What makes a good manager?
A truly effective manager sets up those around them to succeed. Good managers empower their employees to do well by giving opportunities to excel.
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May 12, 2012
Pass around a smile (or cookie)
Passing around a smile to as many people as possible makes you feel good as well as them! Don’t judge their reactions, don’t take it personally if they don’t want to join in, and do keep persisting!
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May 6, 2012
You can put right a bad day
If something bad happens or you have an argument early in the day, don’t write the whole day off as a ‘bad’ day and expect that whatever else can go wrong, will. Situations later are often unrelated; treat each situation individually and find the good in each one.
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April 29, 2012
It is okay to ask for help at work or school
It is okay to ask for help with a task you want to do better – it is all adding to your experience and knowledge. People often think higher of you if you show you are interested and want to understand, and will spend the time to help you.
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April 23, 2012
How can I forgive someone or myself?
Forgiveness is letting go of the pain and accepting what has happened, because it will not change. Forgiveness is dismissing the blame. Choices were made that caused the hurt; we each could have chosen differently, but we didn’t. Forgiveness is looking at the pain, learning the lessons it has produced, and understanding what we have learned.
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April 22, 2012
Time Management – understanding what time is available and how you can use it most effectively
Scheduling is the process by which you look at the time available to you, and plan how you will use it to achieve the goals you have identified.
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April 19, 2012
It is okay to ask for help for your personal issues
It is okay to ask for help with your personal issues. Everyone is human, and no-one is expecting you to be a superstar in coping with something you feel you can’t or don’t know how to overcome on your own.
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April 16, 2012
Forgiveness helps you reclaim your right to run your life
Forgiveness does not mean that you let anyone off the hook, it means that your present happiness is more important than your past suffering. Forgiveness does not mean that you condone the hurtful things done to you, it means that you reclaim your right to run your own life.
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April 15, 2012
Doing your homework early
The earlier you do homework or chores, the sooner they are complete. This allows you to use the remainder of your free time for relaxing or other activities without running out of time before the deadline.
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April 13, 2012
What is forgiveness?
There are three aspects of forgiveness: forgiving ourselves, being forgiven and forgiving others. Forgiveness resolves the past so you can live happily in the present.
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April 8, 2012