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10 Daily Habits Holding You Back from Growth

Success

With a few small steps, you can take action to manage your schedule, such as putting your phone on “do not disturb” and setting alarms to achieve your tasks. It forms the basis, too, for learned optimism. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated. You work on tasks that could be delegated to someone else.

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What Happened When I Ditched Technology for 7 Days

Success

I switch off my phone and stash it out of sight. During the lulls, I’m no longer a member of the pick-up-your-phone-to-fill-the-void club. It really does feel like a form of dependency. This article appeared in the May 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. The clock says it’s 12:01 a.m. Do I do this?

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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We share war stories over happy hours, at backyard barbecues and sometimes via an international phone call if need be. She regularly avoided all forms of interaction with her team, holing herself in her office without talking to anyone except during meetings. This article was published in July 2016 and has been updated.

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This Is My Key to a Successful Business Partnership

Success

On one of his visits to Los Angeles, Eric overheard Jim on the phone talking with some straight friends, making up a story about why he couldn’t do something with the group that night. In effect, you have to form a strong “partnership” with yourself before someone else can. Jim was smitten. He didn’t want to out himself to his friends.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

He suggests trying things like calling your cable company and asking a phone rep to waive a late fee. When you decide to speak up about an important matter, is phone, email or face-to-face best (assuming you have options)? Allow your body to adopt that position, even an extreme form, then you can deliberately change that body position.

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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

Success

They look for change that is lurking just around the corner, and they form a plan of action should these changes occur. turning off your phone gives your body and mind a break. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated. Emotionally intelligent people are flexible and constantly adapting.

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Episode 387: Stephen Warley talks about Self-Awareness, Reflecting and Life Skills

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You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.

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