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Survey reveals the spending habits of Millennials (spoiler: they like coffee and eating out)
4 best career advice lessons from departing PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi
Here are some of the best pieces of advice departing PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi has given on careers that we can apply to our lives.
5 habits that will make you more productive at work (without trying harder)
Our performance at work is impacted by routines and choices most of us aren’t even aware of. Refining them can help us be more consistently productive.
We work harder when our boss makes more than we thought
Employees who learned that their bosses’ salaries were higher than they expected work harder and even boosted their productivity by 10%.
Today's Top Stories August 15, 2018
What to do (and not do) when you’re unemployed
Unemployment can wreak havoc on your peace of mind and your finances. There are some steps you can take to try to limit that negative impact.
Hate breakfast? Here’s how to make the day’s first meal suck less
We’re here to help you. Here are the best tips to make breakfast better – even if you really hate to eat in the morning.
3 questions to help eradicate conflict in the workplace
When I see conflict, it often relates to turf. People retreat to protect their territory. After all, change means giving up something — right? Not always.
Rock the body. Body language, that is!
There may be one tool in your career-building kit that you’re not using to its full potential, and that’s body language.
Simple productivity hacks to immediately become more effective
What’s necessary to become more effective are straightforward, doable strategies that simplify your day and transform potential into productive outputs.
Overcome the performance bias if you want to improve your team
Everyone loves high performers and categorizing people by performance has its benefits. However, the performance bias can create more harm than good.
9 of the most difficult interview questions – and how to answer them
Job interviews are difficult enough. In the spirit of job interview preparation, we rounded up some of the toughest job interview questions.
Getting unstuck: The myth of work-life balance
The key to getting unstuck is self-care, even when that feels like your lowest priority and the last thing you have time for.
Why being an overprotective parent isn’t necessarily a bad thing
Before you buy into the idea that all overprotective parents are ruining their children’s lives, check out how you might actually be helping them.
Gabrielle Union on why women need to stop feeling ‘lucky’ when someone likes their idea
At the 2018 #BlogHer conference, Gabrielle Union spoke out how about women should never just feel 'lucky' someone believed in their company.
One of Oprah’s favorite thought leaders says these are the only 3 questions you need to ask yourself
Career expert Marie Forleo, one of Oprah's favorite thought leaders, says you only need to ask yourself 3 questions to find your passion.
Starbucks debuts its first protein-packed coffee
Starbucks has announced that it is introducing its new Protein Blended Cold Brew coffee in both an almond and cacao flavor.
3 things to do when someone breaks your trust at work
It's a classic situation: Everything's going well for you and your team at work until someone breaks your trust, jeopardizing everything you've worked for.
This is the best state to have a child in this year
All 50 states (plus D.C.) were examined for "health care," "family-friendliness," "cost" and "baby-friendliness" to find the best place to have a child.
Exercising too much can be bad for your mental health
Logic would seem to be that the more you workout the more your mental health would be in shape (and maybe your biceps too.) However, that isn't necessarily how it works.
9 realistic work perks every employee would love
Happy staff is more likely to work harder and stay with your company, so it’s important to make sure you’re listening to what your employees want and responding appropriately
24 words that show leadership on a resume
Selecting the most powerful words to describe your experience can make a huge impact on a potential employer. Here are 24 words for your resume.
8 alternatives to traditional business cards
New ideas for business cards, which showcase your name and title and clearly and easily offer others your preferred ways of being in touch.
Is impostor syndrome costing you money?
Impostor syndrome isn't just an annoying feeling making us doubt ourselves — it has far-reaching implications and could be impacting your career.
Why imperfect is more beautiful than perfect
Perfect and beautiful aren’t the same. Perfect often degrades. It’s the flaws, the imperfections, the roughness around the edges that generate the beauty.
The identity trap: Being less wrong
What we call an identity is mostly a product of memory, and memory — as both science and history have shown — is incredibly hazy and questionable.
Connecting your personal and work values: 3 steps to a more fulfilling work life
When your values are honored each day, life is fulfilling. Find time to identify your personal and organization’s values and create an action plan.
How to become the best version of yourself
I've noticed three ugly qualities in people that can prevent you from becoming better versions of yourself: Greed. Vanity. Addiction.
Malcolm Gladwell on why we shouldn’t value speed over power
Power over speed: “Let’s create a safe space for the neurotic tortoise as opposed to penalizing him at the point of entry.”
10 ways to determine if you have healthy or destructive passion
The problem for most people is that they believe that passion is the moving cause, when in reality, passion is an effect.
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Study finds that ‘very unattractive’ people make more money
A study from the Journal of Business and Psychology of 20,000 young Americans, interviewed the subjects at home at age 16 and then three more times before they turned 29-years-old. The researchers looked at the correlation between attractiveness and income of the participants based on a five-point scale of physical attractiveness from "very unattractive" to "very attractive." They found something very interesting when it came to looks and earnings...
This is the surprising benefit of going for that third cup of coffee
That first cup of coffee in the morning is absolutely needed to wake you up. The second cup of coffee a bit later keeps the momentum up. The third cup is when you start to feel a bit guilty and doubt your sense of self. But this new study will help get rid of that guilt.
Stanford professor: The workplace is literally killing us
No good employer is going to outright say that they kill you, but new research finds that too many modern workplaces are grim reapers inflicting a fatal amount of stress on our bodies and minds.
