How To Use The Propinquity Effect To Win Friends
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Propinquity. What a fun word. Say it out loud and see if you don’t agree with me. Propinquity! Now try saying it like a ring announcer introducing a prizefighter. “Ladies and gentlemen, the professional fighter in the blue trunks, weighing in at 198 pounds with 28 knockouts (pause) PROPINQUITY!”
Propinquity means nearness: nearness in proximity, time, [...]
5 Youth Violence Prevention Programs Every Community Should Have
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This year, 2009, has started with multiple acts of youth violence. In February of 2009, 14 year old Brandon McInery killed Lawrence King at the Oxnard school. In the same month, police charged 11 year old Jordan Brown with shooting and killing his father’s pregnant girl friend. A 9 year old Arizona [...]
Are You Suffering From Anxiety Or Panic Attacks?
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Do you feel anxious before a dental visit or starting something new? Most of us do! It’s normal to have such fears. However, if your fears become debilitating or prevent you from performing your usual activities, you could have an anxiety or panic disorder.
Anxiety and panic disorders are overwhelming conditions, and many of us suffer [...]
Overcome Depression Using TheseTop 5 Strategies
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If you’ve ever mourned a deep loss or suffered from depression, you understand how overwhelming it can be. People of all ages, even children, can be depressed. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome your condition!
Here are the top five strategies to overcome your depression and regain your life:
1. Talk about it. If you find yourself [...]
Diffusing Conflict Effectively and Elegantly
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Conflict - even the word can make your stomach tighten into knots. If there’s conflict around you, whether it directly involves you or not, you may not be able to do your best work. If the conflict is on a personal level, it can affect your home life as well as what happens on the [...]
How to Resolve a Disagreement with a Friend or Colleague
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Workplace conflicts do more than cause stress among the people in conflict; that stress can spill into other relationships at work and affect the atmosphere of the whole office. It’s important that all employees learn how to resolve a disagreement with a colleague.
When you encounter disagreements, try these tips to help resolve conflicts and bring [...]
ADHD Child Symptoms - A Comprehensive List of Common Symptoms of ADHD in Children
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You are wondering if a child you care about is exhibiting ADHD child symptoms. A son or daughter, niece or nephew; student or neighbor, started acting out in class, or has become withdrawn and spacey. Lots of times when people think of Attention Deficit, they picture an out-of-control kid in constant motion, bouncing off the [...]
Children’s Art Lessons Are An Important Part Of Development
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Social scientists, psychologists, and anthropologists have suspected for a long time that developing creativity in a child provides secondary benefits. Although a drawing or painting created by an adolescent usually never makes a showing further than the family refrigerator, the value of this artwork is many times underestimated. The process of creating artwork plays a [...]
8 Year Old Child Killer: Criminal, Mentally Ill, or Trauma Victim
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The headlines read: Eight Year-Old Kills Father and a Boarder. Was this tragedy preventable? If it is proven that the known causes of youth violence were there, it was entirely preventable. This is worse than a tragedy and it must be fixed.
Experts agree that most youth who become violent share certain elements in their histories. [...]
Your First Hypnosis Session - How to Skyrocket the Results
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When you seek private hypnotherapy services, you want to benefit as much as possible. One strong way to contribute to your success is your mental approach.
Your hypnotherapist is the trained guide who uses certain tools to help your subconscious retrain your habits. But he (or she) cannot help you without your participation and willpower. So [...]