Expressing your needs and standing up for yourself are powerful attributes to carry with you in life. There are times to choose your battles, times when it’s worth the fight and times when it’s better to let things go. Addressing conflict at the right time, and in effective ways, will…
Sarah Landrum
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Why don’t positive people dread Mondays? Hint: it has nothing to do with being naturally positive. Positive people don’t spring from the womb filled with a positive, gooey center that’s protected by an impenetrable, negativity-repelling exterior. Instead, positive people make deliberate choices that help them promote, inspire, and appreciate positivity.…
At work, it’s good for someone to have your back. If you want a raise, feel overburdened, need a hand with a troublesome coworker or aren’t getting credit, it helps to have someone on your side. If that someone is your boss, even better. It can take a while to…
We want to trust our bosses. They’re supposed to be the ones who guide us through our work — people we can turn to when things get tough and we don’t know what to do. Unfortunately, not all bosses are people that we can rely on. Here are five signs…
In a perfect world, you'd love your job. You'd earn tons of money, work with awesome people, and have unlimited freedom to do whatever the heck you want. However, you're not in a perfect world. You're in a world where getting up in the morning is complete drudgery, because the…
The work keeps piling up, and so do your hours. The coffee can only last so long when you’re working past five consistently. You’re absolutely exhausted by the end of the workday – and it definitely isn’t helping that the boss doesn’t even recognize all your hard work. What’s the…
You know those people who are total pains-in-the-hindquarters? Do you wish you could literally zap them out of existence, a la Red Skull in "Captain America?” The only trouble is, if you did that, half the world’s population might vanish! Bad jokes aside, it's an unfortunate fact that rude people…
Disrespect and condescension are at the top of the list of attitudes that make a work environment feel hostile. It’s bad enough to feel like your colleagues don’t take you seriously, but that feeling can be amplified many times over when your superior is the one being rude. According to…
As much as you may love your job, workplace and coworkers, nothing is perfect. Unfortunately, when it comes to climbing the career ladder, some people can rest their ladders on the foundation of bullying and verbal abuse. Particularly in high-powered jobs, people sometimes pride themselves on being ruthless,…
It’s a challenge to maintain a relationship with a manipulative person. People who manipulate will do almost anything to achieve their personal agenda. Having someone like this in your life can cause damage to your emotional wellbeing, so here are some tips for dealing with a manipulative person. 1. Know…
If you’re lucky, you got to choose your job, and maybe even your boss. One thing you can’t choose, though? Your co-workers. And unless you’re lucky, or maybe just extremely tolerant, chances are you’ve dealt with a few who can be more than difficult. Here are the five most hellish…
Starting out in the career world can require an entire overhaul of your closet. You suddenly have to reconsider everything you once knew about fashion and totally reevaluate your standards for daily dress. Fortunately, there are many ways to blend style and business, leaving a variety of outfit options for…
Bad habits at work can be just as hard to break as bad habits at home. Bad work habits can be especially detrimental, both to yourself and your reputation at the office. So how do you break them? In stages, of course! First, Realize the Change That Needs to Happen…
No one likes to be criticized. It’s embarrassing to make a mistake and hurtful to hear your performance has been less than optimal. But to be human is to be imperfect, so constructive criticism is part of every job. And tough feedback is not just an unpleasant fact of life,…
Work is the one place where we can’t choose who we spend time with. Inevitably, we end up with co-workers who push our buttons and make life at the office difficult. It’s in your best interest to learn how to keep your cool in frustrating situations. Here are five good…
Burning out is easier than it should be. The advancement of technology was originally supposed to allow us to work less, but in practice that hasn’t exactly worked out. Now we’re expected to be available 24/7 through cell phones, email and video chats, so it shouldn’t be surprising that people…
