It is the new year and therefore it is the season for change and new beginnings. You may be looking to hire a new employee(s) or rather you might be searching for a new job yourself. Now is the time to evaluate your hiring process...
When we turn in for the night, our brains are getting ready to go to work. Sleep provides our brain the time it needs to restore and recalibrate, and prepare to store new information we will need to recall for the next day. When we are...
When you're five years old, the question "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is fun. You just yell out firefighter, veterinarian, or pirate and every adult in the room cheers you on. But for a good number of folks, as you grow...
When you're five years old, the question "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is fun. You just yell out firefighter, veterinarian, or pirate and every adult in the room cheers you on. But for a good number of folks, as you grow...
There are many misconceptions about what it means to be mentally strong. At its core, mental strength is about regulating your thoughts, managing your emotions, and behaving productively, despite the circumstances you find yourself in. Building mental strength is similar to building physical strength. You need to develop healthy...
Being reliable can be draining Science confirms what high performers have known for years: It’s not easy being so competent. A study from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business suggests that people with high self-control — the kind of people who remember birthdays, choose the salad instead of...
Being reliable can be draining Science confirms what high performers have known for years: It’s not easy being so competent. A study from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business suggests that people with high self-control — the kind of people who remember birthdays, choose the salad instead of...
[caption id="attachment_21492" align="alignleft" width="300"] Waiting for an interview[/caption] This question originally appeared on Quora. What are your least favorite resume words? My own is "utilize" — there isn't a single instance I can think of where it would be inappropriate to substitute "use." Therefore, every time I...
The summer months bring with them no school, family vacations, and frozen treats. But they also bring rising temperatures and a blazing hot sun. Although the heat makes for ideal pool time, it can also bring heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and even heat strokes. The heat...
Scales are ubiquitous in American households. They are expected objects in a bathroom landscape. Few people think twice when they happen upon one. You may even have one in your own bathroom. However, when we actually step onto the scale, this innocuous-looking object becomes...