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When you set a big goal, you’re really assigning yourself
No one wants to talk you out of a big goal. You should definitely pursue what you are
Once you meet that first goal, you promise yourself to set another and another. The approach is more effective because it guarantees at least some progress towards your big,
Once you’ve set a goal, you need to make achieving that goal part of your daily life. A new “habit stack” is needed. A habit stack is a series of small actions you do relatively in the same order each day. Most of us have a habit stack when getting ready for bed that includes washing your face, brushing your teeth, and setting your alarm, for example. You never or rarely
This is just one example of doing small things daily to help you achieve a larger goal. Goals that are “right-sized” relative to the amount of time and work you’re willing and able to invest are much more satisfying because you’re more likely to achieve them. Achieving a goal is an extremely
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There is no doubt that human activities have warmed the atmosphere, oceans and land. To improve the situation, what can we do? Here are some tips on how to help protect our planet.
★ Keep talking about climate change
The first and most important thing you can do is keep talking about climate change to everyone. The greatest challenge in the history of our
★ Reduce and reuse what you can
As consumers, let’s try to make better choices. Think about these questions before you buy something. Can I reject all that packaging? Do I really need the new product? Besides, use
★ Use cars less
If you use cars less, there will be less harmful
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How an Individual Can Make a Difference
In the face of a multitude of global problems, it can be difficult to feel like an individual or small groups can make a difference. Our minds and hearts are in the right place but what can one person really do? It turns out quite a lot.
With Martin Luther King Day just around the comer in the United States, it’s the perfect time for all of us to
The social impact King had in the United States is tangible,
Through music and action, we empower young people to be a positive
You might think the difference you can make is
It’s a myth that what we do has to be
So, start small. Do daily, small acts of kindness. Pay for someone’s coffee, open a door, let someone cut in front of you in line or smile. Spread kindness because the world needs it.
Be a(n)
A. acknowledging B. discouraged C. drain D. identify E. negative F. referring G. occurred H. pin I. refresh J. specific K. ultimately |
Make a Wish List
Most of us know of New Year’s Resolutions, where one sets intentions for the year ahead. But too often, people make their resolutions
So instead, try a wish list. This involves writing down 100 things you would like to do in the year ahead. The items can be enormous or tiny, ranging from “Climb Everest” to “buy a new pencil sharpener”. The main thing is that at some point it has
The key here is — write it down.
Do you feel any resistance to the ideas? If so, ask yourself why. What is wrong with
Finally, you have your list. And what a work of beauty it is. Here are all the things that you would like to do. Remember to
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As a high school student, you’re definitely struggling for writing a great argumentative essay now. Here are some tips for help.
First, be sure of your argument. What are you trying to demonstrate,
In
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G.range | H.restoring | I.scarcity | J.surprisingly | K.underestimated |
The best bosses know how to subtract work
Companies are used to celebrating addition. Profits, customers and share prices should go up rather than fall. Innovation is the adding of new products. Larger numbers are a measure of career success.
Firms are not always opposed to subtraction. There are good kinds of cuts. Reducing costs is a necessary part of management, though not a welcome one. But the value of doing less is
That means
Shopify, an e-commerce firm, began the year by deleting 12,000 meeting s from corporate calendars, and asking everyone to think carefully before
The only thing worse than having too many meetings is not being invited to them at all. So whenever meetings take place,
Good bosses,
Subtraction is not just about removing day-to-day distractions. It’s also about taking decisions to kill off projects and products that are going nowhere, and to focus efforts on the most important bits of the business.
In “The Case for Good Jobs”, a new book, Zeynep Ton of MIT Sloan School of Management argues that doing less can often make
Less may not sound like a great outcome for customers, but at some point choice is deeply
A. concern B. depriving C. embarrassing D. flexible E. isolation F. particularly G. rarely H. reject I. routine J. struggle K. unceasing |
Secrets Are Bad for Your Health
I grew up in a Mid-western town where the popular wisdom was to only talk about what was pleasant and to keep secrets, if necessary, to make that happen.
This meant staying silent when someone offended you,
Many of us like to believe that sweeping
The truth can hurt. But in many situations, it's better to get it out rather than
The
“If the situations in your
A. referring B. refresh C. pin D. occurred E. acknowledging F. identify G. drain H. discouraged I. specific J. negative K. specifically |
Make a Wish List
Most of us know of New Year’s Resolutions, where one sets intentions for the year ahead. But too often, people make their resolutions
So instead, try a wish list. This involves writing down 100 things you would like to do in the year ahead. The items can be enormous or tiny, ranging from “Climb Everest” to “buy a new pencil sharper”. The main thing is that at some point it has
The key here is — write it down.
Do you feel any resistance to the ideas? If so, ask yourself why. What is wrong with
It helps to be
Finally, you have your list. And what a work of beauty it is. Here are all the things that you would like to do. Remember to
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Dealing with customer complaints
While we do our best to provide our customers with top-quality products and service, there are unavoidably occasional complaints. The vast majority of customers who complain have reasonable grounds for doing so and we should be grateful to them: the majority of unhappy customers will not make a complaint to us but will instead make it known to a(n)
A professional approach
Some
Finding out what’s wrong
Sometimes, you are
Providing solutions
When the customer has given you all the details, be sure to acknowledge the issue. If the customer has not opened an item or the item is faulty (有毛病的), give him a replacement if that is what he
In the case of ongoing or more serious complaints, it may be wise to follow up with a phone call or email to make sure the customer is satisfied with the
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Many students don’t understand how to get along with their classmates. When students don’t get along, the potential for success in the classroom
There are many different classroom conflicts, and not all can be dealt with in the same manner; however, there are four key conflict
Negotiating. When both the goal and the relationship are highly important to the students, problem-solving negotiations are started to solve the
Smoothing. When the goal is of little importance, but the relationship is of high importance, one person gives up his goal so that the other person can achieve his. This is done to maintain the highest-quality relationship possible. If the teacher