Published on Monday, September 1, 2008 by Optimist Working as a freelancer can be lonely work. Family and friends who don't understand that you do bring the bacon home make it even more difficult when you hit the rough times. Clients don't pay up despite repeated requests and even threats to bring them to court doesn't work either. Enter Freelance Switch, the place where freelance advice and a comic strip by N. C. Win...

Published on Thursday, July 31, 2008 by Optimist The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. ~ Ben Stein ~ [Source] When we don't get what we want in life, we have two choices. One, sit there and brawl about how life is bad and lousy. Two, do something about it. Friends are often the ones who influence our actions and thinking. We can have a change of friends who will ...

Published on Thursday, July 24, 2008 by Optimist It's a clique and I think a clique exists in every business. There's a circle of people that are guaranteed to open a movie and we all know their names and whether they're right or wrong for the role. ~ Elizabeth Pena ~ [Source] Wikipedia states that: A clique is an exclusive group of people who share interests, views, purposes, patterns of behavior, or ethnicity....

Published on Thursday, June 19, 2008 by Optimist Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. ~ Orson Welles ~ [Source] Temper is a test of patience. There are short-tempered people and they lose their tempers at anything. If the train doors closed just as they have descended the last steps, they get angry that the train driver didn't wait o...

Published on Thursday, May 29, 2008 by Optimist In our lives, we have to listen. We listen to the teachers, lecturers, bosses, parents, mentors and friends. However, do we really listen to what they mean or do we just nod and forget about it afterwards? When a boss criticise you for not hitting the sales quota for the month, do you defend yourself or take the blame? Image via Wikipedia We have been given two ...

Published on Thursday, May 15, 2008 by Optimist Depressed at work? You are not alone. Studies have shown that at some point in life, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men will have depression at work. What are the symptoms involved? Some of them include: Working slowly Making mistakes more often Unable to concentrate Forgetful [by EniOne] This affects a person's ability to be effective. Some have been known...

Published on Thursday, May 1, 2008 by Optimist Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time ~ Dave Van Ronk ~ [Source] [by Girl.in.the.D] It's often easier to blame it on the dog that ate your homework than take it responsibly that you had put the homework as a low priority and subsequently forgot ...

Published on Thursday, April 24, 2008 by Optimist Did you always wanted to change your career because you feel that you are in the ruts? Unable to get up in the mornings because you dread the feeling of going to the office? You are not alone. Changing careers can be scary but you can conquer the fear. [by cicadashell] Is there a right time for a change? No one can know for sure. During your 2nd year of studies...

Published on Thursday, April 17, 2008 by Optimist Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. ~ James Dean ~ [Source] [by Siâny] When we talk about change, it can mean a lot of things. From changing a new job scope to a new life with someone else. Marriage brings about changes, so does a new job. We want to live life to the fullest. We don't want to regret that we didn't do this or that. In T...