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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Finally, adding comedy to otherwise mundane presentations can really make a difference. Insert funny memes and videos into the presentation. “I

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How to Practice Gratitude in Your Daily Life

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Evidence has shown that engaging in gratitude practices can help people feel more satisfied in life and boost their self-esteem, according to psychological research. Mindfulness, the act of being aware of one’s feelings, emotions and environment in the present moment, goes hand in hand with gratitude.

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How to Separate Your Work from Your Identity

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But American culture is especially obsessed with the relationship between our jobs and our sense of self-worth. Often, studies show that work experiences influence one’s self-esteem and vice-versa. Enter the importance of disassociating “success” at your job from your own personal sense of self-confidence and self-esteem.

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How to Grow Your Circle of Influence

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Are you presentable ? Not that it always has to matter, but the way that you hold yourself and carry yourself shows others how you hold your self-respect and self-esteem. And by exterior, what I mean is, are you inviting ? Do you have a smile ? Because in the world we live in, let’s be honest, the way you look matters.

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How to Master the Necessary Skill of Professional Detachment?

Eat Your Career

See if any look familiar: You’re unable to separate yourself from work to be present outside of it. Your self-esteem and self-worth are entirely tied to your successes and failures at work. It’s a fine line, but once crossed, you could experience some very destructive consequences. Your work impacts your relationships.

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How to Master the Necessary Skill of Professional Detachment

Eat Your Career

See if any look familiar: You’re unable to separate yourself from work to be present outside of it. . Your self-esteem and self-worth are entirely tied to your successes and failures at work. It’s a fine line, but once crossed, you could experience some very destructive consequences. Your work impacts your relationships.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

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Kelly got his first real sales gigs during college, where he did timeshare presentations and worked for Dish Network. Some people handle it better than others, likely because they have high self-esteem and their formative role models growing up modeled appropriate behavior. . Later, when he was in middle school in the U.S.,