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Les 9 secrets de ceux qui sont bien dans leur tête

Nous allons parler dans cet article de ce que l’on nomme parfois sur FTS « l’innergame » – un concept qui regroupe des choses aussi variées que la confiance en soi, l’estime personnelle, l’affirmation de soi, le bien-être – et que l’on pourrait résumer, pour faire simple, en ce quelques mots : le bon état d’esprit. Un bon innergame est à la fois un atout dans tout ce que nous entreprenons et bien souvent une condition sine qua non pour les mener à bien : difficile en effet d’imaginer bien réussir quelque chose quand nous sommes épuisés, stressés, déprimés, que nous sommes obnubilés à autre chose ou que nous doutons trop de nous-mêmes… Les 9 secrets de ceux qui sont bien dans leur tête, 2eme partie. Dans la première partie, je me suis focalisé sur les moyens d’améliorer notre bien-être mental et physique avec la méditation, le sport, l’alimentation, les massages et le sommeil.

Les 9 secrets de ceux qui sont bien dans leur tête, 2eme partie

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Inside the Recruiter's Head: What He's Really Asking You During the Interview

Mattson specializes in helping mid-to-senior level individuals in new career exploration, networking strategies and career decisions based on corporate culture fit. You applied for a new job, and you've been called in for an interview. During the interview process, there are three main questions that need to be answered to help the HR person determine if you're the right fit for the job: Can this person do the job? Will he do the job? Why I Won't Hire You. Avoid Making the First Concession When Bargaining to Come Out Ahead in the End. It's almost common sense, yet Obama still hasn't figured it out. This "common sense" is what led to the budget gridlock and the subsequent debt limit gridlock that both led to two dramatic drops in job growth in the month immediately afterward.

Two-sided negotiation is hard (almost impossible) when both sides are populated by people with strong opinions who effectively have veto power over the other side. That's why the most successful negotiations are mediated negotiations, with a non-partisan third party moderating the discussion. By taking the middle road each time these negotiations have come up, Obama's trying to position himself as that mediator. Use a Math Formula to Increase Your Edge in Negotiation (and Other Negotiation Tips) How to Manipulate People to Do What You Want Without Abandoning Your Ethics. The Stupid Things You Do at Work (and How to Fix Them) I'll add one to the list - there are extremes of tasks that can be done sloppily and quickly and not make any significant difference and there are the other extreme of tasks that require extreme care to do right that make a significant difference.

The Stupid Things You Do at Work (and How to Fix Them)

The challenge is to understand and know where each task should lie on the continuum between the extremes and act accordingly regardless of time pressures so you don't waste time on the unimportant and don't spend enough time on the important. So often in workplaces like mine, the time pressures and deadlines can cause a lack of focus and pushes the taking of shortcuts or the lack of validation and checking. The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of meeting the schedules.

If you don't have the time to do it right, where are you going to find time to fix what was done wrong? Jump Start your Productivity, Refine your To-Do List, and Move to the Cloud. Stimulate Creativity with the SCAMPER Mnemonic. Harness the Mental, Creative, and Emotional Benefits of Regular Writing. My journal has without a doubt been a transformational tool in my life.

Harness the Mental, Creative, and Emotional Benefits of Regular Writing

Just taking a bit of time to reflect on how the last week has gone and to renew my intentions for the coming week really keeps me on track, and alerts me early to any negative habits I am developing. It made it painfully clear to me why my NY Resolutions failed in the past. I simply didnt keep thinking about them. For me personally, having headings according to all the parts i want to keep in check (family, physical health, mental health, etc) works really well because it keeps me focussed on a balanced life.