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Can Dopamine Dressing Make You Better At Your Job?

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Mayo Clinic refers to dopamine as a “feel-good neurotransmitter” that helps us feel joyful. A 2012 study published by the University of Hertfordshire Press links “how clothing and mood don’t just influence others, it reflects and influences the wearer’s mood, too.” Then select clothing according to how you feel or how you want to feel.

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Former NFL Player John Diggs Bounced Back From a Crisis and Found Success With His “Mapineering” Technique

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All he took with him in the move were some gym clothes, his bike and a “big-ass box” bursting with all the motivational CDs, DVDs and books he’d accumulated over the years. That’s why he refers to his methods by the name mappineering—a portmanteau of “mapping” and “engineering.” He lost his job, his wife, access to his children. “I

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Instead, in an effort to avoid conflict altogether, they are far more likely to quit, which could have a negative impact on their earning potential, retirement account contributions, health care coverage and other financial employee benefits. Years later, at the peak of my corporate career, I developed a slight eye twitch.

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An Important Note About COVID-19 Delta Variant

The Marq

This is a longer post only because the details are pertinent, with much of the information as anecdotal, but references to Reuters articles about the spread of the disease based on medical research. Regular cloth masks do not provide complete protection against COVID-19; only N95 or FDA certified N95 equivalents do.

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On courageous becoming

Virtual Moxie

But then I never imagined buying clothes from a non plus-sized department, or fully embracing my own name in the way that I have. Posted by Anastacia | Permalink | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference On courageous becoming : Comments Anastacia, I so needed this this morning.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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Blakely readily admits that she wasn’t the first woman to cut the feet off her pantyhose and wear them under her form-fitting clothes. She worked on her idea at night and on weekends, often skipping dinners, parties and other fun events to research patents and visit clothing manufacturers. Practicality is kind of her thing.

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Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers

Stephanie LH Calahan

Have your clothes laid out, your briefcase or the kids’ backpacks, and whatever else you need to take with you, all set out. Stay focused on the task at hand and what you need to do to complete it, including managing your interactions with others.    For more ideas, read nice ways to say "no." Clutter Free Up Your Time!   

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