strategies for embracing change in the workplace
Learning to accept change at work is critical to being successful in your career. Dealing with alterations to your normal work procedures can be frustrating, unwanted, and even scary, but change can bring many positive elements to an active working environment.
Dealing with rejection during your job search
These days, you may encounter many rejections during your job search. Take care of your personal well-being and keep your hunt on track by following these tips.
How to work with difficult people
No matter where you work or what industry you happen to work in, there's a good chance you'll meet someone you can't stand working with. It's unfortunate; but true.
13 Practical Ways to Live Your Dream(s) Without Quitting Your Day Job
Maybe you want to star in a Hollywood movie or captain a charter boat on a Caribbean island. Meanwhile, you're spending your weeks sitting in a cubicle or chauffeuring your kids to soccer practice.
How to Command Respect From Others
In today's society, respect is often seen as an afterthought. With millions of college educated professionals treating the cast of "The Bad Girls' Club" and "Jersey Shore" as their role models, respect is often taken for granted or ignored as an important part of the way we live.
Read this before you reject a job offer
US job losses due to COVID-19 have reached their highest level since the Great Depression. With news like that, you might wonder if it’s foolish to even consider turning down a job offer.
Strategies for Weekend Job Hunting
There’s some truth to the adage that the more time you spend looking for work, the shorter your job search will be. With that in mind, you might want to avoid taking 2 days off each week while you’re waiting for the business to resume on Monday morning.
The Secret to Applying for Jobs when You are Underqualified
You’ve probably come across job openings that sound interesting, but you notice that you’re lacking some of the desired qualifications. Is it okay to apply anyway? In most cases, it’s worth taking a chance.
Leaving a job gracefully
Leaving a job gracefully enables you to protect your future career path and maintain good relationships with former colleagues. During your career, especially if you stay in the same industry, new jobs are often enhanced by good relationships with former bosses and co-workers. It's a small world - you never know who from your past you might meet again in your future.