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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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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. economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs. Lighten up” or “You’re too sensitive.”

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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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So the idea is that I want you to think about influence like this house that I’m going to conjure up for you: Imagine you walk up to a house, and you see the exterior of it. Are you presentable ? The interior of who you are shows up in the same way it does in a house. What property have you taken up? Are you clean?

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How to Master the Necessary Skill of Professional Detachment?

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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. You can be proud of your contributions without letting it create a false sense of self. 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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His family’s yard in Jamaica had a large mango tree, so one day, he picked a few sweet, juicy mangoes, set up a table in the front yard, and tried to sell them to neighbors. “It Kelly got his first real sales gigs during college, where he did timeshare presentations and worked for Dish Network. It catapulted me.” Time To Hustle.

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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. You can be proud of your contributions without letting it create a false sense of self. You can leave work at work.

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