Good listening means receiving the message, correctly decoding it and accurately perceiving what it means. Successful managers work diligently to engage others in their cause. Oddly enough, the best way, to engage others is by seriously listening.

If you were to watch a woman being robbed, what would you do? Jump in and help, call the police or nothing at all? A lot of you hate questions like these because you feel there is no right answer or that it is somehow a trick question.

Each of us has a “life theme”. A life theme is a single psychological issue that is the lesson plan for our lives.

The top 10 fears include common fears like fear of flying, fear of public speaking, fear of heights… even fear of spiders. But what do these fears really say about us, and how can these fears be overcome? This light-hearted article attempts to answer these questions, and more…

Why should you care about emotional maturity? Because it can mean the difference between a happy, rewarding and satisfying life and relationship versus a stressful unhappy existence with crises that never seem to go away. This article introduces the signs of emotional immaturity, qualities and characteristics of emotional maturity and how to …

Yep, that’s right, I admit it – I’m a control freak. I wonder if there’s a 12-step program for that. I wanted to bring this issue up as a benefit to all of those poor people out there (virtual assistants especially) who work for people like me. And for the benefit of all of my partners in making the misery.

Exercise is not only good for your physique but also for your mind. Exercise has been proven to act as a stress reducer, confidence booster and help you focus and concentrate on daily tasks.

You have to be a certain type of person to work for yourself. You need to be a self starter, able to do a variety of tasks and also be motivated to find work.

Nobody has yet come up with a solution as to “why do most people procrastinate?” Even at present, procrastination is considered to be one of the biggest mysteries surrounding human beings. Although, most people know that the solution to such problems lie deep within them, in reality, they would not admit them.

Here’s a little exercise that if you let sink in by truthfully asking yourself these questions, you may change what you need to change. How would one or more of these questions affect your life for the better if you really applied them?