10,129 articles on "improvement"

Six Steps for Creating Work-Life Balance

Six Steps for Creating Work-Life Balance by: Jatrine Bentsi-Enchill, J.D., CPCC Today an increasing number of us are experiencing burnout, low productivity, insomnia, and stress related illnesses…undoubtedly due to a lack of balance between ou...

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It’s My Blankey and I’m Keeping It!

It’s My Blankey and I’m Keeping It! by: Gene Simmons “Blankey” – as in Security Blankey. OK? All parents know what this is. Sometimes it’s an actual “blankey”, or it may be a pillow, a doll or some other favorite toy or scrap of ...

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Spirits

Spirits by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of August 16, 2004 I was looking for the miraculous "answer to my life," when I came across your column. I don't have anyone to ask for a neutral opinion so I am hoping you c...

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The Family

The Family by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 19, 2004 I grew up in a very abusive family. Physical, mental, and emotional abuse were the norm. My father was the most abusive, but my mother echoed his sentiments...

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Conspiracy of Silence

Conspiracy of Silence by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of January 12, 2004 I'm hoping you can help me with a moral problem that crops up every now and then in my personal and professional life. Sometimes I find myse...

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Going Seamless: Dissolving the Brain Divide

Going Seamless: Dissolving the Brain Divide by: Maya Talisman Frost Are you a right-brainer or a left-brainer? The greatest thinkers are at a loss when it comes to answering that question. Just as we admire athletes who are able to hit a tenni...

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Not My Assignment ... If You Didn't Create It, Then It's Not Yours!

My Assignment... If You Didn't Create It, Then It's Not Yours! by: Edward B. Toupin Life consists of lessons. Living is continual learning. Therefore, if you take on someone else's issues and responsibilities, or lessons, would th...

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Neither A Borrower…

her A Borrower… by: Wayne and Tamara Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 4, 2002 I moved from Los Angeles to Europe with my husband and children. My sister's husband left her with three children. She sent an e-mail today aski...

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Get Things Done. Take 21!

Things Done. Take 21! by: Maria Gracia Ever begin doing something that you do for a few days, and then simply stop doing it? For example, let's say you promised yourself that you were going to file papers immediately before they got out of...

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Clear and Appropriate Assignments

As a teacher of students with learning disabilities, I found that one of the most difficult things for many of my students was understanding and completing homework assignments. Here are 10 tips to help students be successful in completing their home...

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