We are better than we realize at noticing how we can help improve our conversations. The key is to understand the little things that we do subconsciously and embrace certain things to help move our conversations forward. There are certain conversations that are especially meaningful because you connect, exchange ideas, and learn from each other.

When you connect with the other person on a deeper level, you enjoy the conversation so much that it goes south fast. We all have room for improvement when it comes to improving our conversations. …

The best way to achieve your career goals is to minimize pressure on yourself. You don’t want to become overwhelmed.

You won’t achieve your career goals overnight. You have to build your career daily, monthly, and yearly. Chip away at your career goals little by little.

It’s important to develop a flexible plan about it as well. Developing the right professional skills can help you fend off potential career downturns and aim high with your career.

“A man’s reach should exceed his grasp.” — Robert Browning, an English poet and playwright

Achieving your career goals is all about balance. You…

The English language is filled with words that look similar and sound alike. However, they mean different things. It’s easy to get confused, even if you have spoken English your entire life.

Using the wrong words at the wrong moment can make you look dumb. It’s important to not mix up words, so you look smart to others.

You can see these mistakes on resumes, corporate materials, and in major media outlets. If you are aware of the different meanings of these words, you won’t look naive in front of others.

Here are five of the most confused words in…

Hollywood, California is the home of the famous American movie studios. Hollywood was founded in 1886 by H.J. Whitley, a businessman and real estate developer who is known as the “Father of Hollywood.”

Some of the best and most known movie studios are located in Hollywood including Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Universal Pictures. These big five film studios distribute hundreds of films every year globally.

You can learn a lot from Hollywood. Actually, you can learn two big things.

• How to be interesting.
• How to tell great stories.

Let’s dive into these two…

We all want to be liked in personal and professional settings. It may seem complicated why people like you or not. It may seem that it is mysterious how humans judge one another.

It’s quite simple if you really think about it. Researchers have determined we judge others based on two key dimensions:

1. Warmth
2. Competence

Let’s take a deep dive into these two factors and why they are important.

The Stereotype Content Model

In 2002, social psychologist Susan Fiske at Princeton University and her colleagues Amy Cuddy, Peter Glick, and Jun Xu examined how humans relate to individuals and people. …

Most of us tend to think of Sunday as the most mentally draining time of the week. We have to mentally get ready to go back to work the next week. Or you may think the middle of the week is the most draining.

It turns out that this day is the most draining….

Monday.

Yes, Monday is the most difficult day of the week from a psychological point of view.

Why?

Research says that Mondays are the most depressing and people don’t usually crack a smile on Monday until 11:16 a.m. Research also says that half of working professionals…

With the uncertainty of today’s world, it’s tough to make a long-term plan. However, planning is one of the best ways to lower stress about the future.

How are you supposed to make plans when your environment is constantly changing? How can you be flexible in the face of change? How can you commit to your plans and be consistent while allowing some uncertainty into them?

The key is to be flexible, i.e., bending without breaking. Your plan needs to be easy to modify and be able to respond to different circumstances.

“A bad plan is better than no plan…

Your thoughts about a big decision can consume so much that you can’t decide what to do. Deliberation is an important trait of leadership that produces better outcomes. However, too much deliberation can hold you back and can be paralyzing.

It turns into overthinking.

Helpful contemplation can become oppressive where it is no longer helpful but hurtful.

“Thinking too much leads to paralysis by analysis. It’s important to think things through, but many use thinking as a means of avoiding action.” — Robert Herjavek, a businessman, investor, and TV personality

To stop the cycle of overthinking, it’s important to pay…