SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

When you're feeling anxious or stressed, these strategies will help you cope: Take a time-out.  Practice yoga, listen to music, meditate, get a massage, or learn relaxation techniques. Stepping back from the problem helps clear your head. Eat well-balanced meals.  Do not skip any meals. Do keep healthful, energy-boosting snacks on hand. Limit alcohol and caffeine , which can aggravate anxiety and trigger panic attacks. Get enough sleep.  When stressed, your body needs additional sleep and rest. Exercise daily  to help you feel good and maintain your health. Check out the fitness tips below. Take deep breaths . Inhale and exhale slowly. Count to 10 slowly . Repeat, and count to 20 if necessary. Do your best . Instead of aiming for perfection, which isn't possible, be proud of however close you get. Accept that you cannot control everything . Put your stress in perspective: Is it really as bad as you think? Welcome humor . A good laugh goes a long way. Mai...

Everyone has stress, because life isn't something we totally control. The question is: Are you managing your stress, or has it mastered you? The answer matters a lot for your health. If you're stressed often over time, it puts you at  risk for heart disease ,  depression , and other problems. The key is to stop stress before it stops you. It's simpler than you might think: Solve stressful problems when you can. And when you can't, connect with other people, and get active. 13 Tips to Ease Stress Use these tips to help keep stress at bay. Ask yourself what you can do about the sources of your stress. Think through the pros and cons. Take action where you can. Keep a positive, realistic attitude. Accept that although you can't control certain things, you're in charge of how you respond. Stand up for yourself in a polite way. Share your feelings, opinions, or beliefs, instead of becoming angry, defensive, or passive. Learn and practice relaxation te...

Sales rep turnover can be very costly for organizations, both in terms of hard costs (actual outlay of training and other dollars) and opportunity costs (lost future business). According to Gallup research conducted in 2006 1 , five of the top predictors of turnover are: 1. The immediate manager 2. Poor fit for the job 3. Lack of commitment to quality 4. Pay and benefits 5. Connection to the organization, or to senior management In addition to those mentioned by Gallup, there are two other causes of significance: 6. Poor hiring 7. Insufficient onboarding Let’s look at each of these individually. 1. The Immediate Manager The most common cause of sales rep turnover is a sour relationship with the direct manager. This relationship is critical, and if it doesn’t work well it will lead to a termination or resignation. One CFO commented, “People need to be appreciated for their hard work, and if the employee doesn’t feel this respect ...

Change is inevitable, but it can be costly for your business. Employee turnover is one such element of change that directly affects your bottom line. As such, it is important to identify the motives of departing workers and devise an effective retention strategy. Here are four of the top reasons good employees may resign: 1.  They’re motivated by higher pay . No matter how much someone loves working for you and believes in your business, if they are presented with a better offer they will likely consider leaving. Keep tabs on what compensation is being offered by your competition and be sure you are offering comparable benefit packages. In addition to traditional “pay and benefit” compensation, some companies also opt to offer additional perks such as on-site fitness rooms or day care, discounts on services or travel, and employee assistance programs. 2.  They’re not engaged .   “Employee engagement”   may sound like another corporate buzzword, but th...

As a new report says Generation Z are smarter and more prudent than Gen Y, here's a guide to all those complex generational labels. Do you know your Baby Boomers from your Millennials? Generation Z Okay, it is a rubbish label. You might have thought they'd come up with something better by now. Nonetheless, Gen Z are the group born since just before the start of the Millennium. Not Thatcher's children -- more New Labour's offspring. Poor lambs, they are still in their teens and someone has already slapped a label on them. Post-Millennials, Gen Wii, iGeneration were all floated by  USA Today   back in 2012, but Gen Z seems to have stuck. Too young to remember 9/11, they have grown up in a world in political and financial turmoil. As a result, they are keen to look after their money, and make the world a better place. A report by  Sparks & Honey ,  a US advertising agency (it is invariably ad agencies which try to fix labels to people), describes th...

Each generation is defined by its unique educational background, skills and attitude. Whether it be the hardworking nature of Generation X, the tech-obsessed Generation Z or the independent nature of Generation Y – each hold specific skills that could benefit recruiters. To really understand clients, recruiters must adapt to fit each individual; understanding which generation they fall into is one way to do this. Next Generation  have created this handy infographic to visualise the comparison between Generation X, Generation Y and Generation Z. Which Generation is the most successful? Which generation is home to the most  entrepreneurs ? Find out here. Takeaways: 70% of businesses and recruiters believe that Generation X are the best workers overall. Generation Z are skilled when it comes to technology savants, online work and innovation. This reflects advancements in technology that have occurred since Generation X and Y. Generation Y are the most...