Fear with Confidence

Fear and confidence go hand in hand.  This might sound like an oxymoron, but new research suggests that it is in fact true. A sociologist from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania led a study on men’s outward display of confidence while experiencing fear.  The study focused on mixed martial art competitors. According to newswise, the…

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Women, Work, Motherhood & Emotions

Mothers in the work force has long been a subject of debate especially when it comes to having young children.  Should women with young children work outside the home?  Will working and being a new mom be good for the family/individual or Is it too stressful? A study reported on by Time Healthland, suggests that…

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Airport of the Future

With the holiday season upon us, visiting relatives and spending time with loved ones is on many people’s agendas, and the fastest way to do that is often by air. The EU recently announced that it will ban x-ray body scanners at airports.  This was reported on last month by CNN.  But don’t jump for…

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Emotional Intelligence: An Important Child’s Social Skill

Emotional Intelligence – the ability to manage one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions -, a term coined in 1990, is an extremely important social skill that is often either overlooked or under-recognized or both. Have you ever wondered, How…

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