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How to deal with social anxiety: 8 coaches and therapists sound off

How to deal with social anxiety: 8 coaches and therapists sound off

You want to meet new people, but you dread walking into a room full of strangers. You want to connect with your friends, but your hands get clammy when you think of picking up the phone to call them. You want people to get to know you, but your heart pounds as you think of all the ways they may be silently judging you.

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How to Deal With a Disgruntled Employee (A Complete Guide)

How to Deal With a Disgruntled Employee (A Complete Guide)

As much as we’d like to believe life is a perfect Instagram post/Kumbaya-singing drum circle, it’s unfortunately not. Look at 2020. There was a global pandemic, numerous iterations of social unrest, massive layoffs in some industries, and entire pivots in working style for some people. Sadly, it’s going to lead to some disgruntled employees. 

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How to convince people in the workplace: 8 persuasive tips

How to convince people in the workplace: 8 persuasive tips

From hiring freezes to stagnating wages,¹ many organizations are at a standstill as they attempt to make sense of these challenging times. It goes without saying that this state of inertia is preferable to periods of chaos marked by layoffs and company shutdowns. However, in a time when many leaders are stuck in survival mode, asking for what you want feels like a tall order.

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How to calm anxiety (when you're freaking out)

How to calm anxiety (when you're freaking out)

Anxiety is a common struggle for many people. The good news is that mental health is finally becoming part of the broader well-being conversation among medical professionals and the public–which helps eliminate the stigma of mental health struggles and allows us to find ways to treat it and cope with it.

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How to build self-confidence naturally

The woman at the bar who’s the life of the party and makes everyone laugh. The student sitting next to you in algebra, whose hand shoots up whenever the professor asks a tough question. Your colleague who had the gall to push for a raise (and got it) when you were too afraid to ask. You may think that these people are just naturally self-confident. Could you ever be the same?

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