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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

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They look for change that is lurking just around the corner, and they form a plan of action should these changes occur. The negative emotions that come with holding onto a grudge are actually a stress response. Holding onto a grudge means you’re holding onto stress, and emotionally intelligent people know to avoid this at all costs.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. 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)? That was nine years ago, and Fanning has never been the same.

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10 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get Things Done

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And with the achievement of each mini-goal, you receive reinforcement and motivation in the form of positive feedback. Block out specific times to initiate phone calls, personally take incoming calls and meet people in person. Immediate action on unpleasant projects reduces stress and tension.

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

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From there the trail hops back and forth over Slickrock Creek, which forms part of the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. Here near the creek, though, at the base of the V formed by two hard mountains, I couldn’t gaze out at open water; I couldn’t fly through open sky. I found myself on the map and logged it in my phone.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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One afternoon, while mopping the floor, she overheard a phone call that left him in a terrible frown, Insurance asking for more money than he had, and her heart began to drown. A welcome break in the 24-hour news cycle came one morning in the form of an announcement from NASA. Karin Vandraiss. Inter) Stellar News. Jeff Vrabel.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. The human mind is well set up to form habits and routines to conserve its energy.”.

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