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No one likes to be broken and hurt. As sentient beings, we were created with the ability to love and be loved. But what do you do when you love someone and the person fails to return your feelings? It is important not to focus on disappointment or feel that you have failed somehow. Instead, focus on the opportunity to grow from the situation. Loving someone means you are willing to give and offer a piece of yourself to make another person happier....

1. Ask questions. Where are we today? 2. Where do we want to be in the future? 3. What obstacles stand in our way? The result: These three powerful questions will boost your performance at work simply by igniting your imagination. 2. Imagine your future. Motivation and performance are closely tied together. We crave new challenges and new opportunities. Goals are powerful. Choose to step out of the daily noise, distraction and chaos of your daily work....

And if you’re wondering why these guys are trying so hard to render us weeping, here’s just a few reasons. 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year. In March 2014, 841,191 people visited food banks because they couldn’t afford to feed themselves or their families. It’s amazing how many times we can turn a blind eye to the suffering of another human being — in fact it’s starting to take place on every street corner....

Taking advantage of the tech world we live in by automating your job search is a great hack for getting closer to your dream job. Of course, you don’t want to automate too much, since companies want to hire people, not robots. However, you can use apps to track the jobs you want, dashboards to organize them, and online tools to optimize your resume. We’ve compiled a list of the top 4 tech tools to automate your job search....

However, eventually life hits us as we walk through every back door for a job interview. If we are lucky, we land an internship position or a dream job in a few tries, but sometimes luck is on the other side and we are forced to scale back and re-think our choices. Student loans and other debts begin to pile up while we wait for the opportunities to knock. The question is: how do we avoid financial meltdown before it’s too late?...

P.S., I’ve tried the applesauce and vegetable oil tricks before, they totally work! Featured photo credit: Baking Days/JFXie via flic.kr

This Lifehack Lesson will help you get your digital organization system in shape and cleanup all the mess that you’ve accumulated on your PC and online. It’s a Spring cleaning lesson for your computer. This lesson is free for the first 7 days, after which; to subscribe to the lesson will cost only $1.99. All other lessons will cost $1.99 too. Here’s an excerpt from this lesson

Think about it. Has your learning helped you recall things you learned last month? Go back a year and ponder. A lot of how we learn was tucked away in school. Our exposure to school learning is the basis of how we learn moving forward. However, over the past few decades, learning has evolved into different stages of learning, and that becomes the main issue. No longer are we looking at examinations of people’s characteristics about understanding and learning....

With a little bit of planning, you can create emergency kits that will let you deal with these types of situations in a calm and productive manner. Creating a backup kit for your wallet Besides your keys, your wallet is probably your most important daily companion. Without it, you lack identification, money or the ability to access any of your financial services. No money, means you are unable to buy the essential products that gets you through a workday, like gas, lunch or even a coffee....

Whether you love them or hate them, the rising popularity of infographics can’t be denied. If you want to get a message across, whether it is for your business, blog, or book club, using an infographic can be the best way to do it. If you’re incapable of drawing a recognizable human stick figure, let alone an entire data visualization, you may be agonizing over the disturbing fact that infographics are all the rage....

You finally turn, ready to berate whoever is doing all the splashing. Suddenly, you realize you’ve been horribly wrong — the person splashing you is drowning, and what you perceived as intentional interference was them trying to stay on the surface and breathe. I relate this little parable to illustrate a point: most people who are annoying are actually “drowning.” They are drowning in some pain from their past, or from something they are experiencing here and now....

No one likes feeling like this, so how can we overcome these awful feelings and have a successful, happy and healthy relationship? It’s not always easy, but the good news is that jealousy in relationships can definitely be overcome. What Causes Insecurity and Jealousy in a Relationship? There can be many causes of insecurity and jealousy in relationships, but they are all rooted in one basic problem – not feeling good about yourself....

Volunteering Time and/or Expertise Volunteering is a popular choice for companies looking for ways to be socially responsible. Whether it’s volunteering to clean up a park or to work at a soup kitchen, it’s time well spent. Some companies choose volunteer activities that match the company’s message and values, while others simply choose volunteer activities that they’re passionate about. Companies that have departments dedicated to CSR might have established programs for matching employees with volunteer opportunities....

Finding Meaning and Purpose Through Community A strong perception of meaning in life leads to significantly higher mental well-being and physical health. According to the science, those who believe in God and go to church[1] have an overall more powerful sense of purpose and meaning in life,[2] although some recent studies[3] nuance these conclusions.[4] But is it the belief in God that creates this stronger sense of life meaning and purpose, or something else going on?...

The passion that once flamed for the job has burned out and you are left dreading the feeling of going into work. You may have anxiety or are constantly overwhelmed. The constant stress has you in fight or flight and your energy is gone. Burnout is more than working hard, burnout affects all areas of your life. At work, your productivity goes down, you may feel cynical and resentful at the job and you can’t seem to find the answers that are usually right in front of you....

A few of the many things you probably didn’t know toothpaste can be used for: cleaning jewelry, repairing scratched CDs, cleaning headlights, relieving itching from bug bites and styling your hair. Best of all, most of the uses are incredibly simple. For example, to repair a scratched CD or DVD, just rub the toothpaste on and then gently rub it off with a clean, soft cloth. To clean your headlight, mix the paste with a bit of warm water and use a buffing pad to clean your light....

One of the first steps in change is awareness — understanding how and why you do things the way you do. But why is it important to know yourself? Awareness of self…empowers. It creates space and understanding for decisions to be made. Decisions on how to move forward or decisions on how to change. Self-awareness gives us a starting point, a place to work from. In Sunny Schlenger and Roberta Roesch’s book “How to be organized in spite of yourself”, they explain that everybody can be identified by a different operational style and knowing what your personal style is can be a good starting place if you feel the need to organize your work life....

This is normal and natural; you have a relationship with yourself, and relationships are not always perfect. We live in a society that often tells us to better ourselves in many ways, which can result in people struggling to love themselves. You spend every day with yourself, so to be truly happy it is important to have a loving and respectful relationship with yourself. Check out 8 things you can do to make sure you have a good relationship with yourself....

Thanks Isaac for the tips! How to Hold a Book – [the LOOSE wire blog]

Even if you feel focused, your brain isn’t engaged with the present task all the time. According to a Harvard study, people spend 47% of their waking hours zoned out or distracted.[1] While a wandering mind can boost your creativity, it’s not all that helpful for focus. When you can’t pay attention, you’ll end up with a growing to-do list and more mistakes on the work you do manage to get done....