Train Your Brain – The Importance of Brain Exercise

“Training your brain is just as important as keeping physically fit.” In today’s internet era, many people spend much of their time playing games or browsing the web or the social media without any special reason. We certainly like and should take a break and play some games from time to time, in order to relax,…

The Importance of Sufficient Sleep

“Sleeping is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” – Thomas Dekker Most of us don’t get enough sleep. We’re usually exposed to too much stress, work on our days-off, don’t have a proper vacation or holiday, stay up all night to work, study, play some games or check the social media. Some people underrate sleeping,…

Working From Home

Working from home might sound very appealing. We imagine ourselves wearing pyjamas all day long, no make up, no worries about our hair, getting up whenever we want, doing whatever we want (the employer won’t notice anything). Working from home undoubtedly has many advantages. But, it’s not always as easy as it looks or sounds like….

Foreign Languages and Certificates

“Language is a road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.” – Rita Mae Brown Learning foreign languages can help us with our future – economically, culturally and socially. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language: emigration, finding a better job, studying abroad,…

Keeping Our Workspace Clean

Spring is already here. Along with it, cleaning our homes and getting rid of the unnecessary things. Instead of only cleaning our house, we should also think about cleaning our working area, either at home or at work. This is extremely important, because if we can’t access the things we use on a daily basis…

Self-Confidence – How to Believe in Yourself

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt Confidence – a word most of us is afraid of. Are we only aware of our imperfections and focused on details which others wouldn’t even notice? Are we scared of meeting new people because we think we are boring? Are we quiet most of the time when…

Business and Non-verbal Behavior

Nonverbal communication has lately received a lot of attention. Also known as a “silent language”, since we can send and receive messages without saying an actual word. When it comes to non-verbal communication among cultures, the problem occurs when the differences aren’t known, nor taken into consideration. It happens that some gestures are misinterpreted due to culture…

How to Make Stress Your Friend

“A little stress is good, too much stress is bad and understanding it can be everything.”    Modern life is full of rush, hassles, deadlines, frustrations and demands. We all deal with stress on a daily basis. It’s unavoidable. Minimizing it is something we should work on every day. In small doses, it helps us stay focused, energetic…

Business Communication

Online communication dominates in the business world. If written poorly, we could lose our reputation. Before you start applying for a job vacancy, internship or just writing a regular email to your boss, colleague or a business partner, firstly check your own email. It’s very important to avoid any random numbers, pets’ names, nicknames, favorite…

Creative Problem Solving

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” – Albert Einstein Creativity lies in each one of us. It’s a gift we all have. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren’t aware of it, nor allow it to be expressed because they think their ideas aren’t worth sharing. Innovation and creativity are very important segment of our personal growth…