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These days, phone skills are underrated. The art of talking or speaking to someone over the telephone is slowly disappearing. Advancements in technology have conveniently allowed individuals to purchase items, pay bills, and do a long list of errands through the computer without actually talking to another person. Sure, there are chat lines for assistance, but it’s not the same as speaking aloud to someone. If you feel your speaking skills are getting rusty, check out this infographic....

As the economy is going down a stock trader’s life is getting harder. However, a great stock trader will always find a way to make money through none other way than stock trading. How could this even be possible? Like in everything else knowledge is power. The more you know about the trading market the easier it gets for you to make money from it. That’s why even when the economy is not doing so well, a great stock’s trader will always know what to do and will also make sure that he or she is making profits on his or her invested money....

Left unchecked, this can gradually degenerate into an unfortunate physiological condition, often technically referred to as “Old & Cranky”. To avoid such a diagnosis and recapture the feeling of “young & hip”, here are three practical tips: 1. Get Down and Dirty with your Kids It is difficult to have fun playing with your children. How can it be “fun” when you are constantly interrupted with zillion questions while you are on your smartphone/Facebook complaining to another parent about the tedium of playing with your kids?...

In this article, I want to share with you how you can stop shyness from sabotaging your social life, and how to start meeting friends. How to Stop Being Shy – Competence over Confidence If you want to “beat” your shyness by learning to build confidence, it can take you a long time, because shyness is deeply wired into your emotions. Instead of trying to change your shyness, I recommend that you focus on learning how to do what shyness is preventing you from doing....

Whatever your answer is, it’s OK. You’re human, and you’re most certainly not perfect. None of us are, but a victim mentality won’t help, so if you are playing the character that blames their circumstances instead of taking personal accountability, then here’s your wake-up call. You have the luxury of deciding who you want to be every single day you wake up. It’s the people who have mastered the art of living happily and peacefully that have cracked this code, the ones who wake up content and taking responsibility for their actions....

There’s nothing more disheartening and frustrating than capturing a great holiday moment only for the picture to come out like a blurry, dark mess! Sykes Cottages, a UK-based travel booking site, knows this all too well and have put together a cheat sheet for you so you can put your best shutter forward. The guide can teach you when to use specific settings, when to move around, what the lighting should be like, and The Rule Of Thirds....

Although a professional security system might be out of reach for you because of the costs involved, the importance of protecting your home certainly makes it worth your while to look into the more cost effective option of DIY home security. If the task of building your own home security system sounds daunting, don’t let that discourage you. Building and monitoring a DIY security system is actually fairly simple. Here are five ways you can use the most up-to-date tech in DIY home security to successfully monitor your home on your own and avoid the monthly bills involved with subscribing to a home security service....

At least that’s what it felt like to me. My body was seemingly paralyzed, my mind futile in its attempts to once again get me moving. There is very little else that I abhor more than raising my voice in the presence of a group, no matter the size. Right now, what I need is to quiet the noise of the five thousand thoughts racing through my mind at the same time....

A home warranty is a bit like home insurance, except it covers the systems and appliances in the home, instead of the home’s structure. Things like your furnace, air conditioner, kitchen appliances or plumbing are repaired or replaced for a low service fee if they fail. According to a study done by the Service Contract Industry Council last June, homes with a home warranty sold for almost $2,500 more than homes without a home warranty....

But what if that’s not the only way? What if it’s not even the most effective way? Study any successful person, and you’ll notice one thing very quickly: Contrary to popular belief, successful people aren’t necessarily the most skilled or talented in their field. They don’t have any innate ability to guarantee their success. In many cases, they may even hire experts more skilled than them in their field....

By now you are probably just as comfortable with a keyboard as writing. And, to make 2008 the best year ever this Black Belt activity requires you to stop using that keyboard. Don’t panic, I’m talking about just 15 minutes per day when your notebook reigns. Here’s the activity (the why comes later): It’s most effective if you put that 15-minute block of time right on your calendar and respect the appointment with yourself as if it were a meeting with Warren Buffet, Oprah, or Tiger Woods....

What Are Goals And Dreams? There are different ways to describe what goals are; it can be said that goals are the desired outcomes that you have plans and commitment to achieve. What makes goals spectacular is that the things you want to achieve are clearly defined with a timeframe within which they should be achieved. Here are some examples of goals: Get certified in analytics in three months Celebrate child’s 5th birthday in Disneyland Attain financial freedom at 50 Read and finish at least one book monthly Watch the next Olympic games live...

With that in mind, there are certain key points that have already become notable in the business landscape and are brought to the forefront by companies like Uber. Here is an exploration of how Uber has already impacted the world we live in, and one prediction of what may be possible for the future. A Great App Is The Key People are inundated with new apps on a daily basis through their app store of preference, so most users have learned to tell the difference between an excellent piece of software and a piece of rubbish....

How We Remember, and Why We Forget – [Brain Connection] From a practical perspective, that means that we can remember something best if we learn it in a context that we understand, or if it is emotionally important to us. It is a lot easier to remember that the hypophysial stalk connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland if you already know a lot about neurobiology. But it’s also an easy fact to remember if you’ve ever had a loved one who suffered from a tumor near that part of the brain…

Many of these foods affect dogs in the same way that they affect humans, but because dogs are considerably smaller than humans, it takes much less of a substance to create a corresponding negative effect in dogs. A prime example is alcohol. Drinking too much can have fatal effects on a human, but most people don’t realize that a very small amount of beer, wine, or liquor can do the same to dogs, especially smaller breeds....

I have a strong familiarity with this feeling of low energy levels, a lack of motivation to the point where getting out of bed can be a struggle that you are fighting each morning prior to work. I often deal with my own struggles of feeling stuck when it comes to writer’s block. At times the words can flow out of me like lava gushing from an active volcano, but in other moments, my motivational levels and willingness to engage in thought feel absolutely dormant....

I Never Lose. Either I Win or I Learn.

1. Poor living arrangements Wouldn’t it be awesome to live with my best buds, or my new, amazing girlfriend? Nope, probably not. Moving in with a partner too early, or with certain friends, could mean unpleasant surprises. There are courteous people, and there are those who blast Biggie Smalls at 6 a.m. Unfortunately, you may not know the difference until it’s 6 a.m. Know their flaws before you live with them....

We’ve heard it so many times before since the film The Secret came out: ‘Thoughts become things’. Is it really true? Do our dominant thoughts actually materialise? Well of course not, or all of us would be living our fantasies and giving up the day job, to live with Angelina Jolie, or Brad Pitt, or both! (Just remember Sandra is mine!). So what did they mean when they said ‘Thoughts become things’?...

Today, I found myself at a crossroad. I wasn’t really given much time to think about it and had to come up with an answer on the spot. I had a choice between keeping my 9-5 or jumping on a plane to Cambodia. I didn’t even give it a second thought, I quit my 9-5 job. Now some people may think that quitting my full time job was reckless. I am not telling everyone to go ahead and just quit their job, but before you judge, hear me out....