Not Asking for Help

There are a handful of reasons we don’t ask for help, but it’s usually because we’re too proud or scared, and that’s a huge waste of time, because it keeps you from moving forward.

If you feel stuck in your career or need to learn new skills and have no idea how to get started, talking to other people in your field will go a long way.

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How to overcome the 10 biggest mistakes in decision making

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Sam, a corporate lawyer with a stressful job, recently admitted, "I really wanted to be a lawyer growing up, but I didn't realize how much time I would be spending away from my family and friends." Because he spent so many years in school and so much time honing his legal skills at a top-notch firm, Sam felt "stuck" with his job.

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Common decision-making mistakes

Making impromptu decisions. Take the time to think about the pros and cons of your decision and weigh out the consequences.
Lacking peace. Take deep breaths in a qu...

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Why Perspective Taking Is an Essential Skill for Success

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Are you the kind of person who wants to achieve massive success in your life? Do you have the mental toughness to make that happen? I think we can all agree that no matter your ambitions, achieving success can be difficult; and over time, the daily grind can take a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional energy.

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What Perspective Taking Is

It’s the ability to take on someone else’s point of view when thinking.

By taking yourself out of the equation, the motivations of your opponent becomes clearer. And by understanding the othe...

Develop perspective taking

Put aside your feelings so that you can concentrate only on the other person’s perspective.
Use open ended questions that can help you draw out the interests and motivation that the person may not be verbalizing.
Be clear about your own position and the weaknesses it has.
Remove any personal intentions you may have, so as not to project them on to the other person.
Using what you know about the person, their background, their mood, their intentions and expectations, imagine how they are seeing the current situation.
Validate their position by paraphrasing back to them what you think their position is.

Using perspective taking

When you break it down, almost every aspect of business involves an element of negotiation.

By honing your perspective taking skills, you are much more likely to come up with solutions that are acceptable to all parties.

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7 Tips to Help You Get You Out of Your Inbox

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Studies show that corporate workers spend about a third of their time checking email. You know what they aren't doing when they are checking email? Their work. It ends up being one long day of email procrastination. Are you spending too much time checking your email rather than getting your work done?

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Get Out of Your Inbox and Get to Work

Rather than checking your inbox for the 57th time today, check your to-do list and determine what you should be doing.

Your email is distractions and other people’s priorities. Your to-d...

7 Tips to Help You Get Out of Your Inbox:

Instead of checking your email endlessly, limit the number of times you check your inbox.
Get things out of your email and onto your to-do list: If an email requires action beyond a response, then add that task to your to-do list where it belongs.
Don’t read email, act on it: File, respond, or delete. Otherwise, you are just compounding the mess in your inbox for later.
Close your email program.
Keep your emails short and to the point. As well, ensure your “ask” is in the first line.
Turn off the notifications: They interrupt your day and encourage you to stop your work to check your inbox.
Don’t check email on your mobile device: If you are using your phone for communication, utilize more immediate forms of communication such as Slack, iMessage, and more.