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U.S. Labor Cost Growth Slows, Consumer Confidence Dips in Latest Quarter

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“But policymakers want to see a wider margin of slack open up to be confident that the slower inflation in late 2022 becomes the trend.” ” According to the Employment Cost Index, labor costs grew 1% last quarter — the smallest advance since the fourth quarter of 2021 and followed a 1.2% The post U.S.

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. And sometimes the best way to achieve our long-term goals may be to give up on unproductive short-term goals. Recognizing how our goals line up can help us know when to quit and when to persist. We get stuck in a sunk cost trap.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

Success

But some workplace experts are speaking up and encouraging employees to do just the same in 2024; perhaps the only “resolution” you will need this year is some real talk. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

Success

What if a little audacity is exactly what we need to restore our confidence in our choices and reignite trust in ourselves? We’re taught to believe that jealousy is a toxic emotion to be avoided at all costs. Cape Up so You Don’t Cop Out. Feel Jealous to Find Genius. And yes, unhealthy comparison will zap you of joy.

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Imposter Syndrome Cost Me Thousands of Dollars—Here’s How I Learned to Fight Back

Success

If you’re not careful, these feelings can cost you. I was so terrified of failing to measure up that I said no to thousands of dollars of new business—and the potential for more work in the future—and accepted a fraction of the amount to do the actual work required. Translation? The solution lies in the problem.

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Elevating Your Role As An Executive Assistant

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That said, use your emotional intelligence to understand when and how to bring up such ideas and concerns. If you find the right timing, can discern your principal’s openness at that time, AND come armed with a solution or highlight an issue they hadn’t considered, they will sit up and take notice.

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The Mel Robbins Guide to Screwing Up

Success

We’re here today because our ancestors avoided rejection at all costs. In her book, The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success , Megan McArdle explains that we gain skills by practicing things because we’re strengthening the connection between the action and the reward. Fast-forward a few thousand years.

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