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Biophilic design has a long history and an even bigger future

Workplace Insight

It also confirms something we have learned about biophilic design; that natural forms can improve our wellbeing almost as much as actual nature. Researchers led by Vrije University Medical Centre in the Netherlands recently explored how looking at images of natural scenes and forms could improve feelings of wellbeing.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

Success

Many studies bear out that once basic needs (shelter, nutrition, security, adequate medical care, etc.) And according to a 2008-2009 survey of 450,000 Americans led by Kahneman, personal well-being did increase as income increased—but only to a point. Learning a new song to play on the guitar? “It Looking Up. Writing your blog?

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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Andrea Callanan is passionate about helping people and businesses find their confidence, their voice and business success. In the process, he learned a lot about what the community needed and the role which digital ignorance played, and made it his business to understand the problems, know what resources were available and find solutions.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills.

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Writing when you don't know what you're talking about.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 November, 2008 Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking about. From writing that article I had confidence to take a job that required me taking minutes and it has turned out fine. I will not say I am the perfect minute taker, but it is something I now have confidence in doing.

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I read something that made me pause, but because I was in a big hurry and felt confident that the other person was covering that base, I let it go. I am not sure if it would have changed the outcome, but at least I would feel confident that I flagged it for my boss. Lesson learned and will now put me on high gut alert. (New

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have been on some interactive sites where assistants ask questions and get answers and I learn from them as I have some of the same questions. Lunch n learns are also a good way to learn from each other. Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn.