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In his article Tackle Any Issue With a List of 100, Luciano shows us how to tackle any issue with a list of 100 possible solutions.

Today, I like to share a list of 100 great personal development resources to improve your Career, Relationships and Money - in accordance with the aim of A Long Long Road. So, here goes:

CAREER AND WORK

Work In General

1. Should You Report Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - well, the title speaks for itself.
2. Should I Report Ethical Misconduct At Work? - we all may face this judgment call in one point or another in our career. Should we report it?
3. Why do Some People Consistently Inspire Others to Follow Their Lead? - some qualities of great leaders to inspire you.

Career

4. Telework is Good for You - teleworking can really help to strike the work life balance, when done properly.
5. How To Stop Being So Afraid Of Changing Careers - changing career may be a very scary thing, but it’s can also bring a lot of happiness and fulfillment if done correctly. So how do you take this brave step?
6. Exploring Career Choices - what are the career choices to a great life? This articles shows you the considerations to help you think it through.
7. Accessing the Hidden Job Market - other than the normal job agencies and classified ads, there are other hidden channels to seeking a new job. Here are some tips about hidden job market.
8. One Critical Factor That Will Make Or Break Your Career - no matter how great you are at work, you will not be professionally successful without this.
9. What Is Most Likely To Help You Reach The Top? - a similar theme to the previous post.
10. Top 5 Reasons to Quit a Job - common reasons to quit your job, and dealing with them.
11. How to Sell Yourself (and Why Your Career Depends On It) - it’s true, no matter how great you are at your job. Nobody’s going to know about it until you do a little self-marketing. Here’s some tips to do it correctly.
12. 10 Tips for a Successful Meeting With The Boss - when meeting with your boss, you need to be prepare to save his/her time and leave a good impression. Here’s 10 tips to help you along.
13. What To Do When The Recruiter Calls - we all faced this at one point or another in our career, a recruiter. Here’s how to handle the recruiter.

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Ladies, have you ever wondered why your man sometimes just draws a distance from you and lock himself up emotionally? He does not want to spend time with you, is easily distracted and when you ask “Honey, are you alright? Is something bothering you?” He simply says “No, everything is fine.”

However, all the signs tells you that something is NOT right. He’s not the usual understanding and loving self anymore…

When this happens, wild thoughts starts running in your mind:

• Did I do or say something wrong?
• Is he angry with me?
• Is there a problem with our relationship?
• He doesn’t love me anymore?

You may also feel guilty or fearful about hurting him unknowingly. As such, you pursue and ask more questions, hoping to probe the answers from him. However, the more you probe, and more he draws himself away. After a few attempts, you start to feel angry about his unwillingness to communicate.

I also have this tendency to shut myself up sometimes, and it took my wife and I some time to understand what’s going on and work it out. A lot of times when I shut myself up, I wasn’t aware of it or the effects it had on my wife. It was only after many years of dating and reading about relationships that helped us to understand what is really going on from both perspectives.

Here are 6 tips to help ladies react when your man shuts himself up:

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I once attended a seminar by John Gray, best-selling author of Man are from Mars, Women are from Venus. John shared with us how man and woman are wired differently from a psychological perspective, and therefore communicate in very different manners.

During the seminar, John asked for two married man as volunteers; David was married only for 3 months, and Peter was married for 12 years. John asked both men the following question:

John: “Let’s say there’s one evening where you are going to attend a formal dinner or function together. You are dressed in your suit, reading the newspaper while waiting for your wife to doll up. She appears at the doorway, dressed in a fabulous pink gown. Your wife holds up two pair of heels; one white, one pink, and she says, ‘Honey, which pair of shoes looks good on me?’ What do you say?”

David (3 months married): “I will say choose the pink one.”

John: “Why…?” (Throwing naughty glances at the audience)

David: “Because it matches the color of the dress.”

John: “Wrong answer! (Turning to Peter) What would you say Peter?”

Peter (12 years married): “I will say ‘You look fabulous in any of them, Honey’”

John: “Correct!” (The audience burst into laughter and applauded Peter’s answer…)

HANDLING WOMEN’S QUESTIONS – MEN’S FRUSTRATIONS

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Throughout my work experiences, I often have to attend meetings with clients and social events such as conferences, seminars, dinners; professional settings which requires me to interact with new people but don’t allow me to be the truly funky, hunky dory self that I usually am . I believe you’ll agree the challenges of attending functions filled with strangers. It can be a very uncomfortable feeling. The unsettling silence after the ‘Hi, nice to meet you’ can be very awkward; as you desperately search for a topic to start the conversation.

Here, I provide some great conversation starters that works for me.

The Weather - I know, it’s so cliché; I used to feel the same way too. But hey, it works! The weather can lead to interesting conversations, especially with foreign visitors.

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