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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Dopamine helps us feel pleasure, and it makes us feel rewarded and motivated.

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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as of 2017. We saw their self-esteem and self-confidence go up in that short amount of time.” These students can choose between courses that teach both core soft skills, such as “ communications ” or “community and culture,” and hard technical skills. They are on their own.

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Why Introspection Is So Important for a Balanced Life

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The legendary 17th-century Japanese samurai Miyamoto Musashi—one of the most skilled and feared samurai ever to live—delved into the balancing power of introspection in his classic writing, The Book of Five Rings. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated. And where do you even begin to find this balance ?

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Secrets Revealed

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That will increase your self-esteem and you will want to share more often. I finally decided to host a free webinar on March 30, 2017, for administrative professionals whereby I will be pulling back the curtain and sharing some of my secret strategies from when I was an employee for 20 years.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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She’s passionate about enabling teams of creatives, technology leaders and innovators with the skills, mindset and network to tackle the complex and evolving challenges of tomorrow. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018).

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How I Finally Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking

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What I didn’t realize at that time, and what I know to be true now, is that I was dealing with serious self-esteem and confidence issues. I learned new skills and acquired some practical information on public speaking. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated. Will I look professional enough ?