• Happy Employee
    Management

    How Businesses Have Been Focusing on Mental Health

    Looking after the mental health of employees should be a top priority for business owners. The average 9 to 5 Monday to Friday worker spends more than 25% of their lives at work, so it’s imperative that their mental health is looked after. Talking about mental health issues isn’t always easy, however. Although an increasing amount of people have been opening up about their mental health when compared to previous decades, we still have far to go; employees are often afraid to speak out about their issues due to the potential stigma that still surrounds mental health. 1. Communication It’s easy to get caught up in the tech bubble if…

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    Exercise

    How to Stay Motivated to Work Out

    If staying shape were easy, everyone would have athletic bodies. The truth is, sticking to a fitness routine requires a lot of motivation. It’s easy to start out with all the intentions in the world of working out every day. However, there are all sorts of things that life can throw your way. Perhaps you have a stressful deadline at work, or you have family in town. Maybe you’re so tired at the end of the day that the last thing you want to do is get your sweat on. For some people, they just don’t want it badly enough. If you find yourself losing motivation for whatever reason, there…

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    Management

    3 Ways You Might Be Holding Yourself Back in the Workplace

    It’s natural to feel stifled in the workplace from time to time; most people have bouts of feeling like their efforts go unnoticed or they’re not as far along in their career as they’d like to be. Nevertheless, it’s important to look at the ways your actions contribute to that frustration before you start blaming external sources. Whether you feel overshadowed, under-appreciated, or unmotivated, it’s important to make sure that you’re not guilty of practicing these three habits that hold you back and stifle your personal development. 1. Not Communicating Your Ideas and Suggestions Even if you show up on time and deliver positive results on a consistent basis, it’s…

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    Exercise

    Preparing for a Big Game? Here Are 5 Amazing Ways to Ensure You Perform Your Best!

    The confidence that comes with being fully prepped for an upcoming game is crucial in ensuring your best performance. Failure to prepare efficiently before a game places you in a very delicate position where you become clouded with nervousness or anxiety. This anxious state makes your muscles tighten up, thus causing your game performance to go down the drain. If you’re looking to have the best game of your life, then you are definitely at the right place. Let’s look at the top 5 ways to ensure you ace your upcoming game. 1. Stay focused on the present Maintaining your focus and concentration in the now, keeps your mind fully…

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    Management

    What You Need to Know About Making Your Office a More Productive Place

    Productivity is very important in the world of business. If the productivity levels in your office are poor, then your profits will be poorer too, and that’s not what you want. So, what can you do to make your office is a more productive place? Making employees more productive in your workplace is all about creating the right environment. And it’s also about treating people right. Here are some great tips to help you get it right in your office. Make the Place Light All the best offices have plenty of natural light flooding in through the windows. There is nothing worse as an employee than having to work in…

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    General Education

    Why You Should Start Believing in Yourself

    One common quality among all successful people is that they believe in themselves. They believe that they can achieve their dreams and thus work accordingly for them. They do not let small failures get in the way and remind themselves that they can do it, even though that seems to be the last thing possible at that time. Luck, money, contacts, background: yes, all these do play a role in the success of people, but these would not be of any use till you believe in yourself.