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What Tony Robbins’s morning routine can teach you

All of us can remember playing “follow the leader” as kids. We would each watch carefully what the “leader” did and didn’t do, and we’d do our best to copy them—with the winner being the one who could match the leader’s gestures…

How being kind to yourself helps you better your life

There are lots of secrets and strategies floating around for achieving success in life, but there’s one surefire trick that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough—being kind to yourself. Yes, this seemingly simple yet often overlooked…

The impact of 50% of American workers not taking vacation time

Have you heard what happens when you lead a life of “all work and no play?” Beyond becoming dull, a life without a healthy work-life balance can lead to a wide array of negative outcomes—both mental and physical. It’s true, the most…

How to become luckier

Have you ever wondered what it takes to be lucky? Sometimes it seems like certain people are just born to be lucky, and good things just happen to them, while others struggle to find good fortune and avoid bad luck from hanging over them like…

Here’s why your paycheck is disappearing

It’s not a magic trick—your paycheck may seem like it’s vanishing faster than you can earn it, but there are reasons why this seems to happen. It’s a common phenomenon: payday comes around and you start thinking about all of the things…

Don’t believe these 4 money saving myths

When we think of money and our grand financial plans—both short-term and long-term—we tend to cling to those old, time-tested maxims about saving money that we’ve heard over and over again, starting from when we were young and filling…

How to make a great impression in less than 3 minutes

We’ve all been in this unfortunate situation: you’re walking around at work or elsewhere and unexpectedly run into your boss or some other influential person in your life and you’re…completely speechless. You’re caught totally off-guard,…

5 things you should never say when asking for a raise

In the world of work, there are few situations more anxiety-provoking than asking for a raise. Summoning the courage to confront your boss and ask for more money can prove daunting for even the most confident of employees—it’s just something…

Maintain energy during a long shift

Is your typical workday more like a marathon than a short sprint? If you have a job with long work shifts—longer than the usual 9 to 5 workday—you’re not alone. A wide range of jobs, from nursing to truck driving and firefighting and many…

How to be yourself at work

If you’re like most people, you’ve encountered at least one situation at work in which you’ve wondered, “How should I behave?” “Can I be myself in this situation or do I need to act a certain way?” These situations can be challenging…