Confidence

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Never say “I am confident…” on a cover letter. Here’s why Kaitlyn McInnis

You’ll always want to be careful about how you come off after you’ve laid your cards on the table. Your work accolades and personality speak for themselves. Read More

How To

25 questions to ask a mentor Jo Miller

Here’s how it works: Before every meeting with your mentor, prepare one question from each of these categories: stories, situations, self-awareness, and skill building. Read More

Advice

4 ways to help you deal with difficult people Brian Pennie

Being in the presence of such people is not fun, and literally sucks the life right out of you. Here are 4 ways to deal with difficult people. Read More

Advice

Lack of confidence kills more dreams than lack of ability Thomas Oppong

You might have the ability to accomplish your dreams — but if you lack the confidence, you’ll never do it. This is how to avoid that trap. Read More

Advice

7 questions highly confident people ask themselves regularly Anouare Abdou

We all know someone who is extremely confident — but how do they maintain that? Highly confident people ask themselves these questions. Read More

Productivity

Doing this before you talk, may make you a better person Kyle Schnitzer

Sure, everyone loves conversation — but everyone also loves to talk over each other. Finishing each other’s sentences can be cute, but often it can be obnoxious as it is in-sync. Read More

Advice

How to overcome any insecurity Nicolas Cole

Whenever someone says they don’t want to do something, or it just “isn’t who they are,” there is often an underlying layer of insecurity there. Read More

How To

8 killer ways to make a good first impression LaRae Quy

We need to make those seconds count. Strong first impressions help you be persuasive because they are a very effective way of getting people’s attention. Read More

Productivity

7 things highly confident people avoid doing in meetings Anouare Abdou

We’ve all met a highly confident person — even in meetings. These are 7 things they avoid doing during, which helps them appear even more so. Read More

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