How to Deal With the Subtraction Called Distraction

‘Subtraction is distraction.’ Ben Sinclair My son sent me a text the other day – as he knows how much I love the use of rhyme in man...

How to Be a Good Conversationalist

Do you possess all the traits of a good communicator? Even if you do not, that doesn’t mean you can’t aspire to. Are there areas you k...

A Life Lesson from Poor Countries

I always like to extract life lessons from seemingly unrelated ideas. This time I want to discuss an interesting article titled Why ...

13 Personal Effectiveness Lessons From The Personal MBA

There are many personal effectiveness lessons, but here are thirteen that I like the most  1. Build mental models To make good d...

How to Break Bad Habits and Develop Good Ones

There is no question that habits are important parts of our lives. We do many things in our lives not from conscious decisions, but fr...

Being Successful: 17 Proven Lessons From Stephen King

I’ve got one new favorite book: On Writing by Stephen King. It was a great experience reading it. Not only did I learn a lot from the ...

Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 100

Business English -Test 1)I'm very happy with our sales prospects for the next year. I'm feeling really ___ . a. bullish   ...

How To Assess Yourself For Career Advancement

ASSESSING YOURSELF Making good decisions depends upon gathering good information. The first step is to gather information about...