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Family is one of the most crucial support systems a military service member has. This is why it is critical that our troops are able to connect with their loved ones back home. Check out this infographic from HighSpeedInternet.com and share it with your friends to help our military heroes stay connected! Featured photo credit: iStock via istockphoto.com

A lot of how your life plays out is determined by your mentality. An example of this that a lot of people can relate to is weight loss and dieting. Adherence to most diets is pretty low. As soon as results start to slow, uncertainty begins to convince you the effort is no longer worth a questionable outcome. Wasted time and effort can be powerful fears once you let uncertainty creep in....

What do the truly great managers of our world believe in? Managers believe that people are innately good. Without this core belief and faith in people, great management is not possible. Managers believe they do not work on their people, they work with them; they enable and empower them. Managers believe that “empowerment” comes from within, and has more to do with self-motivation and innate talent than with the acceptance of authority....

I don’t know why I find this so surprising but 2020 is only 6 years away. That may not seem like a long time but our society is constantly and rapidly transforming due to societal change, technological progress and increasing global connectivity. So, in just six years a lot of things that we regard as quite usual may be borderline extinct in just 6 years. One particularly worrying aspect of this is which skills will be required in the working world by 2020?...

Here are our 20 top creative Instagram accounts that you should be following today. 1. Humans Of New York Brandon Stanton walks the streets of New York City taking street photography, and he gets his subjects to open up about life details that even many family members may not know about them. It makes you smile and connect with the images at a new level. 2. Paris in Four Months Carin Olsson moved to Paris and is documenting every part of her experience, from the macaroons to the Eiffel Tower with all of its shimmering lights....

In fact, many consumers decide not to make a purchase altogether because they are wary of being coerced into buying the wrong product or service. Another recent survey found that 48% of B2B purchasers want a new solution but are afraid to pull the trigger because they fear it’s too risky. If you want to build relationships with these customers and close more sales, you need to earn their trust....

The good news is, all of them are adorable as long as you can see the good points each have, just like Snow White did. So why not start feeling like Snow White and learn to love each of them? Learn to love your inner self. Here you are some reasons why you should: Bashful Do you think being social and outgoing is good? Are you willing to share your life – both personal and professional – through social media?...

Here are some of our favourites: Do you agree with Cara’s life mantras? What are some of your favourite life quotes? Featured photo credit: Cara Delevingne via facebook.com

I didn’t have something to send him at the time, so I wrote it up, and thought I’d share it with all of you this week. Hearing about it for the first time? When asked to zero in on the best of my Managing with Aloha recommendations, I tell managers that if there is just one tool they incorporate into their everyday practice, have it be The Daily 5 Minutes....

We all like to feel liked, whether by a stranger or a loved one. It makes you feel valued and that feeling can be addictive. But when the high wears off and you no longer have validation that someone thinks you’re a good, sweet person, you may feel insecure and lacking. While wanting others to like you isn’t in itself a bad thing, it can be like a disease when you feel that you constantly need to be liked by others....

From skin pigmentation to solid bone structure, the human body is designed to perform cardiovascular exercises and tasks. This transformation would have been more useful during the caveman era. However, knowing how your body has adapted to the hunting and gathering lifestyle can help enhance your training. By knowing what each body part was designed to do, one can maximize the potential of endurance running. Just how you wouldn’t normally use your feet to pick up items on the table, the same can be said for specific organs and muscle groups when it comes to working out....

These useful cheat sheets show the basic Facebook keyboard shortcuts for both Windows and Mac computers. If you find these keyboard shortcuts easier to use than navigating with a mouse, then just print out the cheat sheets and keep the paper close to you whenever you browse on Facebook. While both cheat sheets feature the keyboard shortcuts needed for the system’s default browser, Chrome and Firefox, if you’re using a Mac, you don’t even need this information because the shortcuts are the same no matter what browser you are using....

Posture can have a profound influence on how you feel, function, as well as your overall health. Including back training exercises in your workout regime to make maintaining proper posture is a must as is making sure that you’re staying consciously aware of your posture throughout the day. Let’s have a quick peek at some of the important postural related points to keep in mind. Why Posture Is So Critical First, let’s stop and consider why maintaining good posture is so critical to success....

Morse was a photographer for LIFE Magazine. He drove down to Princeton, New Jersey as fast as possible, but other members of the media were already alerted by the time he arrived. Morse would later recall the situation by saying, When Morse walked into Einstein’s office, he snapped a photo of the desk where Einstein had been working just hours before. Nobody knew it yet, but Einstein’s body would be cremated before anyone could capture a final photo of him....

Time and time again, perfectly happy and in love couples make common mistakes that ruin their relationships. It’s difficult to identify the problem because there is no one-size-fits-all relationship advice out there. Can’t wait turning things around? But, there is a long list of the most common mistakes that ruin romantic relationships. If you’re hoping to save what the two of you have, it’s worth taking a look at the following relationship advice and figuring out what exactly applies to you and your partner....

The most important thing is – are you sure about why you want to leave your job? In many cases, people take whimsical decisions to quit and later regret about leaving a place that could have added more values to their career graph. But if you know that your reasons are sorted enough, then you’ll be more confident in approaching you future/ prospective employer and answer his/ her questions in a more convincing manner....

If you own a Mac or an iOS device, then iTunes is typically your go-to music player. There is nothing wrong with that in most cases: iTunes is a comprehensive media manager and iOS device manager. However, many would rather opt for a music player that requires a little less RAM and looks a little more minimal. Coppertino Inc has come up with a solution for people like that. The app is called VOX and it’s available right now for Mac....

The speed of Light (Infographic)

Self -discipline and its guarantee for freedom The long term benefits of self-discipline are perhaps, unknown by most and this is why many do not commit to the moment and endure, so that they can turn out stronger and wiser. Instead, they look for shortcuts, which only leads them in short circles of bliss, only to entangle them much later. When this happens, they start to cry out for freedom and when freedom remains evasive, they tend to propagate that freedom is unattainable in our present societal settings....