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		<title>How to Deal with Daily Life Crisis&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MiSs LiLy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what age, every single person live in this world have their own problem from children to grandma or from poor to rich. It’s a liar to say ‘I Have No Problem’, it just the way each individual overcome their problem. Big issue can become simple if you can manage it in proper manner [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">No matter what age, every single person live in this world have their own problem from children to grandma or from poor to rich. It’s a liar to say ‘I Have No Problem’, it just the way each individual overcome their problem. Big issue can become simple if you can manage it in proper manner without distracting your daily routine as some people having problem dealing with life crisis because they think it’s a bad luck. When it’s come bad day, it doesn’t just rain, it buckets down. By that, you need to bring umbrella wherever you go &amp; don’t forget to bring extra umbrella in case somebody need it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">You feel like the world’s closing in on you? Like nothing seems to be going your way? Bet one of my friend can relate. It may look like the biggest dilemma in her life is which designer handbag to take to lunch at the Ivy but, the truth is, she’s going through a rough patch and the cracks are starting to show. Since broken up with hubby after 5 years married, Mary (not a real name) struggled to make a splash in the dating pool while ex-hubby moving at lightning speed with new hot girl in town. Her life become chaos; go clubbing almost every weekend, drink &amp; drunk, children are not manage &amp; send to grandma house, the work efficiency loss &amp; work performance had reduced. She once was very stylist mum with good looking appearance now become unmanageable person with bad attitude. You might be run from the problem but it’s never solved and it will hunt you all the time because you still think about it.<span id="more-203"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So, how do you deal when your luck has packed its bag and taken a one way trip to Alaska just like our friend here? You “roll with the punches and not wallow,” as my friend said recently. “My life is a chaos right now. But you can let the chaos consume you or you can just walk along with it.” If you’re prepared to fight setbacks instead of losing the plot, you’re already in the fast lane to feeling better. But if you want to speed that 180 degree life makeover, you need a little insider info. The good news? Here something for you to go around.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Help #1 Friendship Fallout</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Had a Paris &amp; Lilo-style blowout? Drifted away from your mates? Being out of social loop can feel like a court-ordered exile. “My friend told me off for ditching her in favour of my new man,” reveals Becky, 25. “We didn’t speak for ages. It was agony because she was my go-to person for drinks and chats.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Turn it around:</em></strong><em> </em>No friends meaning no fun. No matter how much you think you can live without your buddies, you can’t. So, if you’re in the wrong – and we all know when we have stuffed up – than apology is in order.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Universal laws of attraction say that, when we’re feeling negative, we attract more negativity and vice versa,” says author and life coach Andrew McCombe. “That means if you don’t resolve the issues with your friend, your pain will fester and other areas of your life will suffer.” If you’re the angle in the situation then, as long as your friend isn’t the toxic kind, be the bigger person and patch things up. Why not organize to hit the movies or the shops for your first outgoing together? That way there’ll be something else to focus on and you won’t feel so awkward.</p>
<p><strong>Help #2 my family is a nightmare</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There’s nothing like family drama to make you want to spend Christmas camping by yourself in Cuba. “My parents are divorced so holidays are difficult,” says Beth, 24. I always end up stressed, angry and exhausted.” If you can, you will like to leave the family and stay alone rather than live unhappy with all the problems makes you feel crazy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Turn it around:</em></strong> Take an emotional step backwards. “When it comes to family, we let feelings and baggage clouds our judgement,” says therapist Dr Tracie O’Keefe. “Be more objective and look at situations from the outside so you don’t overact.” Remember, not every crisis is about you, so don’t get emotionally caught up. You’re not your family’s therapist and, while it’s great to be there for them, you need time out for yourself. “Photograph the good times,” says Dr O’Keefe. “That way you can look back when you need a reminder of how great your family can be.</p>
<p><strong>Help #3 Career crisis</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Copping more abuse at work than Naomi Campbell’s assistant? It could be time for career change. “I was so uninspired by my job that I’d cry on Monday mornings,” admits Emily, 24. “I wanted to quit but was scared. Then I was made redundant and realised I’d wasted two years whingeing instead of doing something about it.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Turn it around:</em></strong> Figure out the cause: Is it a colleague, your boss, the pay? If it’s your company or industry, start job hunting. “First, do a career assessment, to see where your strengths and passions lie,” says careers consultant Katie Roberts. “You could also see a careers coach. Once you know what field you want to get into, check out employment sites for opportunities.” You could also try courses, work experience or take a break to recharge.</p>
<p><strong>Help #4 BROKEN HEART</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Breaking up is about as much fun as being hit by a bus. Just ask Renee, 28, whose boyfriend of six years dumped her out of the blue. “I was shattered for months,” she recalls. “Then I read the book <em>It’s Called A Breakup Because It’s Broken</em> by Greg Behrendt and realised I didn’t want to spend the next year of my life moping.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Turn it around:</em></strong><em> </em>The key to getting over a split is self-love and lots of it. “The worst thing you can do is become overwhelmed by it all,” says MsCombe. “Appreciate bad experiences as a reason to learn and grow.” Mary says writing poetry and decorating her new pad helped her feel good about life and herself again. She also took time out from partying to “cleanse” and spent many nights in with her besties and dog, Daisy. “It’s been hard, but I’ve come to the realisation that it’s ok to not be perfect,” she mused recently. “I’m just proud of allowing myself to think and to act and to be.” Sounds like Mary might finally be turning things around. How about you?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Below are 10 affective ways to get through a crisis. Try it out &amp; it might be work for you:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. <strong>Cry</strong> – Release your emotion by cry it out. If you don’t release that pent-up emotion, you’ll lash out at someone you don’t mean to.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. <strong>Music</strong> – Listens to music that reminds you of happy times, not sad songs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. <strong>Pet</strong> – There’s nothing like the unconditional love of a pet to lift your spirits, so check out the SPCA.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. <strong>Exercise</strong> – Do practise daily exercise, eat well and rest up. Looking after yourself is a key.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. <strong>Hobby</strong> – Make the most time for things you love to do and let everything else fit in around that.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. <strong>Happiness</strong> – Nothing in world can by happiness. Shine your day by buy yourself flowers. They’ll boost your mood instantly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. <strong>Express Emotion</strong> – Write down how you’re feeling at the end of each day. It’ll help you to release emotion.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">8. <strong>Time</strong> – Spend time with loved ones who can support you and hang out with children &#8211; they’re so carefree and happy, it’s infectious.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">9. <strong>Face it</strong> – Talk yourself through difficult situations out loud. Putting problems into words can make the solution clearer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">10. <strong>Focus</strong> – Focus on the present. Think about positive things and the opportunities that await.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It’s never too late for changes. Never afraid to face problem and bring yourself for changes. Don’t let the world bring you down but face them. Fight for yourself and your happiness. Wake up from dream and challenge yourself will make you change yourself to brand new you. All the best&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Work &amp; Power Learn to Use Power Subtly, but Effectively</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MiSs LiLy</dc:creator>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">As a woman, it&#8217;s not easy to manage people especially if you&#8217;re working around men or people who much older than you. You&#8217;re powerful but nobody like you. It clearly shows that you&#8217;re not using the power you have effectively and subtly. The most powerful person must be strong in knowledge, to be loves, to be respects, easy work with others, high tolerance, understanding, good planning, manage effectively, etc. Contrary to popular belief, power is really a nasty beast that can easily get out of control. However, it can be tamed if you know how to control yourself from inside outside. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Power is not all petunias and orchids. First, there&#8217;s the constant resentment you&#8217;ve to deal with among subordinates especially if there&#8217;re older than you. The constant bickering that goes on behind your back, making your job a friendless one. And the responsibility: You&#8217;re accountable for your team&#8217;s performance. Power is nasty thing indeed. But it doesn&#8217;t have to be that way. If used with care, power can help you achieved much more. Just remember the golden rule about getting people to do what you want: Making them want to do it. <span id="more-104"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Golden Rule # 1<strong> </strong></span></em><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Be Likeable </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">To be likeable by everyone is almost possible to be achieved. That&#8217;s why people always says We&#8217;re not living to satisfying everyone&#8217;s needs especially we as humans that never feel satisfied with what we&#8217;ve had and had been given. Think back to when you were in school. You can perhaps recall how you had to elect people into positions of power: The class monitor, head perfect, club president. Now, ask yourself why you elected whoever you did. It&#8217;s probably because you liked her. This business of being likeable cannot be trivialised. It&#8217;s hard to give your subordinate everything he wants. There is a solution, though. As a woman in power, you&#8217;re in a position to grant his that feeling of importance. Do so, and he&#8217;ll like you. There&#8217;s nothing better than having subordinates that like you. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Golden Rule #2</span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%"> <strong>Avoid Making Enemies</strong><br />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">We&#8217;ve all got an enemy or two at work, someone either above us or below us, waiting for his or her change to plot our downfall. But enemies and allies are cultivated, not made. If you&#8217;re already a likeable woman, then you&#8217;ve no doubt wont over your subordinates. Now, what about your peers? Your superior? How you can avoid turning them into enemies? The simple answer is not to offend them. You can do that by not telling them they&#8217;re wrong to their face. Instead find more diplomatic ways of bringing them around to your point of view. An easy way to do that is to feign ignorance&#8230;.if only for a while. If your boss has asked you to do a project you know is doomed to failure, do not tell him straight-faced that it&#8217;ll never work. Instead, say something like, You think it will work? I thought it wouldn&#8217;t. I could be wrong, of course. But let&#8217;s go over this again, just to be sure&#8230;.. See? The easiest way to avoid making enemies is to not unto them what you&#8217;d not want them to do unto you. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Golden Rule #3</span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%"> <strong>Keep Your Power Secret</strong> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Much as we&#8217;d like to give our subordinates everything they want, sometimes it really is just not possible. Example, like changing his working hours, for instance: You may be powerful, but you&#8217;re not that powerful. Yet, how are you to convey the message to him without losing his respect? Easy: By <em>never promising him anything</em>. If you get into the habit of saying YES to every request, there&#8217;re going to come to expect that response, no matter what. Instead, say I&#8217;ll try, even for really easy stuff. You know you can get him a new PC, but there&#8217;s no need for him to know it. When he does get his new machine, he&#8217;ll like you very much for trying hard to get it for him. There might even be a glimmer of respect. But he didn&#8217;t really think you could do it therein lies your ace. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">As long as you keep him guessing about how powerful you really are in the company, two great things will happen: First, won&#8217;t come running to you every time he needs something his first course of action will be to try and figure it out himself. Second, he&#8217;s not going to campaign against you because he&#8217;s under the impression that you&#8217;re nobody anyway. This makes it easier to work with him and vice versa. Power is useful when people can recognise it. But sometimes, it&#8217;s even more useful when they can&#8217;t. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Golden Rule #4</span></em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%"> <strong>Double Your Power</strong> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">We can become incredibly self-centred when it comes to preserving our power. But have you considered how you could use your subordinates to compound the power you already have? By thinking of them as allies instead of subordinates, you expand your power base over twofold: Your knowledge, their knowledge, and the combined synergy of both. But your subordinate must first feel he has some sort of power to begin with. To do this, help build him a reputation he must live up to you. You have a reputation. Perhaps you&#8217;re a gifted marketer  you make sure your sales never hit a slump. Similarly, once you recognize a particular talent in him (say he&#8217;s a good speaker), give him the opportunity to shine. Let him carve a name for himself. With his presentation skills and your acute marketing instinct, you&#8217;re a killer team. Your power base can only grow stronger. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Golden Rule #5</span></em> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%"> <strong>Praise, Don&#8217;t Criticise</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Being in positions of power, we&#8217;re often tempted to flaunt it by criticising subordinates. Criticism is bad any way you look at it. Encouragement is a better bet. Make subordinates feel the need to improves themselves not get another job! End Result? The subordinate is on continues improvement curve, and you get a competent worker. Criticising a person&#8217;s failures will only compound his belief that he&#8217;s not up to task. Motivating him to keep going, however, will make him rise to the challenge. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">Golden Rule #6</span></em> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%"> <strong>Don&#8217;t Abuse Your Power</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">There are many types of power expert, emotional, political, and circumstantial but how you use each of them determines how you&#8217;ll fare in an organisation. Let&#8217;s take expert power. This means you&#8217;ve particular skill or knowledge that pretty much makes you near indispensable to the firm. You&#8217;re an asset to any organisation because of this skill and you know it. There is nothing wrong with knowing that you&#8217;re good at what you do. But when you start holding the company ransom and threatening to not perform because you&#8217;re unhappy about something, you put your bosses in a difficult situation. They begin to resent you for your skill, and the only thing worse than being resented by your subordinates is to be resented by your superiors. Don&#8217;t abuse your power for personal gain. Remember: You&#8217;re near-indispensable. Not irreplaceable. </span></p>
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		<title>Why it&#8217;s Hard to be a Woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Some says to be woman is the luckiest gift ever made in this world. Guys say it&#8217;s easy to be woman to have guys beside them to care and to protect them. Woman says I&#8217;m so lucky to have what man never have and was treated special and always on top priority in many things. However, there&#8217;s so many thing is limited for them to do maybe because of the physical side special figure  ; emotion side merciful; naturegentle &amp;  sensitive. Some are bless to be created as woman and some feel I want to be man. Some man feel jealousy and want to have what woman have that sexy figure, special attention love they have and easy to shop clothes. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%"><span id="more-99"></span>So, what is the hard thing being a woman? I think you know because to be woman you have to take care of your body and to maintain that beauty, you have to spend lots of money and time and of course it&#8217;s not that easy if you go in the wrong way. You have to take care of your foods, your health, your beauty, your body so that you can be a perfect lady. Perfect? To be perfect you have to know what the problem is and then find the best solution to overcome it with a correct way. Even supermodels get sweaty feet, but that doesn&#8217;t mean you have to face the world warts and all. So lock the bathroom door and wage war on your nastiest body bits. <em>Read more and find out the <strong>solutions</strong> for your problem.</em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Hair &amp; a Scaly Scalp!</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Let&#8217;s face it, while maybe the new black, but not when it&#8217;s scattered all over your shoulders. But don&#8217;t panic, flaky follicles aren&#8217;t a sign of some hideous skin disease. In fact, it means your skin&#8217;s working great. Too great! Dead cells are being shed so fast, they&#8217;re joining forces and landing in clumps that are big enough to stockpile. Before you discard all your dark clothes and spend half your life at the launderette, there&#8217;s plenty you can do to ensure your shoulders are flake free. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Top trichologist Phillip Kingsley suggests washing your hair every day with a mild shampoo (not an anti dandruff one) as this will remove the flakes before they have a chance to get acquainted with each other. Use twice a week alongside your usual shampoo and will make those flakes a thing of the past. Just in time for when black becomes the new black again. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%"> Face &amp; a Mustache!</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Mustaches are dodgy enough on men, and for women they&#8217;re definitely surplus to requirements. Here are three stubble-proof ways to sort out the offending follicles. If you only have a few hairs, bleach will make them blend into the background. You&#8217;ll need a product especially made for the face. You can have cold wax strips for face, but unless you like to feel pain (pay more for the treatments though but it&#8217;s worth it for a month of smoother snagging. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">If you have an extra budget you can go for an electrolysis treatment which can give you a hair-free zone forever. Sending an electric current down a hair follicle is never going to be a very pleasant experience, but for every uncomfortable 15 minutes, there&#8217;s a weaker hair waiting to grow back. You can have permanently pulverized hairs by doing around six treatments. But, once your tache has gone, it&#8217;s gone forever. So, do think wisely before decide what to do with your skin. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Body &amp; Spotty Arms!</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">This might not happen to everyone&#8217;s arms but if it happens to you, you need to do extra jobs to eliminate it from your skin.  According to Professor Chris Griffiths, a dermatologist, these are no ordinary spots, but a really common condition known as <em>keratosis pilaris</em> little bumps caused by blocked hair follicles that have become inflamed. Usually a genetic condition, the good news is they won&#8217;t spread anymore, and they do disappear of their own accord (eventually). The bad news is that, unfortunately, there&#8217;s not a lot you can do to help them along. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">So, if you have this kind of problems, it&#8217;s better to do your own homegrown spot busting and forget medical science. A few sufferers we know swear by drinking as much water as possible to flush out their system and exfoliating the area with an unscented soap and bath mitt. It&#8217;s definitely worth a try. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Leg &amp; Festering Feet</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fed up with forcing your feet into blister-inducing badly fitting shoes because you can&#8217;t bear to try them on (literally) under the shop assistant&#8217;s nose? With around two million sweat glands doing their stuff inside each sock, it&#8217;s not surprising that your trainers spend every night balancing on the window ledge. Sweat doesn&#8217;t smell bad all by itself, but add bacteria to the mix and we&#8217;re talking pungent plates of meat. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">To avoid this stinky smell, you should know how to fight it.  Synthetic fabric is the number one enemy of fragrant feet, so chuck out of those slinky nylon socks and pops an anti-pong inner sole inside your plastic-lined trainers. Next, take pumice to your feet. Hard skin becomes soggy when sweaty and acts like a sponge to all things nasty. And if you still kick off your shoes to the sound of screaming from everyone else in the room, bathe them in warm water adding a few drop of vinegar or tea tree oil. They&#8217;ll come up smelling of, well, it not roses then at least not like your local deli&#8217;s cheese counter. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Stomach &amp; Stretch Marks! </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">It&#8217;s almost happening to every woman and really hard to take care of it. The best known cure for these spider-web type marks is a helping of essential oil. Aromatherapies Glenda Taylor recommends mandarin essential oil, as it speeds up cell regeneration. And it smells great. Mix five to six drops with carrier oil such as almond (or a tablespoon of vegetable oil) and slap it on.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">For those women whose pregnant out there, don&#8217;t get worry of using these oils. It&#8217;s save and you can message in this concoction. While some oils raise or lower blood pressure, Taylor says there&#8217;s no chance this oil will do any harm. Remember, to be beautiful, you have to know the right way and the best choice for your skin. </span></p>
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		<title>5 New Scientifically Proven Ways to Boost your Confidence.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">Do you ever wish to feel more confident in whatever things you&#8217;re doing without feeling anxious? Sometimes, you think we can do it, but when it come to take action, suddenly feel anxious and become less confident. These always happen when it&#8217;s comes into situations where you have to deal with your boss, meeting/presentation times, at the dancing floor or even while meeting new people. Lack of confidence always makes people feel useless, frustrated, regret, unhappy and have problem to go after their dream job. That&#8217;s why everyone is wishing to be more confident. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY"><span id="more-95"></span>Why feel confident is so importance and every person should have it inside them to go further? Confidence the feeling that the action you want to take will have a positive result. Caterina Rando, MA, MCC, success coach and author of <em>Learn to Power Think</em> says, The more action you take, the more you want which makes you happier and fulfilled, increases your self-esteem and makes you feel like you have control over your life. It not just about feeling or dream, it&#8217;s also involves the step you take to go on with your life. If increase confidence sounds like something you want, you&#8217;re not alone because it&#8217;s something 97% of us say we wish we had more of, according to a recent online poll. Well, now we can. Research had found innovative ways to boost confidence and have made some surprising new discoveries, such as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">#1 Nodding while speak</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">New discovery from Ohio State University shows that nodding your head up and down while talking makes you more confident about what you&#8217;re saying! Maybe you keep thinking how it can boost your confidence. However, Richard Petty, PhD, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at Ohio State University says It acts as a type of self-validation that confirms to you how you feel about your own thoughts. Study shows shaking your head from side to side while having conversation will decrease your confidence in what you&#8217;re saying! Nodding head while talking to other people not only increase your confident but at the same time will leave out others good impression towards you and make them feel interested having another conversation with you next time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">#2 Practise eating food contains high <em>amino acid tryptophan</em></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">Food that contains the amino acid tryptophan as chicken, cheese, nuts or take tryptophan supplements are good to make people feels more confident about themselves. Recent study at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, volunteers who took three grams of tryptophan supplements a day reported feeling more confident in social situations. Want to know what makes tryptophan so effective? It boosts the brain chemical serotonin, which makes you feel relaxed and good about yourself and your ability to handle the situation you&#8217;re in, says Debbie S. Moskowitz, PhD, lead researcher of the study.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">#3 Showing off your cell phone! </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">Sound strange? It might be sound ridiculous, but carrying your cell where others can see it such as clipped to your waistband or to the outside of your purse  &#8211; makes you feel more self-assured in public, according to a study at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. The reason? The phone suggests I have friends, so in a public space offers an image of confidence and autonomy, explains Stephen Wearing, PhD, lead author of the study.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">#4 Wearing sunglasses </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">Why wearing sunglasses? Glenn Wilson, PhD, a psychologist at the University of London says, Shades not only make you look good, they make you feel more self-assured and in control. The reason? People can&#8217;t make eye contact with you. Your eyes can reveal emotions you may be trying to hide, so most of us feel exposed when someone peers into our eyes. By preventing this with a pair of shades, you feel less vulnerable, explains Rando. But Wilson&#8217;s research shows that&#8217;s not the only reason your confidence soars in shades. Sunglasses also make you feel beautiful! Sunglasses come in more styles, colours and shapes than regular prescription glasses. So, people usually choose a pair that flatters their face. And when something makes you feel more attractive, you&#8217;re naturally more confident Rando explains. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">#5 Having companionship</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%" lang="EN-MY">Why taking risk going to a party alone where you don&#8217;t know anyone? You can choose being smart or later can make yourself feeling uncomfortable all the time. Feel like being daring and asking your hairstylist for a totally new do? For these times  or any time you need a boost  bring a pal along. Why? Research shows that having a friend around gives you instant confidence and make you feel less stressed, says Lisa Butler, PhD, a senior research scholar at Stanford University. The reason? You know that no matter what happens, you&#8217;re not going it alone. You&#8217;ve got someone to empathise with you and to be there to help out if things don&#8217;t go as planned.</span><!--adsense#largerec--></p>
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		<title>Ways to Overcome Fear That is Limiting Your Life</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s make us can&#8217;t do what we really want to do? What&#8217; limiting your life? Do you ever think that fear always stop you from doing and achieve your dream? Scared of what other people might think? Afraid of fail and don&#8217;t have another change? Everyone have their own fear, kind of feeling interior that [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">What&#8217;s make us can&#8217;t do what we really want to do? What&#8217; limiting your life? Do you ever think that fear always stop you from doing and achieve your dream? Scared of what other people might think? Afraid of fail and don&#8217;t have another change? Everyone have their own fear, kind of feeling interior that can be interpreted in many ways. It evokes strong physical reaction like heart rate, shaking, nausea and sometimes even crying. How many times you have to forget about man/job/life of your dream? How many times you try to fight fear and get rid of it? Throw it down for people to see which is sign of weakness. Lack of knowledge, fear is main factor that holding you back from reaching your potential in any aspect of life. We all knew that nothing we can do with fear inside us fear of failure and fear of success. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%"><span id="more-91"></span>Do you ever ask yourself, why do you get scared sometimes? Is it because you care? Care about things that might happen to you when you take one significant step forward. Either you&#8217;re afraid everything will go horribly wrong and come crashing down around you, or anxious about how you&#8217;ll be viewed if you actually do accomplish something spectacular and what might be expected once you&#8217;ve set the bar. Feel tired of being scared every time you want to take one significant step forward into your dream? Hard to believe even one small thing or a tiny word can make you half out of mind? Relax your mind, find your courage, vanish your fear and take your challenge. Here&#8217;s some tips how to kick out fear, max your potential and let the true you shine, starting now.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fear factor #1: Terrified of getting heartbroken.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">The most terrifying experience for all of us is get hurt and gets hurt again until it come to a level where we can&#8217;t accept new people in our life because afraid of getting burnt again. We all knew there&#8217;s no point to escape or hiding from new relationship, but sometimes the way we think normally influence by past experiences. It&#8217;s crazy to be scared of new relationship because of past experience. Why don&#8217;t give yourself a chance to start one more time? I believe that if we focusing on positive thing and ready to face fear, afraid of getting heartbroken are not a big deal because we already know first-hand that we can, and will, recover. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">So, why must pretend like it is the end of the world? Maybe it&#8217;s not easy to start everything all over again after went through many tough time, but if you focusing all your energy into positive think that you can learn from the failure, remind yourself that you deserve to be in a great relationship and have the expectation that&#8217;s exactly what you&#8217;ll get, I believe you don&#8217;t have to do many things to get recover soon. The point is, never ever wasting your time thinking how cruel this world is or you won&#8217;t success in any other relationship or you may hurt again and again. Remember, broken heart will make people out of control and devastating to survive, only you know what key to use to get over it and come out wiser and stronger. Maybe it need times to fully heal might be a week, a month or a year, but no matter how deep is the wound, as long as you dare to take one step forward you&#8217;ll be fine and just be fabulous again.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fear Factor #2: Scared of taking the next step in relationship</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Do you ever felt insecure, confusing or don&#8217;t know what to do when it&#8217;s time to make one big decision in your relationship? Relationships always come with cross roads whether to break up, stay together or let&#8217;s time to make a judgement. Why asking  yourself so much question? You already have the answer, but sometimes you want something that can be a warranty your relationship will heading into your dream castle. Am I right? Or you&#8217;re feeling so comfortable or afraid of the unknown to make a break. Still don&#8217;t know what to do?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Sometimes, when it comes into desperate solution, people always use their instinct to feel if there&#8217;s something right or wrong happen in their relationship. I felt it in my gut.â€ But, do you? How much you believe what you think is right? If you&#8217;re not sure how powerful your instinct is or you just feel it in the pit of your stomach, means that what you felt is fear. Hard to believe? Now it&#8217;s a time to make up your mind. If it&#8217;s truly fear hunting you, you need to find out where the fear originated from? Is it from you, people around you or your surrounding? Whatever might be the causes, try to find the source as soon as possible. The good thing you can do is trying talk to someone close to you friends or somebody you can trust and comfortable with as often as you wish. People who know you intimately and close to you usually able to see sense in a situation you&#8217;re freaking out over. The more you share, the less your burden at lease, there&#8217;s someone staying beside you, encouraging you and help to work out a strategy for the situation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fear Factor #3: Scared of what others think</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">The conclusion is us as humans always care about things happen around us especially when it comes into evaluation. It&#8217;s our ingrained needs is for approval. So, every time you do something you can&#8217;t wait to see what people&#8217;s responses and start to ask yourself with so many questions. It&#8217;s totally hard to accept others comment, but still got a secret thrill when one commented was given to you. It&#8217;s kind of fear that always effect at whatever things we do because we need to consider many things before make a decision. We can say that, there&#8217;s a good and bad things to be feared. Domonique Bertolucci, a life coach and the author of <em>Your</em> <em>Best Life</em> say, Developing a sense of belief in yourself that isn&#8217;t depending on anybody else&#8217;s approval will mean you can face so many of your fears head-on. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">The lesson is, trying to understand that fear is normal and then use it to motivate (instead of destroy) you. So many people use fear as an excuse for not doing something. It&#8217;s just a feeling it has no impact on your actions unless you choose to give it power, says Bertolucci. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fear Factor #4: Worried can&#8217;t cope with bigger responsibility </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">You&#8217;re enthusiastic, capable and totally switch on employee. But when a great opportunity for promotion came up at your company, you begin to let fear creep in. You knew it was the perfect progression for you and you&#8217;re about ready for the application. But then, you start to think if you&#8217;re the right person or do you really applicable for the position? You afraid what if you didn&#8217;t get it? What your colleague will say about you if they know? You must be mortified. Its sounds crazy to question your own capability, but fear often make people think in different way than what they really want to do. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fear of failing is an obvious one, but fear of success can be just as debilitating. You worry if you can&#8217;t cope with new responsibility and where this job will bring you. Think too much sometimes give pressure to us and let us to make wrong decision. You can eliminate this scary feeling as long as you know what you want and what you can do. You only need to stay on your courage, committed with things you do and doing the best you can. Nothing wrong with put more trust in yourself because you know how far you can go. If you do what you suppose to do, then there&#8217;ll be no regrets. Remember: You wouldn&#8217;t have been hired if your employer didn&#8217;t think you could cut it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Fear Factor #5: Afraid of trying new risky things </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">How about when you think of your own business? It generally means hard work, long hours and years before you see a financial result. But that doesn&#8217;t mean you have to bin the idea and work at a job you hate. You&#8217;ve been planned for so many years before you decide to make changes so if you let the thought of failure hold you back, then what you&#8217;d sacrificed all this time didn&#8217;t give any meaning. So, how do want to face your fear and be successfully?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%">Now, you&#8217;re in dilemma whether want to go for your dream or just let go them. However in this crucial time, you will make a brilliant decision after all. This is a situation where fear can make you smarter and stronger. If you sure that&#8217;s what you really want to do and better future is waiting for you, why don&#8217;t you try to find what&#8217;s things that can stop your dream. Ask yourself why you&#8217;re afraid. How you want to handle the worse situation when it happens to you? Are you ready to face the difficulty with all your heart? Ok, now you&#8217;re prepared, use that fear to motivate yourself into working your hardest to not let it happen. Fight your fear by doing your best. Believe that you can do as long as you work hard for it. Nothing can stop you even fear. You may never get over that fear, but if you&#8217;re willing to take the risk and are comfortable with the consequences, there shouldn&#8217;t be anything stopping you.</span></p>
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