Sunday, May 5, 2019

Are you the type of person whose decisions are easily influenced by other people? Could it be your parents, siblings, or friends? Hearing opinions from others is quite good as to prevent making mistakes but this shouldn't hinder you from making your own decision and standing on it.

confused girl, undecided

Discussing or airing your thoughts and feeling over something that might be trivial in your life can gather attention from your friends and families; even strangers. However, know that you are entitled to your own views as well as they are with theirs.

While it is easier to keep silent about your opinions and views, it can also be damaging your self-esteem. For one, you need to have confidence in your views and decisions but to be able to stand on it and believe takes weighing of things from different angles.

Views and opinions will lead you to believe something and eventually, it will how you react and stick to it. Once this is done, you are doing your own decision. Of course, it is nothing without opposing sides or others trying to influence you but think that not everyone that would try to influence you is really looking for your own good, that is why you need to assert your decision so you won't be easily manipulated.

Here are some effective ways to lessen the influence of others when it comes to your decision making.

1. Examine Truly How You Feel

Take time to reflect on important issues or concern. Humans are natural pleasers that is why they pay attention to other's teachings, words, advice, and etc. With the presence of social media, it could be a lot for you to hear your own voice for particular matters. You are hearing different opinions from different people. When these factors affect how you decide things, beware because you are so vulnerable to manipulations.

The thing is, it is quite difficult to stand on what you want when in a real sense, you do not know what you really want. Improving your relationship with yourself is best. Doing assessment and reflections regarding your goals helps a lot and you'll see you will start living with your own, keeping those things you find valuable.

2. Write Down Your Thoughts

A lot of times we find stuck on how to react at something but we know there is something wrong and we don't agree on it. This is because, at some time, you forget to assess matters and examine closely why things behave as they are. Writing down things during natural days rejuvenates yourself to explore something had it happen to you before it will actually do.

It allows you to be in a position that you aren't yet just for the meditation process. There be considerations and solutions you can tailor yourself beforehand without losing the real you. This way you will not be at lost when hearing voices of the crowds and always in tune on your own person.

3. Don't Be Guilty To Say No

Every day we are dealing with issues that has a different difficulty level. From normal to important ones, it is in saying 'no' you are giving others control over your life.

In a particular situation where saying no could make you feel guilty or sad, decisions are highly trivial matters. But quit thinking saying no to others is becoming rude or selfish. It is rather more being aware of what is your priority and what you protect the most.

4. Don't Justify Nor Give Excuse

Justification and giving in to excuse is a display of self-doubt. No one in this world will ever surpass or excel in something if they keep other people getting in with their decision.

You must understand that everyone is protecting their own interest. We do not say their interest isn't legit, however, yours isn't invalid as well. Disagreement is not really so important for as long as there is respect. However, the conflicting interest of some parties involved in this life, or this world makes it more controversial especially if it is matters of life and death.

5. Choose Your Crowd

Not everyone is a good influence. It takes good friends, good company, good people to get good words. Do not expect you to get some good piece of advice to those who less practice goodness. Values and beliefs are always conflicting but if you are with people in harmony with your values you will save energies expressing your alternative views and pressures are lesser.

6. Know The TRUTH

Don't settle decision without hearing both ends, both stories. Do not make decisions yet when you do not see things with your own eyes or had solid evidence. For people who love to live in truth, deciding on something will never be based on myth or gossip they heard from everywhere.

They will seek truth by conducting studies, calling for interviews and more. It is always normal that any person would try to change your views on a particular thing. We are all guilty for that, nevertheless, it is your responsibility to yourself to seek for truth. Don't feel bad if you want to assert your belief, however, when you discover discrepancy be humble enough to reconstruct decision and affirmed for what is the truth.

Bottom Line

Failing to assert your belief, your decision could be dangerous for it will end you living a life you weren't meant to. Therefore, stop allowing others to make a decision on your behalf otherwise accept consequences--good and bad that might involve with it. Learn to defend your stand and live a life that is right for you.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

The heat, dust and pollution can have adverse effects on the skin in these scorching hot months. Protect your skin by following these simple remedies that will instantly help your skin.
Summer is the time for fun ice creams, popsicles, milkshakes, days in the sun, evenings by the pool and everything fun. But summer is also the time when the extreme heat and humidity tends to damage the skin, clog the pores and lead to acne and skin infections. During these months, special attention should be given to the skin in order for it to have a healthy glow. 
Everything from food habits and exercise to weather fluctuations causes the skin to change based on your skin type. To save your skin from all the stress, here are some easy tips that will ensure it remains in its best health. 
Steaming
Steam therapy is one of the best things that can happen to your skin, irrespective of any weather or temperature. The hot steam helps open up the clogged pores on the skin which helps get rid of the dirt. It instantly makes your skin clearer and softer. For best results, this steam therapy can be practiced once every week. 

Green Tea


green tea
It is time to switch up those coffee breaks to green tea breaks. Green Tea has very strong antioxidants that help the skin cells live longer, therefore leaving the skin glowing for longer periods in between steaming or exfoliation sessions. 
Change food habits 
Consumption of oily and spicy foods are very likely to slow down the digestive system and clog it during summer. And a bag digestive system never led to healthy skin with a natural glow. Salty food can also be avoided as it can dehydrate the body. 
Instead, it is advisable to consume green and leafy water based fruits and vegetables during these hot months. Think watermelon, lemon, apples, oranges, etc. are rich in antioxidants and also help the immune system.

Home-made face masks
home-made face mask
Glowing skin in the summer is not very difficult to achieve. Actually, it can be gained even siting at home and applying a face pack that you can make with ingredients from your kitchen! All you will nened to do is soak 3-4 almonds in milk overnight. 
In the morning, take the almonds out and make a paste out of them with a spoon of milk. Apply this on your face and wash off after 20 minutes. Voila! Your skin will be blemish free and glowing!
Cleanse and Exfoliate
Using a scrub, exfoliate your face once a week to get rid of the additional oils and dead cells that have accumulated on the outer layer of your skin. 
Also, ensure your wash your face with a good cleanser at least twice a day, to control the production of oil. Depending on how oily your skin is, you can increase the number of times you can wash your face.

Lemon and Orange
lemon and orange

Since both are citrus fruits, they contain bleaching agents that help in tan removal. Once a week, you can apply lemon juice on your skin, which will help get rid of pimples and the tan. 
You can also leave orange peels to dry in the sun, make a powder of the dried peel and use it as a face mask once you add rose water to it. 
Do you have any more tips to share with us? Let us know in the comment section below. 
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

conversation, influencer, speaker
At any phase of human's life, communication is very essential. Possessing great communication skills helps you progress in academic performance and works you good in the workplace. It is so critical for one to capture the ears of your audience, that is only possible if you were able to transmit what you are trying to explain.



If so, how can you improve your communication skills to be among those amazing speaker and influencer you had to mingle and look up to? Below are some of the pointers that can pave great in your success.

1. Enable to establish and let your audience have a positive experience

Whether in the real or virtual world, we would like to stress out the importance of creating a positive experience and not merely just expressing your thoughts. Your words have a great impact on anyone who hears it, same goes to what you write. If you want to keep your audience from coming back and listening to whatever you want to say you have to talk with essence.

You could not simply express whatever you wish just because you had the stage or the mic. As a communicator, you had the responsibility to create and inspire those of your audience and never to discourage them. Be careful of the words you let out your mouth because it could break someone's life and no one can be able to escape the result for such irresponsible and immature act. At the end of the day, even for an invisible manner, those things you give to your audience will come back to you in a matter of gift. How shall you want your gift to be? Do you want it something pleasing or something that would be a nightmare for you?

2. Help your leader

Just because you are in a high position in a company doesn't mean you do not have someone who assesses and evaluate your actions. Even the boss whom you work for has superior by which they can sanction result so make sure all you did never commit treason those of above you.

Respecting the higher management and your leader pays you in life for as long as you are doing what is rightful. It is great to have a mentor and you will never where you are for good if you do not know how to pay your tribute to those who work behind the scene.

3. Interact to solidify the team

A great team is a team with unison mission. Though each must have assigned different task they have the same insights and working for the same goal. It is only with great communication skills that you can unite people to the same aspiration otherwise, believe you will be divided by itself.

4. Avoid unnecessary chitchat that triggers intrigue

Even if you can wonderfully carry out a conversation and influence people with the thoughts or ideas you would like to pursue it isn't not right that one should spread unnecessary trivial things to another person. This calls for attention move will defeat you later on as it will backbite those that are done rightfully.

You do not want to create your success in vain. People who grab attention without solid principle and good intention will surely suffer later on. Not all people can deceive nor can be manipulated. When truth coming out, eventually you will look like a joker then whatever comes from you will not be taken seriously. Now, do you want that?

Monday, April 15, 2019

Are you not getting the rewarding result of the project you dream all your life? Are you the type of person that keeps shifting interest from one thing to another? Or maybe you got so many times wanting all the time that makes your progress less visible that it ought to be?

jump high, man jumping

Here is the click for you. Maybe you got some problem striking your energy to one direction thus, you lost concentration for those activities you supposed to finish. If you are looking for a change and see more results, then you are in the right place.

For a specific project, it needs the maximum amount of time allocated before you will be able to harvest some result. Often times, we caught overwhelmed by the flux of information and this contributes a lot to a failure. But don't worry. We gonna help you somehow to be more motivate enough and to stick to your objective, just follow the steps below!

1. Plan Your Schedule A Night Ahead

We do have a lot of time at night just before we sleep. This is normally the time when we mostly contemplate how our days went. If you are among those groups that sleeping could be seemingly late coming because you still think of what tomorrow will be, it would be a perfect time to spend it thinking what are your plans to do in the next morning.

Make into a habit to stick within the scheduled time to finish a task. If you want to achieve something, include the way how you are going to spend your time and fund will make it a long way.

2. Do Difficult Task First While Your Energy Is Still High

At what time of the day you are highly active? Each of us has different preferences for working time. If you are a night person, you should start doing the most difficult task at night time where your brain working actively. This will help you spend less time on comprehension and digging for more information as your brain can process complexity during these hours.

3. Put Away Distractions

Scrolling on your social media account, reading newsfeed, or watching videos on Youtube is among these activities that waste your time. As much as possible when you are getting the motivation and drive to start your work, put away your phone. This will refrain you from being tempted to check if you have a message or read unimportant chitchat from people on the virtual world.

4. Always Keep Your Drive

You must not let yourself lose the motivation or drive to finish your scheduled task. This could be ongoing work and your stamina to make it lasting really count on. So you have to be watchful those little things you do such as doing exercise and supplementing your body with the right nutrients to meet your needed demand for it.

5. Do Not Forget Your Goal

This is one thing that most hurt or damage people often yield success in their life. They turn their pain into a motivating element for them to keep going because they could not forget it. As for you, we do not wish for you to have such experience. Taking a normal process of achieving your goal and maintaining your focus need not be enforced by pain, yet, this is a real factor one achieve goals much early than the set time.

Following your focus and maintaining a vision of your goal is a flow, a roadmap to where you are heading. It is not simply giving attention to what is needed to be done, but knowing that you are doing it because of your cleared vision.

Once you had continued working on this your productivity will increase over time. However, there is no need to rush things. You can take a few steps on it, the accumulated work done will take it far from where you begin even if you hardly want to make it rather than hanging on not doing any that could make slow progress for your project. Apply these simple pointers and let us see how this small progress makes a difference.
loving
No matter what age, human needs to love and to be loved comprise almost its entire life. From toddler to the adult stage, we assumed that love plays primary elements on one's development. Thus, any relationship evolves loving. As we grow older and have an intimate relationship with the opposite sex, each of us has different preferences of the love we had in the past. If you fail to meet the needs of the person, the relationship is at stake because giving love involves communication of your emotion.



This article helps you understand what is the most effective way to give love to your partner to prevent misunderstanding and conflict.

1. The Act Of Appreciation

Many couples fail to meet each demand in every stage of relationship because the other one fails to demonstrate the love that their partner needs. One of the acts of love is the act of appreciation. This could mean giving praise such as 'You are awesome', 'I am proud of you', or can be a simple smile, stare, or giving your partner a message. This helps blossom the relationship and trust that will eventually make your partner more committed in the relationship.

2. Giving Errands And Help

Each person needs support and help. When life gets rough, your presence could give them encouragement and strength to be more courageous but giving something that they really see such as gift whether monetary or not conveys that you are not simply giving an item to a person but giving them your heart. It is an act what displays you are trusting them enough to share them something that you can consume yourself. This means sacrifice because though you may need it, you still give it to your partner.

3. Being A Recipient

Have you ever thought about why some girls refrain from receiving gifts from their suitor? Well, this simply means deeper than just being refusing the gift. When you look closely and comprehend this act it could actually mean that they do not like the giver, or tells you that they are not interested not particularly on the item or gift, but more on the person and they do not want to lead the giver into thinking that she likes him. Therefore, as a recipient you had the duty to make sure you are not wasting it or wastefully using it because they had sacrifice money, effort and time giving it to you thus if one reject to accept the gift, it could mean that the receiver do not feel deserving for such sacrifice because in hidden truth, the receiver has also a responsibility to mindfully use it.

4. Undivided Attention

Time is a resource that you could not take back once it is already used. You are giving a portion of yourself when you are giving them your time and attention. In this hustle and hurry world, time is very scarce resources to one person yet if you still spending time with your partner then they will feel important.

5. Physical Touch

Just as I remember an old friend asked me, 'Why you are on earth? Isn't it to  touch?' To live gives you the opportunity to touch things and people. In life, physical tough such as a hug, cuddles, kiss, holding hand and all those are an expression of one's love for the other.

It is interestingly fun to know what types of love language your partner needs at a different stage or time in life. You could not mistake the type of love language your partner needs as such it will give them an insight that you are not on the same page and would create awkwardness or distance between the two of you.

Sunday, April 14, 2019


Tough times urge you to get a loan but before affixing your sign or reviewing the agreement of loan, what could be the reason for getting one? Is it to meet a certain commodity bill or for throwing a birthday party for your loved ones? Here are some pointers worthy for a check.
loan, lending, money


Steps To Get Personal Loan Fast

✔ Know The Alarming Facts of Private Loans
✔ Be Informed About The Interest Valuations, Charges, and Fees
✔ Deciding The Loan Terms You Can Afford
✔ Shop For Credit Provider
✔ Be Debt-Free

You must be familiar with this quote from William Feather which states, “A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it.” And most of the time we are indeed guilty of this act. We tend to buy unnecessary things that are way out of our budget.  But of course, there are some exemptions.

I have some forewords for those who are seeking immediate solutions to their sudden needs through personal loan and of you who are vying to know the steps to get a personal loan fast.

     Quick cash loans and its alarming facts

Quick cash loans are an example of a personal loan that one can apply and have the need to address immediately. Though this can help you save faces from asking other family member or close friends for some fund assistance, this short-term loan often has high interest to safeguard credit company from risk or losses.

Emergency cash loans from unsecured lending are unwise decision so be wary for those loan sharks that entice you to apply for a loan with little requirements because these types of lenders often can kill you with high interest and charges. If you have an asset or valuable possession like a car, the best you can do is get a secured loan from a financial company with minimal fees and charges.


     Interest Rates For Secured And Unsecured Personal Loan

It is easy to say to get some secured loans as this one offers lower rates, but if you have cash loans bad credit this may be difficult to get approval. Knowing per se that unsecured loans way have higher fees over secured loans is not what you may be needed at this point so you need some point of reminders to protect yourself had you really need to apply for an unsecured personal loan so check out valuable help to be a prudent lender in this blog.

     Affordable Loan Terms For Personal Loan

Don’t instantly dance in festive rhythm when you get a personal loan that lets you pay minimal per month. Keep in mind that when you have to pay the loan longer, the longer you are also paying for interest rates. When comparing the rates of two or more lending agencies, you have to see to it that it must have the same loan terms.

     Shopping For Credit Provider

I had been through a lot of situations when I needed to get some loan, and often I apply it online. Applying for an online loan is my first option because it cuts out all other hassles. You know I am lazy to through all the process just like the one you have to when you get it in the bank but I would strongly suggest you must go through assessment if the website is legit. Scammers are so clever but stay out of those who contact you over the phone out of the blue and ask for personal details like your credit card info.

You may have already known some online lending company in the past if you are happy with the service and rates you can go for it rather than experimenting to other online site or online lending agency that you haven’t heard before. These lending company usually has the steps to get a personal loan fast section to help you in your application.

     Be Debt-Free

Following a strict budget when you pay is minimum may not secure that you can be debt-free for life. There are circumstances that you get caught in a situation where you need to pull out some fund. It would be better if you had set aside a budget fund for this out from your monthly income but if you are in need and unfortunately do not have emergency fund, you may try to sell out unnecessary items you have, eBay or other online sites are best fit to dispose it fast without having to pay charges and fees.

For those who got the entrepreneurial spirit, they get additional income by selling online. Others do part-time work online aside from their daily 9-5 work. Explore creativity and stick on to your budget as much as you can, and you be good in your financial cash flow.

Bottom Line

I am not saying that we should be at all time debt-free. What I would like to emphasize here is that there is bad debt and good debt. One site that inspires you to live the life you want while at the same time weighing the ratio of your debt is the debtry. To see things on a larger view allows you to make a prudent decision whether you have to apply for a loan or keep a tight budget. Go through some reads about steps to get a personal loan fast to escape hassles when applying in the lending agency. Knowing what’s needed document, rates, terms, and all about the loan you are planning to apply is a very vital issue.


blueberryOur heart is one of the vital organs of our body that is why it is important to keep it healthy and strong. But getting healthy does not mean we shall ditch the concept of saving money so here are the types of food that are good for the heart and how you can save when buying them.

1. The Almond Nuts

Get your handful pack of Vitamin B2, Vitamin E, Zinc, and Magnesium with one-fourth cup of almond nuts. Not only it is a perfect comfort food and snack, it will also fight stress and a very good source of antioxidants that keeps you away from harmful free radicals. Instead of putting package almond nuts into the cart, you can buy them per pound in a big bulk bin.

2. The Asparagus

It has anti-inflammatory elements, Vitamin C, Vitamin D that is healthy for the heart. You can sauté it and add sugar peas with whole wheat pasta and lemon juice. Frozen and canned asparagus is fewer substitutes for fresh ones so buy instead at the local market to ensure that they are freshly harvested.

3. The Legumes

For every 16 grams of legumes, it will take away cholesterol in our body and rich in Iron and Calcium which boost our strength to fight stress. Legumes are also a good source of protein. It is best to have them in soups with carrots, celery sauté in garlic and onions. Dry beans are less costly than canned but you have to soak it overnight to reduce time in cooking.


4. The Blueberry

Blueberries are low in sugar and high in fiber. An ounce of it is a good to boost the immune system and relieve constipation and cramps. They are eaten fresh or you can choose to have a smoothie out of it. Blend it with yogurt and banana. Don't pick the imported ones which may no longer fresh when it reached the supermarket and get more of them during summer.

5. The Broccoli

The fresh stalk of broccoli is always accessible at any season and you can stock it up during sales. Add some salt to the boiled stalk then you can keep it frozen for months. This will be an ultimate diet that can combat stress, depression, and anxiety.


6. The Dark Chocolates
Kids love chocolates, don't they? According to study, chocolates have proven to lower the bad cholesterol and good for the heart. It has also compounding elements that can cleanse the clogged veins and allows the easy-flow of Oxygen in the blood. You can save buying them on sales especially after the holiday season.

7. The Green Leafy Vegetables

Not only a good source of Iron and Vitamins C, eating green leafy vegetables such as dandelion greens, spinach, and camote tops can keep you calm and strengthens your bones. Local farmers sell them at the relatively lower price compared to supermarket and malls. You can stock them up in the freezer for longer life.

8. The Beef

Loaded with nutrients such as Zinc and Vitamin B will help you relax and fight bad mood. If you keep getting irritated over slight concerns and issues, then you can eat lean beef to fight stress. Don't pick the fatty parts but look for the round portion such can be found in the sirloin and tenderloin. One can stock mean using wax paper to minimize freezer burn during when you buy it on sale.


9. The Fish And Salmon

Almost all types of fishes are the particular source of Vitamin B12 and B6 which already proven as stress fighters. The omega 3 that you can get from tuna or salmon gives more power to the heart and this should be included in every meal. To get the good source of Vitamin B6 and B12 you can always get canned tuna and salmon especially when it is on sale and you can stock them in your cabinet for a longer time.

10. The Sweet Potatoes

Sweet Potato is an all-time favorite which you can also make a snack. Peel and chop them into bulk and spread brown sugar on hot oil and you already get yummy snacks for kids or you can boiled and mashed them and store in the refrigerator for longer consumption. They are the brightest source of antioxidant at the very cheapest buy.


We just talk about few foods that are good for the heart, if you have some other suggestion kindly write them on comments and it will help more readers getting educated and well-informed on how they can keep their hearts healthy and strong.

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