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How can you overcome codependency? What are the five stages you will pass through? Overcoming codependency is similar to overcoming the loss of a loved one—you will likely encounter the five stages of grief. Don’t let the grief discourage you. You must pass through the stages before you can move forward with your more independent life. Continue reading for advice from codependency expert Melody Beattie.
What impression do you make on your customers? Do you make them want to engage further? Customers filter information through their worldview. This tendency to make quick, lasting judgments means it’s important to make a good first impression with your product and company. It’s important to distinguish first encounters from impressions, to know how to make a good impression, and to understand the power of personal connection. Read on to learn how to impress customers.
Why does Robin Sharma say that everyone should have mentors (whether they’re alive or dead)? Why should you go the extra mile to build close friendships? In his book Who Will Cry When You Die?, author and self-help professional Robin Sharma insists that every person should have mentors in life. This is because it’s impossible to learn everything you need by yourself. Mentorship can help you gain second-hand wisdom and speed up your personal growth. Here is why the importance of mentorship cannot be underestimated.
What is the role of context in sexual desire? How does context or environment affect arousal? Context or environment plays an important role in evoking sexual desire. What you may find arousing in some circumstances can have no effect in others (or even have the opposite effect). Here is how context interacts with our brains and how this interaction affects our sexual response, especially for women.
Who were the founders of Cornwall Capital? How did the company manage to turn $110,000 into millions? Cornwall Capital Management was literally started out of a backyard shed in Berkeley, California. Its founders Charley Ledley and Jamie May started it on just $110,000 in a Schwab account, but they had another advantage up their sleeve. Here goes the story of how Charley Ledley and Jamie May started Cornwall Capital.
What types of income are there? Which income categories provide more job security? Which ones require more risk yet yield higher rewards? According to financial educator Robert Kiyosaki, there are four different types of income which he calls “cashflow quadrants”: 1) employees, 2) the self-employed and small business owners, 3) big business owners, and 4) investors. People who choose to be in the first two categories value security above freedom, but generating income by being an employee or a small business owner are dead ends on the road to wealth. Keep reading to learn about Kiyosaki’s four types of income
Which cashflow quadrant are you in? Do you generate income from the work you do (E and S quadrants) or from the assets you own (B and I quadrants)? Which quadrant is the most conducive to building wealth? Robert Kiyosaki uses the concept of the ESBI quadrant to categorize different ways of generating income. The first two quadrants, employees (E) and the self-employed and small business owners (S) are usually dead-ends on the road to wealth. The other two quadrants, big business owners (B) and investors (I), are the most conducive to accumulating wealth because those are the categories in
Why do we have difficulty making decisions? What are the most common comparisons we make when making decisions? One of the biggest factors that makes decision-making difficult is the fact that people have a tendency to compare their choices to the choices of others. There are four common types of comparisons that we use to weigh our decisions, which can make them seem better or worse. Keep reading to learn about the comparisons we make when making decisions.
Do you celebrate your small wins? Why is it important to celebrate small achievements on the way towards a big goal? Celebrating small wins sparks powerful feelings of accomplishment and motivation and serves to remind you of the value of your hard work. Studies have also shown that continuously celebrating small wins achievements is a fairly easy way to boost your overall happiness—it’s much easier to continue pursuing a goal when it feels good, or even fun, rather than like a chore. Here is how to build small wins into the path towards your goal.
What is self-care, and why is it important? What does detachment have to do with self-care? There are many different definitions of self-care, but the one we will be exploring is the one described by Melody Beattie in her book Codependent No More. Beattie believes that practicing self-care is one of the most important steps in overcoming codependency. Continue below for insights on self-care and how it relates to codependency.