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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • On selling products

    One morning, while I was out in a bank, I came across an unexpected encounter. Seeing the amount in my check, the friendly teller suggested where I should wisely put my money in. He told me that he’d like to have their bank insurance introduced to me while he processes my check. Without anything I’d Read more

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  • Learning how to say no

    The difference between living a life of peace and productivity versus a life of stress and resentment could lie in one simple skill: Learning how to say no. 9 Ways to Say No to Busywork and Unrealistic Deadlines Read more

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  • The leverage of connections

    Being fresh out of college is a challenging position to be in. You know you need to head out somewhere, but you don’t know where to begin yet. Unless your parents know someone in the industry you belong to, you are on your own. And it feels like clawing your way out from a bottomless Read more

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  • Prediction models about the future

    History is littered with people who had prediction models for picking stocks. When lots of people are making lots of predictions about the future, some of them are guaranteed to be closer than others. And those people will advertise their powers to divine the future so they can rope in customers who don’t understand that Read more

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  • How to deal with conflict

    Did you ever experience being in the middle of a conflict at work? If yes, what did you do? Whether in the workplace or your personal life, it’s inevitable to be in conflict at some point. Knowing what kind of conflict you are in helps you identify areas that need to be addressed. From the Read more

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  • What leaders do

    There will be just a phase in your life when you are given a chance to step up and step out of your comfort zone. One is to be called to lead. But then, what does it really mean to be a leader? If you want to know more, I recommend this short read about Read more

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  • How to write better

    When I was still in elementary, my teacher once told me that the way to be better in writing is this: READ, READ, READWRITE, WRITE, WRITEREPEAT She said that there’s no way around it. And that’s what I did. I can say it’s really sound advice, now that I’ve done it for years. To write Read more

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