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Goal Setting for Kids: Empowering Future Achievers to Reach Limitless Goals

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Adults achieve greater success by learning how to set goals. In fact, a study conducted by psychology professor Dr. Gail Matthews found that people who simply wrote down their goals “accomplished significantly more” than those who did not. And setting and writing down goals is becoming more commonplace.

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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Dopamine helps us feel pleasure, and it makes us feel rewarded and motivated. You often say things like: “It was just a joke, where’s your sense of humor?”

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Most people now at risk of poor mental health as a result of social exclusion

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Bupa’s survey also claims that 30 per cent of people have felt a negative impact on their general mental health due to their experience of social exclusion, with many left feeling isolated (41 percent), sad (41 percent) and anxious (33 percent).

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Employee engagement is a force.

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From that negative comes lack of productivity, low self-esteem, and a breakdown of teamwork. Have focus groups; consider an employee survey. Inform employees about goals, activities, and plans using newsletters or at the very least, use memos. Eliminate the unknown for employees.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

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In a recent survey, Jobvite found that before the recession, more than 60 percent of GenY candidates wanted a higher compensation than offered. Destroying someone's self esteem doesn't actually make them better. Do you have a goal in mind for your career? The job market is tough for everyone these days.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth , created five simple questions to assess overall happiness—the Satisfaction with Life Scale—which has since become a universal survey used in most happiness research. In 1985, Ed Diener, Ph.D., If you’re never afraid, you may react inappropriately to danger. Giving Thanks.

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