"Because there will always be something more to do, we need to consciously choose what we are doing." -Helen Ksypka Why is it such a challenge to prioritize? We have enough to-dos to last for a l... . . .

Success starts in your mind.     Positive Thinking creates the advantage. Success comes with a good mood.     Listen to your most preferred CD before an import... . . .

Study hard, get good grades and you will have a bright future! I am pretty sure many of you have been brainwashed by your teachers with this statement when you were students. And your perception of a... . . .

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Direct Answers - Column for the week of July 26, 2004 I have been married to a wonderfully grounded woman for nine years, and we have two young children. The problem? My mother-in-law lives from cr... . . .

We are good at talking, but we have trouble listening. One sage said, “The only reason we listen is because we know we get to talk next.” Here are some tips that can change your listening behavior ... . . .

Often managers have to deliver presentations with unpleasant content. The vice president has to announce that there is a hiring freeze or a downsizing. The human resource director speaks to the emplo... . . .

Fear, or negative anxiety, is the modern day bubonic plague, infecting millions upon millions of people. It spreads with viral effect, and leaves behind consequences of mediocrity and regret. This “p... . . .

Do you remember your parents asking you what you want to be when you grow up? By the time I was in the 9th grade, my mother started asking me that same question until I graduated from high school. A... . . .

No one would know how good you are if you would not let them know about it. Whether you are promoting yourself for a job or for a date, you have to advertise yourself well. You have written your own ... . . .

You probably think I'm wacko, but it's true - stress can be your best friend! Stress is actually a positive experience to be channeled to improve your life. For instance, let me tell you about a sma... . . .

Everyone wants success. People talk about setting goals and positive thinking and getting to the top. However, most of these same people never really define what success means to them. Instead they t... . . .

Everyone wants a blue ribbon. Blue. First place. The best. Even kindergarteners want that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a blue-ribbon person. In a race I was always last. In baseball I w... . . .

An electric current produces a magnetic field. This is the principle of the electric motor - varying electric currents moving along wires make magnets with drive shafts spin around in circles. A mov... . . .

Everyone at one point ponders "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?" I took a course on the paranormal at UNLV under Dr. Raymond Moody who struck a good point with me, as a magician. He stated that the pa... . . .