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Gratitude Affirmations: Why They Work and 25 Affirmations to Try

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Scientific research has found potential for self-affirmation to reduce defensiveness, promote openness and positivity and improve coping ability. Rather than reminding yourself that you were an interesting speaker or will be more assertive, say “I am.…” Focus on the present. to put yourself in the moment. Make them specific.

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The Death Of The Deadline As We Know It

Brilliantly Better

I deliberately pushed the comparison a little bit. Do You Want To Improve Your People Skills Practice Assertive Communication Reply 13 dragos September 13, 2010 at 8:25 pm I’m afraid we’re not talking about roses here. Inject Some Life Into That Deadline And make it a liveline. Not even about flowers as a genre.

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Forget AI — This Is The Real Skills Gap Threatening The Future Of Work

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Executives and leaders arent typically promoted because of their mastery of the latest coding language; they advance because they can motivate, inspire, and influence others. Theyre intangible by comparison, leading many to underestimate their importance in organizational strategy. Soft skills are strategic and cant be easily copied.

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The bizarre pancreas loophole that’s undermining America’s organ donation system

Vox Open Sourced

Part of the reason why is regulatory : While pancreases are legally “organs,” and therefore excluded from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, the FDA has asserted its authority to also regulate islet cells as human tissues and to require premarket approval before they can be transplanted into a patient, just like a drug would.

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