I love to socialize and connect with others, but at some point, I hit a wall. I want to curl up into a ball, watch TV and disconnect from the world. While many people who experience social exhaustion would love to escape some situations to decompress at home and find time to replenish, sometimes we […]
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“If you don’t give your mind and body a break, you’ll break. Stop pushing yourself through pain and exhaustion and take care of your needs.” Lori Deschene For forty-five minutes, I lay on my yoga mat in child’s pose, unable to move. The exhaustion in my body felt like a thousand kilos, and the ache
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Exercising and taking breaks can fall by the wayside when you’re absorbed in work. Unaware of the passing time, you might spend most of the day hunched over a computer screen, only to feel achy, stiff and lethargic later on. However, along with limbering up muscles and reducing stress, exercise combats the effects of environmental
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If you’ve recently decided to pivot to full-on self-employment, you might have one question: What am I going to do about health care? It’s a valid question, and many people are in the same position. A 2021 Gallup poll found that 1 in 6 Americans stay in jobs they don’t find fulfilling just to keep
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Social responsibility is more than just personal acts of kindness and community service; it’s a powerful force for community well-being, driven significantly by businesses across various sectors. Companies in the waste management industry, for example, have a unique and profound ability to shape healthier, more responsible communities. Ineffective waste management, whether through nonexistent collection systems
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Though there are notable upsides to freelancing and working with clients, being a solopreneur means you have to advocate for yourself. Without a boss to recognize and reward your work, the ball is in your court to prompt a contract change. Do you feel you deserve a raise or an expanded scope of work? Adopt
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Personal accountability means accepting responsibility for your actions, words and behaviors and their consequences. Often, we have an initial impulse to pass the blame or cover up our mistakes, but personal accountability requires that we resist that urge. Holding yourself accountable for what you do and say can deepen your personal and professional relationships while
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“Perfectionism doesn’t make you feel perfect. It makes you feel inadequate.” ~Maria Shriver My name is Steffi, and I am a recovering perfectionist. This might come as a surprise to those who know me because I don´t fit the stereotype. The inside of my bag is as messy as my hair, and I always give
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In July, OpenResearch released the results of its Unconditional Cash Study. This study is the largest unconditional cash study to date, and the results have shown that increased access to cash does improve financial well-being and savings. The results of this study have provoked dialogue concerning the role of unconditional cash and universal basic income
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The Great Wealth Transfer—the idea that trillions will move from older generations, like baby boomers, to their children and grandchildren (millennials and Generation Z) in the coming decades—is currently a source of debate. “It’s going to change the economy whether we like it or not,” explains financial adviser Sofia Cianciulli. “People will have to deal
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