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What is the hourglass method for convincing your boss to let you work from home? How do you use it? Before you can work from home, you have to make a case to your boss. You can use the hourglass method to convince your company to let you work remotely. Read more about how to use the hourglass method and start working remotely.
Do you struggle to control your emotions when you are stressed? What are some strategies that can help you to stay calm and collected in stressful and emotionally-charged situations? Expressing your emotions—as opposed to suppressing or holding back— is an important aspect of psychological health. When you are feeling stressed, however, it can be difficult to control your emotions and express them in a constructive way. Keep reading for tips to control your emotions during stress.
Do you want to know how to achieve anything? In order to achieve, you have to have grit. When you put in more effort, there’s a better chance of you achieving something. Grit is one of the most important factors in learning how to achieve your goals. Read more about how to achieve your goals and why effort and achievement are so closely linked.
What are leadership blind spots? How do these prevent you from being the best manager for your organization? Leadership blind spots are your problem areas that you’re unaware of. Because you don’t know they exist, they’re hard to discover and improve on. Read more about leadership blind spots and how to fix them.
Is talent overrated? Why is grit more valuable and more likely to predict success than talent? In the book Grit, Angela Duckworth answers the question “is talent overrated?” According to Duckworth, Grit is much more valuable than talent. So is talent overrated? Read more to find out.
What are personal and social competence in the context of emotional intelligence? How do they come together to make up the EQ construct? In Emotional Intelligence 2.0, personal and social competence are the umbrella terms for the four dimensions of the EQ construct. Personal competence encompasses self-awareness and self-management. Social competence is composed of social awareness and relationship management. Keep reading for more about personal and social competence.
Do you want to know how to have hope? How does hope help you have more grit? Hope is one of the four main components of grit. Learning how to have hope means that you have optimism about one day achieving your goals. Keep reading to learn how to have hope, and what it has to do with having grit.
How are grit and passion connected? Why is passion necessary to have grit? Having grit and passion and passion are similar—to need both to succeed. Passion needs to be developed and worked on consistently in order for you to have grit. Read more about having grit and passion below.
What is psychological grit? How can having grit benefit you in your life, and how can you build grit? Psychological grit is the philosophy posed by Angela Duckworth after conducting psychological research to predict success. Duckworth found that passion and perseverance were better predictors of success. Read more about the idea of psychological grit below.
Do you want to know how to enjoy retirement? What about a mini retirement or extended time off? Tim Ferriss’s book is about not waiting for retirement to enjoy your time. But he also offers many useful tips for anyone who suddenly has a lot of time to fill, including retirees, and can offer advice on how to enjoy retirement. Keep reading to find out how to enjoy retirement or a mini retirement.