Gender equality has been gaining momentum for the past couple of years, especially after the #MeToo movement. Women are slowly getting their voices heard and their influence is now improving. While there is a significant change over women’s rights and opportunities, it is different when it comes to working. There are still a small number…
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With prices of goods and services increasing, it is no longer enough that we rely only on our 9-to-5 salary. Business is a good way to build up extra money to support your salary. But, many are reluctant to do it because they believe they will need to invest a lot of money to get…
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Not everyone is born confident. As we grow, we make mistakes and we learn from mistakes. But nobody likes making mistakes. When we realised we made a mistake, feelings of incompetence, disappointment and embarrassment come rushing in. At work, our fear of making mistakes impact our confidence and lead to affecting our productivity. If you…
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At a workplace, it can be difficult to say “no” when you want to prove yourself to your employers and colleagues. You will take on anything just to be recognized and accepted. However, saying yes too often can cause you to burn out and people may think you are an overachiever. Your coworkers or employers…
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In business, the adage is “the customer is always right.” However, some customers take this way too seriously and become the nightmare of many employees and executives alike. Unfortunately, dealing with these difficult customers is a part of the game. I have been in the line of customer facing role for more than 20 years…
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When we talk about women in the workplace, it is not uncommon for us to hear about low ratios of women in fields where men are on top. Even if women are capable of performing well in these fields, they face a lot of challenges and opposition to show what they are capable of. I…
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For every employee, they dread the possibility of getting laid off or fired from their job at every moment. Unemployment would mean they would not have the funds to assist them to live their daily life and pay off whatever it is they need. It is also a status many do not like to have…
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You might think that the idea of a recruiter poaching you from your current job to work in a perfect company with an ideal job, benefits, and salary to be a little far-fetched. While it’s true that such a situation doesn’t happen every day, such cases aren’t as rare as one might think.
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Work depression can hit anyone at any given moment. Recently, one of my friends was diagnosed with depression derived from work-related stress. Fortunately for him, his employers were alerted to his displayed signs of depression and managed to convince him to seek help immediately.
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Usually, I have a nose to sniff out special people and Rachel is one of those people that I would love to meet in real life. She is full of positive passion (so hard not to be infected by her!) and you can tell from the interview below, she loves what she is doing and…
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This is the continuation of conquering my dislike for driving and the need to overcome it because I refuse to be stuck at home with my child.
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Many people get uncomfortable when getting praises. Definitely, they like it but are concerned about being dismissive or saying something stupid and not responding thus coming off as offensive.
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As the saying goes; do what you love and you won’t work in your life.
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When I published the piece on workplace abuse, I did not expect so much sharing in the comments. One of the shares is by a talented author, Arwen and I have invited her to share her experiences in detail which she graciously and generously did so and here is her story. I have a longstanding…
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One thing that I heard frequently from the other person’s mouth is “I don’t have a choice.” That statement is not true. We do have choices in life, be it a limited or an obstructed one but we still are able to choose.
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I love exploring new blogs especially when the reader is a newly subscriber of MiddleMe. I stumbled upon Mark’s website and found myself reading post after post. His stories are genuine and real, something I can truly relate with. Here is one of his post and I hope that you enjoyed it as much as…
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We all go through life sometimes questioning ourselves whether we are doing something right. Whether we are being true to ourselves, whether we are doing our best, whether we are happy.
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Hey There Kally, How’d doing? Love your previous articles, I still need time to catch up with all of them but I want to tell you that some of your tips helped me plenty especially during a tough job search. Now you know I have been searching for a stable job for a year to…
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