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Put Yourself Out of Your Misery and Quit

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 | Self Improvement

It happens. You hate your boss, but you love your job. Or you love your boss, but hate your job. Or you've seen a colleague in that position, or you have a client so encumbered. I've seen it play itself out in more than one work situation. In fact, in one situation, I accompanied the manager who went to tell Ms. Employee, and I quote, 'He's not going to change. You're going to lose. Save yourself some misery and quit right now, or change your attitude.' (Quit the job, or quit feeling that way.) ...
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Billy Connolly Tickets - Billy Connolly Theatre Tickets

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly, Jr. on 24 November 1942) is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin (The Big One). His first trade, in the early 1960s, was as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, but he gave it up towards the end of the decade to pursue being a folk singer in a pop/folk band and subsequently as a soloist. In the early 1970s he made the transition from folk-singer with a ...
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The Advantages of a Christian Boarding School

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | Education

Christian boarding school offers many benefits to teenagers and their parents. The obvious advantage is that the school not only provides a wide ranging education program but adds that extra component known to some as spirituality. Even parents who may not be church goers understand and appreciate the importance of a person's inner being and gives much attention to thinking of others and how we can all be better people by caring for others and not just for ourselves.Christian boarding schools ...
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Sly Stallone-Mini Bio

Monday, January 30th, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

Stallone has been in the acting business since the 70's when he starred in the soft-core porn film titled The Party at Kitty and Stud's House that was later renamed The Italian Stallion after his nickname. He starred in his first feature film that same year titled No Place To Hide. This film was remade in 1990 as the award-winning film, A Man Named... Rainbo. Stallone's success skyrocketed in 1975 when he made his first Rocky film. He wrote the script for the film in a matter of three days ...
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Truth or Consequences

Sunday, January 29th, 2012 | Business

Truth or Consequences: How to Give Performance Feedback By Judith Lindenberger In the bestseller, Good to Great, Jim Collins discovered that, "the good-to-great companies continually refined the path to greatness with the brutal facts of reality." And, in his recent autobiography, Jack Welch reports that he spent about half of his time on people: recruiting new talent, picking the right people for particular positions, grooming young stars, developing managers, dealing with under ...
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Dr. Dre Producer of Hip Hop

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

Dr. Dre, producer of hip hop, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and actor who began his career in music as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru. He later found fame with the influential gangsta rap group NWA, which stood for Niggaz With Attitude. Core members were Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren & DJ Yella. Coming from the Ghetto's of Compton and founders of Gangsta Rap their music and lyrics were both shocking and influential to a whole generation of people ...
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Time Management Tips- How to Create More Time Every Day and Maximize Your Activities

Friday, January 27th, 2012 | Self Improvement

Yes the title is rather intriguing. When there are only 24 hours in a day, how can you create more time? Haven't we heard people complaining that 24 hours is not enough to do all their work? Haven't we seen people wasting time and idling knowing not what to do. We also see people working efficiently in their jobs, actively participating in several organizations and yet finding time to relax with their spouses and children. Why is it that some fail to accomplish much while others are able to do ...
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Speak With E's Part 3

Thursday, January 26th, 2012 | Business

'Educate, Energize, Entertain, and provide an experience for your audience' 1. Use direct eye contact. You can focus on one person when making a point' and everyone else in the audience will think you are speaking to them, too. 2. Don't just stand behind the lectern move around, gesture. Be animated. (Fifty-five percent of how people perceive you is by body language; 38 percent by your voice; 7 percent by your words.) 3. If you are telling a story, assume the posture of the character you are ...
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Scrubs Seasons 1-8 DVD Boxset

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

Scrubs is an American comedy-drama created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced currently by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced dialogue, slapstick, and surreal vignettes presented mostly as the daydreams of the central character, Dr. John "J.D." Dorian, played by Zach Braff. Alongisde Braff, the first eight seasons of the show starred Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, John C McGinley, Judy Reyes, Ken Jenkins ...
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Find Out . . . Are You Right or Left Brained?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 | Self Improvement

Introduction: The brain is considered to be one of the most complex organs. A deep furrow separates the cerebrum to two halves known as the left and right hemispheres. It is believed that the two different sides of the brain control two different modes of thinking. We generally follow our dominant side; however, we can teach and train our less dominant side.Bill Lee:'The right half of the brain controls the left half of the body. This means that only left handed people are in their right mind.' ...
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Who is Johnny Depp?

Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

The astrology site, Astrotheme has listed the actor, Johnny Depp as the favorite male celebrity on its site. His astrological natal chart has been viewed almost 95,000 times. This article gives an in-depth description of Johnny Depp's astrological birth chart, which offers an insightful look into the nature of this savvy, unconventional and brilliant actor. My Sun is in Gemini in the 11th house. I am intelligent, artsy and avant garde. I am curious about how others think and relate to life. I ...
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Monday Morning Mindfulness

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 | Business

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Am I in a dead-end job?

Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | Business

A blog reader asks: <em>My brother keeps pushing me to change jobs because he says I am in a dead-end job. He has given me a lot of good reasons to think so. I'm just not sure. Can you help?"</em> (name witheld) You certainly could be working a dead-end job if you have held the same position, for years and years. If you had goals when you applied for the job and have yet to see those goals accomplished, it may be a sign of a dead-end job. Your work go unrewarded, beyond the normal ...
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Bingo Players - is your husband a slouch on the couch?

Friday, January 20th, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

According to research from an online bingo site, many bingo players husbands or partners need a lift to get them off the couch or to pull their weight around the family home? According to a survey by a leading online bingo site, results showed that 80% of husbands of women who play online bingo were lazy and failed to contribute enough to housework or jobs around the home. It may be no surprise that women who play bingo are also most likely to do the majority of housework and childcare, and are ...
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Interview tips

Thursday, January 19th, 2012 | Careers

Interview Questions Are you the kind of person who relies on charm? Will it work when you are sitting in front of the most important people you ever met, interviewing you for the best job you ever dreamed of..... You need to train yourself You must achieve & develop professionalism in you that will come across in the tone of your voice, your body language, your power to impress recruiters... You can't fake these things. Recruiters are very intellegent people and no fake body language or ...
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The "IF" Word

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | Self Improvement

I recall as a child being mildly scolded after coming home from Kindergarten and telling my mother all about the new word I had learned - the "F" word. Spray painted across some garage door on the way to school, I guess I thought it sounded like a neat addition to my vocabulary. Not! Now, as an adult, there's a word that doesn't quite have the same phonetic ring, but sticks out as much as the aforementioned expletive whenever I hear it. It's the "IF" word! As human beings, almost all of us have ...
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How To Watch Mad Men Online

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

MAD MEN, gotta love it!  Here's the synopsis for the next episode: Regardless of their efforts, Don and Sal just can't seem to satisfy their clients.  They will need to re-think their strategy and make sure they can keep their clients.  Also in this episode, Betty decides that she'd like to hold a fundraiser.The season 3 episode 1 of Mad Men is titled 'Out of town', episode 2 is titled 'Love among the ruins' and episode 3 is titled 'My Old Kentucky Home'. And as always I tell you how to ...
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Motivating People: Recognising Needs

Monday, January 16th, 2012 | Business

Since the 1940s research into human behaviour has suggested that people are motivated by a number of different needs, at work and in their personal life. Recognising and satisfying these needs will help you to get the best from people. Several motivation theories work on the assumption that given the chance and the right stimuli, people work well and positively. As a manager, be aware of what these stimuli or "motivational forces" are. Theorist Abraham Maslow grouped them into five areas. The ...
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How To Watch Mad Men Episode

Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | Art and Entertainment

The big takeaway from Sunday night's 'Mad Men' is clearly never leave the key to your secret life as an identity thief in your bathrobe when you aren't the one doing the laundry. Betty's discovery in an hour when she spent much of her time reading 'The Group' (with whom do you think she is feeling the deepest kinship ' Kay?) was one of the most stunning surprises 'Mad Men' has sprung yet, a revelation that seemed as though it wouldn't happen for a season or so. Now the question remains: How ...
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Boca Raton Weekend Guide

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 | Business

Besides the mild and beautiful year-round climate, Boca Raton offers much to do on the weekends including venues for the arts, culture, shopping and outdoor activities. Find something fun to do this weekend in Boca Raton. Arts and Culture in Boca Raton The Boca Raton area contains several performing arts and cultural venues, plus an arts festival that is quickly becoming a staple attraction. The Festival of the Arts BOCA is held each year at the Mizner Park Amphitheater and features major ...
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