Category: Personal Development

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How to Receive Criticism and Make it Work for you

November 23, 2018

I can preach about criticism being a good thing but, to be honest enough, it’s not always easy to receive.
Seeing our mistakes being pointed out by our parents, a teacher, a friend or a mentor isn’t always beautiful. As a result, we tend to build emotional walls and end up being defensive.
As much as we would hate to hear it, criticism isn’t meant to be ignored, it is meant to be faced head-on. … More How to Receive Criticism and Make it Work for you

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Effective Communication

November 23, 2018

Don’t you think it’s time you evaluated your method of communication?

To communicate whatever issues you may be having as a teenager, have you taken time to check if your method will be accepted and understood?

Remember that a communication is only authentic when it’s been received, accepted, and responded to. … More Effective Communication

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How to Deal with Difficult People

November 16, 2018

I hope you would be convinced to know that it is possible to stay calm, maintain peace and avoid conflict. Bear in mind though that these tips will, for now, only guarantee a shift in your own mindset and not a shift in the mindset of the people you would be dealing with.

The change you seek to see most of the time needs to take place in you first before it takes place in others. It’s a process. … More How to Deal with Difficult People

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Qualities of Go-Getters

November 13, 2018

A Go-getter is an active and enterprising person, one who is motivated or inclined to excel, one who strives to achieve success or improvement. Go-getters are not a lazy set of people. They sometimes deny themselves of having fun or get involved in social activities in order to get things done. They put in the time to achieve their goals. … More Qualities of Go-Getters

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How to Handle Procrastination

October 19, 2018

Why not do the assignment today and stop putting off what is important for less important things? Why don’t you set your priorities right? So many of us enjoy putting things off until it gets up to our neck and then we start running helter-skelter. But the bitter thing about that is that the time we avoid doing the important things on our schedule is usually wasted doing nonproductive things. … More How to Handle Procrastination

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Got a Depressed Friend? Here’s What to do

October 18, 2018

Most depressed persons are lonely with nobody to beckon on, that is why after identifying the cause, you need to get closer to the person. By allowing a huge gap, you give room for the person to find solace in negativity. To help against depression isn’t an easy task but in the long run, the positive effect always overshadows the negative. … More Got a Depressed Friend? Here’s What to do

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How to Be a Better Listener

October 11, 2018

Everyone wants to be listened to, we all want people to acknowledge us when we speak, we want someone who we can tell our problems in order to console us or offer possible solutions. Being a good listener is not just about being attentive to the speaker, rather, it is about putting yourself in the person’s shoe, understanding without judging, showing sympathy without pitying. … More How to Be a Better Listener