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The Psychology of Customer Service: Science-Backed Tricks
Taking care of customers has always been crucial to business success. In fact, stock experts have found that brand loyalty is the most reliable aspect in predicting a company's performances in both short and long-term futures. A study by Michigan State University found that traders who built stock portfolios based on customer satisfaction data made nearly five times more money than their peers. So, yes, customer satisfaction matters and can make or break your business.
If He Has Any Of These 3 Personality Types, Your Relationship Will Never Work
By Marwan Jamal Editor’s note: The following is based on scientific research only and is not to be considered medical advice. The narcissist, the unstable, and the paranoid. These are the three types of people you should never be in a relationship with — or even date.
5 Lessons We Can All Learn From the Life of Warren Buffett
Of all billionaires and successful business people, Warren Buffet remains my favorite. Not only is he witty and sharp-minded but, Buffet is also very insightful. He reads a lot and above all that, he knows how to enjoy life from his famous junk-food diet to the old house he still lives in today. Check out the video below! Here are some of my favorite lessons that I’ve learned from Warren Buffett: 1.
If He Has Any Of These 3 Personality Types, Your Relationship Will Never Work
By Marwan Jamal Editor’s note: The following is based on scientific research only and is not to be considered as medical advice. The narcissist, the unstable and the paranoid. These are the three types of people you should never be in a relationship with — or even date.
4 Lessons You Can Learn From the Founder of Walmart, Sam Walton
One day in the early 1960s, 44-year old Sam Walton founded his first department store in Bentonville, Arkansas a few years after being forced to let go of his first successful store for contract problems. Since this day, July 2nd, 1962, Walmart has grown to be the most successful retailer in the world (now is second to Amazon) with over ten thousand stores and more than $200 billion in market value.
How to Have Fewer Negative Thoughts
— “The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great things into your life.” These six tips will help you overcome feeling negative (or at least improve your mood a bit). 1. Understand the truth about fear Realize that fear is often imaginary, and that you’ll probably do better if you take action than if you do nothing and let negative thoughts control you.
What to Do When You Have a Bad Mood?
— Career hardships, relationship issues, and money problems, all coming at you without permission; life is not easy, is it? According to the Washington Post, 62 percent of Americans say work has a significant impact on their mood. Another survey found that one of every 10 Icelandic citizens is on anti-depressants while a third one says the Chinese market has expanded from 10.4 to 26.1 billion dollars between 2005 and 2011. So yes, the world is in a mood crisis.
How to Permanently Lose Weight in 4 Simple (But Effective) Tips
Home / Featured Content / How to Permanently Lose Weight in 4 Simple (But Effective) Tips — Eighty percent (or more) or new year’s resolutions are related to weight loss —and unfortunately, most of these goals are never fulfilled. So, today I made you a list of my favorite weight-loss tips. These are the ones that helped me lose 81 pounds and keep a nice shape for three consecutive years.
Get 60% More Done With 3 Simple Tips
— Let me tell you something about myself: I’m more ambitious than anyone can ever imagine. My goals are in 10X, I eat books for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I ridicule those who are scared even to try. But I never went any far with my life until recently because I was JUST ambitious. Nothing less, and nothing more.
7 Tips to Become a Better Negotiator
— One must read lots of books to live a better life. But one must also become “street smart” and learn as many communication skills as he can. In fact, skills like negotiation and persuasion are so valuable that a tycoon like Warren Buffet chose to hang the public-speaking certificate he received from Carnegie’s Institute in his office instead of his Colombia diploma. For that, I have researched and listed seven tips you can use today to improve your negotiation skills and get better in life.
How to Make a Killer First Impression
— Two seconds are what people need to form an opinion about you. A group of Harvard researchers wanted to see if there was a link between one’s teaching skills and their non-verbal cues, so they asked strangers to watch a muted 10-second video of some Harvard professors and asked them to rate each teacher on different scales including warmth, optimism, and professionalism.
7 Reasons Green Tea Will Make You Look Beautiful
— For long, green tea has been one of the healthiest beverages in the history of mankind. In fact, the first book to ever highlight the benefits of green tea goes way back to the year 600 AD when the Chinese monk, Lu Yu, wrote what he called “The Classic of Tea” which is known by historians to be the first definitive work on cultivating, making and drinking tea.
4 Tips to Raise a Confident Kid
— It’s easier, today, for a 10-year-old kid to set up a Facebook account than to learn how to speak up for themselves. Two of my girlfriends were kindergarten and school teachers, and I’m kind of familiar with the abuse kids get every day from their parents, friends, and teachers…. It’s insanely annoying .Long story short, I checked my calendar and saw tomorrow is Parents’ Day, so I decided to write a short post for parents struggling to raise a confident, self-respected young child.
Get 60% More Done With 3 Simple Tips
— Let me tell you something about myself: I’m more ambitious than anyone can ever imagine. My goals are in 10X, I eat books for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and I ridicule those who are scared even to try. But I never went any far with my life until recently because I was JUST ambitious. Nothing less, and nothing more. If you think about it, you can put most people into one of three categories: A) dream small and work little B) dream big and do little C) dream big, do big and go all in.
7 Steps to Have a Great Morning
— A new study by Ohio State University found that employees who started the day with a good mood rated customers more positively and felt happier and more productive as the day progressed. The study also found that when employees start the day on a high, they were 83 percent less likely to lose that mood no matter what happens later during the day. So yes, it’s very important that you have a happy start to your day and these tips will show you how: HOW TO HAVE A GREAT MORNING 1.
These Five Tips Will Help You Exercise More (#5 Will Amaze You)
Home / Featured Content / These Five Tips Will Help You Exercise More (#5 Will Amaze You) — Think alternatives. When physical activity is perceived as fun—i.e., when it is labeled as a scenic walk rather than an exercise walk—people subsequently consume fewer sweets and other snacks (Werle). This means you should stop trying to love cardio and opt for something you adore, like swimming or hiking. People who make exercising feel like chore eventually quit.
3 Easy Tips to a Good Night Sleep
— Good night sleep. The best thing in the world (Second to a nice Cheeseburger on a rainy morning). According to a 2010 survey, 30 percent of Australians reported experiencing a severe sleeping disorder. Whereas in America, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of every four Americans reports not getting enough night sleep. This corresponds with another survey saying that around 60 million Americans are affected by sleep disorder each year.
Let These 4 Famous Figures Be Your Stress-Relieving Guides
Though anxiety, worrying may sound unobtrusive compared to, say, cancer, it’s vital that we learn how to cope with them. A survey by the American Institute of Stress suggests that 77 percent of adults in America experience physical symptoms caused by stress and one-third of them are living with extreme pressure. This. Is. Serious. You must learn how to cope with stress and worries if you ever want to be happy. I think this is everybody`s ultimate goal, isn’t it?
6 Traveling Tips to Never Feel Lonely While You Travel
Traveling is one of the coolest things you can do, especially if you`re young. New people, cool places, delicious plates and wild stories you can bore your friends with for a lifetime. But travel isn`t always the cure for your problems. Though it makes you tune in on who you are as a person, traveling can also be lonely especially if you`re traveling alone and for a long period of time. According to research, traveling can provoke anxiety in some people and in some cases, it can worsen depression.
How to Keep Your Marriage or Relationship Strong and Beat the Statistics
“Good relationships don’t just happen. They take time, patience, and two people who truly want to be together.” ~Unknown You can`t take it anymore. Life’s getting boring, you fight over everything, your relationship has lost its spark, and you can’t look each other in the eye without feeling regret. Many marriages and relationships get to this place eventually. According to recent surveys, one of every two American couples gets a divorce.
3 Easy Tips to a Good Night Sleep
Good night sleep. The best thing in the world (Second to a nice Cheeseburger on a rainy morning). According to a 2010 survey, 30 percent of Australians reported experiencing a severe sleeping disorder. Whereas in America, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that one of every four Americans reports not getting enough night sleep. This corresponds with another survey saying that around 60 million Americans are affected by sleep disorder each year.
How to Keep Your Marriage or Relationship Strong and Beat the Statistics
“Good relationships don’t just happen. They take time, patience, and two people who truly want to be together.” ~Unknown You can`t take it anymore. Life’s getting boring, you fight over everything, your relationship has lost its spark, and you can’t look each other in the eye without feeling regret. Many marriages and relationships get to this place eventually. According to recent surveys, one of every two American couples gets a divorce.
4 Bestselling Authors Share Their 4 Most Favorite Success Tips
Bestselling authors; Jordan Peterson, Jen Sincero, Mark Divine and Brad Gilbert share their four favorite success tips. Here they are… “People appear to love their dogs, cats, ferrets, and birds (and maybe even their lizards) more than themselves. How horrible is that? How much shame must exist, for something like that to be true?” – Jordan Peterson Some people don`t know how to take care of themselves. They either don`t do it or they spoil themselves.
Do you worry too much? 4 Worrying Mistakes You Should Stop Making
Do you worry too much? According to the Anxiety and Depression American Association (ADAA) almost 40 million American adults — one-fifth of the population— suffer from chronic worrying and other anxiety disorders which makes them the most common mental illness in the U.S. This has lots of reasons, too much technology, insomnia and sleep deprivation, loneliness and the lack of proper communication, especially among teens. But I`m not here today to talk causes.
Negative Emotions: How To Manage Them, and Why They Can be Good for You
Home / Advice & Confessions / Negative Emotions: How To Manage Them, and Why They Can be Good for You — It’s not easy to cope with stress, anger, regret and other negative emotions especially with the fast-paced life most of us are leading today. I’ve done my research and came with five things you can do when you feel bad. However, there’s one thing I’d like to start with which is: Negative emotions aren’t always bad.
How to Build Self-Respect: 5 Steps to a Healthy Self-image
Self-respect and happiness go hand in hand. However, if you`re to label my generation with a single word, it will be: It’s hard to build self-respect today especially with the huge pressure me and my generation face. We always have to do more, experience more, look better and be 10X tougher than our seniors or else we`ll miss out. The world is moving fast, and none is keeping up. So we blame and beat up ourselves and lose self-respect in the process.
8 Expert Tips To Spice Up Your (Married) Sex Life
— Couples, especially married ones, are in an immense need for new tools to spice up their sex life. These findings, according to one large study on 38,747 people find 59% of men and 42 percent of women say they feel less desired by their partners than how they were at the beginning of their relationships. For this reason, I’ve made you a list of eight things to do to spice up your sex life based on research and expert findings. (1) Rediscover your beauty.
Do you worry too much? These 5 Habits and Mindset Shifts Will Revitalize Your Brain
Worrying is crippling, boring and lifeless. I grew up in a family of multiple chronic worriers, and I know how bad things can go with it. You let negative thoughts have the best of you. You worry about anything and everything, big and small, rational and irrational, and you turn yourself into a mental masochist who rarely feels in peace. (pieces maybe, not peace).
3 Essential Tips to Spring Clean Your Mind
Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’ – Robin Williams It’s spring cleaning time. Another year, another spring, and another chance to get your sanity back. If you, like me, don’t like winter, or if the past few months have been tough on you then no time is better than spring to help you recharge and shake things up for the better. Here are four science-backed ways to spring clear your mind and feel more relaxed before the summer. Ever listened to Rap God?
Comfort Vs Courage: It’s Easier To Stay In Bed Than Face Your Goals.
On paper, your goals seem like a must. You want that successful business, you want to inspire others, you want to get on stage and wow the audience or you might even want to write a New York Times Best Selling Book. Most of us do none of this. We set our goals like the ones mentioned and then consistently fall short. Then there are the outliers who do achieve these audacious goals. An example of an outlier I learned last week was a lady named Michaela Alexis.
How Letting Go of Perfection Can Help You Build a Strong Company
The word “perfect” has a nice ring to it. After all, isn’t that what we should all strive for? We should be straight A students, be perfect at our jobs, raise perfect kids and have perfect bodies. The idea of being a perfectionist initially sounds like a good personality trait to possess. These are people who refuse to accept any standard short of perfection. They must have perfect lives and successful businesses, right? If you answered “yes,” you’d be wrong.
Get Over a Bad Day with 8 Easy Tips
You can`t grow without having a bad day every now and then. It`s inevitable. Or as multi-millionaire Tom Bilyeu likes to call it, “You cannot remake yourself without suffering.� Problems will be there, and part of being the toughest version of you is teaching yourself how to handle those moments/days better when they come. For that, I have made you a list of eight things to do when you have a bad day, all backed by science.
6 Practices That Will Definitely Make You Smarter
Becoming smarter is something you should seek so you can enjoy a better life. According to a 2012 study, Intelligence is a more accurate predictor of future career success than socioeconomic background. So yes, being smart pays off. And yes, with some consistency and knowledge, you can systematically become more intelligent, make better decisions and improve your life with less resistance. How? From what I`ve read and used, these six practices can make you 2, 3 or even 10X smarter.
7 Reasons To Meditate
Do you always feel tired, stressed, and angry? Are you impulsive and can`t seem to stop snapping at people for the wrong reasons? If you say Yes, then you have to meditate more often. Meditation is one of the best physical and spiritual activities you can gift yourself. For just 10 minutes each day, you can improve your mood, boost your energy and increase tranquility. But it`s not just about that.
From the Experts: 6 Tips to Stay Motivated, Anytime, Anywhere.
We all have our own moments of doubt, distress, and complete laziness. But what usually determines someone`s success or failure is your ability to stay motivated especially during their toughest times. I`ve worked on this topic for years and below are some of the things you can do to stay motivated. 1. Work Your Negative Thoughts Out Tony Robbins was right when he said the difference between you and success is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself.
5 Lessons We Can All Learn From the Life of Warren Buffett
Of all billionaires and successful business people, Warren Buffet remains my favorite. Not only is he witty and sharp-minded but, Buffet is also very insightful. He reads a lot and above all that, he knows how to enjoy life from his famous junk-food diet to the old house he still lives in today. Check out the video below! Here are some of my favorite lessons that I’ve learned from Warren Buffett: 1.
10 Simple Steps for Self-Motivation
I’m sitting here on a Saturday afternoon thinking about my next career move. There are two companies I’m in love with and I’ve just had a spark of inspiration. I’m dealing with a recruiter who knows both of them. Instead of waiting until Monday morning to send him a note about my passion for these two companies, I decided f*ck it; I’m going to embrace the passion I have right now. Delaying moments of greatness is selling yourself short. Expressing passion is incredibly powerful.
37 Positive Robert Downey Jr. Quotes
Andy Frisella is a serial entrepreneur, motivator, and host of the hugely successful MFCEO podcast where he has interviewed legends such as Gary Vaynerchuk and Lewis Howes. Andy got his start 17 years ago with a small supplement distribution company. Since then it has grown into a $100 million per year business. Andy has certainly had to endure a lot on his journey to success. Along the way, he has picked up wisdom far beyond the years of anyone else. 1.
How to Build Self-Discipline in Your Kid -
Growing up as a fat kid, the one thing I wished my parents had taught me was self-discipline. When you grow old, and life gets more challenging, it becomes harder to step up and do what`s necessary when you`ve been programming your mind to obey whatever your lusty self tells you to do. Self-discipline then becomes a necessity so bitter that you wish you’d learned it early on when your brain was more malleable to change.
80 Best Quotes By Rumi On Love, Life and Mending Broken Souls
Rumi is able to verbalize the highly personal and often confusing world of personal growth and development in a very clear and direct fashion Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi —aka. Rumi— was a 13th-century Persian poet whose words have broken through barriers of geography and language. He`s the most popular and the best selling poet in the United States with his records blasting through America`s Billboard’s Top 20 list.
10 Things Highly Productive People Don’t Do
You can double up your productivity by avoiding things which super productive people don’t do. Avoid the mistakes below and you will be able to increase your productivity by 200%. 1.They don’t wait till they feel motivated, they just do it “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” Stephen King Your ability to do things when you don’t feel like it defines how much you get paid at the end of the week/month. Life is not always a great experience.
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