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We were all shocked to find out that Lance Armstrong had been involved with illegal substances throughout his seven Tour De France wins. His interview with Oprah, sadly, showed more anger, pride and defiance than sadness and regret. Overall, he did show some nerves, but very little sadness—which is the emotion he should have been [...]
We all have those people in our life who drive us up a wall. They make choices we don’t understand and they do things that seem nonsensical. More importantly, they are annoying because they are not like us. We cannot comprehend what leads them to act the way they do or what drives their seemingly bizarre [...]
Most people prepare for job interviews by thinking about potential questions, researching the company, choosing the right outfit and printing their resume. But how about your nonverbal behavior? Have you thought about how body language can help you land a dream job? Research has suggested that 60 to 70% of all communication is nonverbal. In [...]
A recent study followed over 2000 women to see if there was a correlation between occupation and breast cancer risk. They found that across all sectors, women in jobs with potentially high exposures to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors had elevated breast cancer risk. Specifically sectors with elevated risk included: agriculture, bars with gambling, automotive plastics [...]
Having trouble picking out what to wear to work? Focusing on colors might not only help you narrow down your choices, but may also benefit your career. Research has shown that colors can greatly affect our moods and the way other people respond to us.Amazingly, colors can even change our heart rate, blood pressure and respiration, [...]
Thanksgiving can be an interesting time for families—you have lots of family getting together after long absences, new significant others, too much food and old memories—both good and bad. Here are some fun tips for your Thanksgiving with the family. 1. Mimicry What: Mimicry is when you subtly mimic or copy the body language [...]
Will saying something over and over again make it happen? Or, have you ever been told that if you visualize yourself getting what you want it will come true? The Law of Attraction phenomenon took the world by storm whenThe Secret by Rhonda Byrne exploded in popularity in 2006. The Law of Attraction Law of [...]
We know that on the whole, women make as much as 12% less than men even 10 years out of college. But it stands to reason that in fields traditionally dominated by women (nursing, teaching, social work—think any role that that would be played by a woman in a not particularly progressive children’s cartoon), the highest-paid workers [...]
We all have those people in our life who drive us up a wall. They make choices we don’t understand and they do things that seem nonsensical. More importantly, they are annoying because they are not like us. We cannot comprehend what leads them to act the way they do or what drives their seemingly bizarre [...]
I appeared on AM Northwest today talking about the nonverbal signs of love and what nonverbal communnication says in the world of courtship. Check out the video: Quick Summary: As a Behavorial Investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards is an expert at reading body language. She joined us to help decode non-verbal love signs — so [...]
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