Some jobs have such high demands on your personal time that they practically become a way of life. The pressures and unpredictability of these types of jobs make it very difficult to find time to relax. This kind of stress at workplace can take a toll on employees’ well-being and drain them over time. Balancing job responsibilities with personal life becomes a challenge, leading to increased stress levels and decreased overall satisfaction. Say for example, many who work in the grocery industry deal with customers face-to-face on a daily basis. Ready to turn your passion into profit? Payhip is your all-in-one solution for selling digital products, memberships, and more. This kind of high-level customer service and constant interaction can take a toll on emloyees’ wellbeing and drain them as well over an eight-hour shift. Mixing this exhaustion with other job responsibilities creates a perfect storm for stress. So, how does one cope? Ironically, jobs devoted to improving the wellbeing of others can be stress-inducing themselves. They call for excellent problem-solving and time management skills, as well as being sensitive to people’s needs. How does someone working in the health care industry eliminate stress without sacrificing the quality of their work? Well, the solution is not as hard as you may think or want it to be. With little changes in your lifestyle and habits, a great deal can be achieved to bring harmony in your work-life balance. Here is a list of 15 ways as to “How you could relieve stress?“ 1. Exercise Try simply leaving the building you are in and taking a short (10-15 minutes) walk around the block when you are feeling stressed, you will be amazed at how much better you feel. Most of us don’t realize that exercise releases endorphins that make us feel good. Research indicates that moderate-intensity aerobic exercise performed 3x over a week for 20 minutes is the most effective at helping manage stress levels. Even short bursts of 5 minutes of cardiovascular exercise stimulates anti-anxiety effects. 2. Breathing Here’s a good one. Try breathing in to the count of 4. Hold for 7 counts, breathe out for 8 counts. This is a well-known relaxation technique and works out like a charm. It also comes in handy when you are dealing with pain. 3. Eat Something Healthy Eat a piece of fruit if you’re hungry. Don’t load up on the sugar and caffeine because you will experience a rebound crash in about an hour or two. You’ll end up feeling worse than you were already. 4. Take a Mental Vacation Go to a place where you can be alone for about 10 minutes and imagine that you are in a location that you’d find relaxing. Imagine that you are in a beautiful beach all alone with waves caressing your feet. Feel the comfortable warmth of the sun on your skin. Listen to the sounds of birds flying overhead. Feel the sand on your feet and legs. Sounds wonderful eh! Relax… 5. Pray Research has shown that people who pray have positive correlation with the Almighty and they do handle stress better. Ready to share your creativity with the world? Gumroad makes it easy to sell digital products, memberships, and more. 6. Pet a Small Animal Stroking an animal can be very soothing and comforting. There are now programs where volunteers take their trained pets into hospitals and convalescent homes. It has been proven that stroking pets can help patients get well faster. 7. Smile More Smiles are a universal greeting. They make you look more pleasant and trustworthy, as well as releasing endorphins- making you feel better too. Smiling is very...

Email Marketing Techniques Email marketing has become one of the powerful sources of product promotion eventually generating more leads. Targeted emails can do wonders with regard to such lead generation and conversion. This article from Aweber precisely pin points the 200% user engagement that email marketing creates and the benefits that come along with it. The more the subscribers, the more the reach; its as simple as that. Bloggers, Product Promoters, Service Providers, Educational Institutions, Matrimonial sites and many more businesses along the vertical are beneficiaries of email promotions who are happily reaping the rewards. “How to go about it”, is the crucial question lingering in the minds of digital marketers and this session will definitely be helpful in finding the way out to increase sales conversions. Visit businessguru.aweber.com to grow your sales through email marketing. Let Your Subject Line be Catchy: Subject lines are crucial because they are the very first thing people see in their inbox. If it doesn’t intrigue them, it could also be the last thing they see of that email. Stat: “64% of people say they open an email because of the subject line.” More people open and engage with the newsletter when they know what would be covered. The insight provided by the title allow people to determine if it would be worth reading. When people knew ahead of time that they would be interested in what the email had to say, they engaged more with the content as well. Stat: “Personalized subject lines are 22.2% more likely to be opened.” The more direct subject lines were the clear winners. Though the creative subjects could be intriguing in the inbox, if people weren’t sure what they were going to gain from opening it, they were less likely to do so. Stat: “Subject lines fewer than 10 characters long had an open rate of 58%.” Some variables to consider: Length (does shorter or longer work better for your audience?) Personalization (including their name or other details in the title?) Use of Numbers (are they better spelled out or as numerals?) Question Marks and other icons (Eye catching or annoying?) Humor (Do people respond well to jokes or do they prefer a straightforward approach?) Scarcity tactics (Do people act on urgency?) As always, even if you think you know what your subscribers like best – it’s worth the test. For B2B companies, subject lines that contained “money,” “revenue,” and “profit” performed the best. What to avoid: In short, the spam filter. A few things to steer clear of: CAPS LOCK IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE Lots of punctuation!!!!!! Spammy words such as free, winner, or profits Any combination of these things Though these tactics might catch someone’s eye in their inbox, if they’re coupled with other spam concerns, they’ll be caught in the spam filter first. Stat: “7 in 10 people say they made use of a coupon or discount from a marketing email in the prior week.” What to do instead: Convince your reader, through the subject line, that your content is worth their time and won’t take up too much of it. According to Copyblogger, there are a few key things that accomplish this: “How to” headlines Headlines with numbers, indicating a list Simple, direct statements Headlines that sound like news, not an ad The use of “you” Stat: “72% of B2B buyers are most likely to share useful content via email.” Some Very Interesting Facts: Emails that include social sharing buttons have a 158% higher clickthrough rate. Women click 10% more often than men on mobile emails. Monday emails had the highest revenue per email. Email marketing spend grows 10% year over year. 40% of...

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCES RECRUITING – AN INSIGHT Recruitment followed by hiring is a crucial and challenging task for any organization and human resource department acting as the hub for selecting the right candidates from the talent pool is always on a talent hunt. It is a herculean task to narrow down on the right prospect for every position and corporate companies most often outsource the job to leading recruiting companies having a large database to fill up corporate positions. I was inspired from this read on Bdaily which highlights how social media has turned the recruiting process simple and hassle free. Social Networking Sites are not for personal use anymore; they are becoming a professional platform too. There are more Pros than Cons Today we use social media for everything from sharing what we have eaten for dinner to organising special events, but did you know that many companies also use it during the recruitment process? Social media is an extremely useful tool for recruiters to use and here we are going to explain some of the ways it can assist them in hiring the right candidates to fill their vacancies. It takes seconds to complete an enquiry of a professional nature whereas in the past, it would have taken days. Instant communication brings about obvious benefits and even more obvious pitfalls; so how does this all affect the world of recruitment? There are more pros than cons to those who work in recruitment when it comes to social media and some of them are quite surprising! Using Social Media in the Recruiting Process In the past job vacancies would usually be published in newspapers and job boards at community centres and local post offices. Today employers not only have the option to use online job websites to post their vacancies, but social media sites too. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ provide the perfect way for employers to advertise their vacancies to their target audience, particularly if they are aged between eighteen and thirty four. Another benefit of posting job adverts on social media sites is that it is completely free to do so. Be sure to use hash tags and keywords to make it easier for individuals to find your adverts. Today it is becoming more and more common for employers to share interview tips on their social media pages. Providing interview tips will help candidates to prepare and will therefore allow both parties to benefit from a better interview process. Some of the tips you could share may relate to information about your company that candidates need to know or information regarding the type of interview you will be conducting, to give them an idea of what to expect on the day. Social Media Helps Employers to Promote Their Brand Finally, companies can use social media sites to improve their employer brands. The better you present yourself as an employer to potential candidates, the more they will want to work for you and not one of your competitors. A great way to strengthen your employer brand via social media is to publish content such as testimonials from your employees and behind the scenes footage (e.g. videos) of them at work. Curated from Social media in the recruitment process | Bdaily Business News Employees Look For Added Benefits Hiring has now become a 24/7 process since at any point of time there are a few vacancies in a firm due to dearth of good employees. More than the pay, the prospective employees are on the look out for added benefits in the form of insurance, medical allowance and stock options. Those companies in the higher echelon are focusing more and more on these aspects and this can be easily communicated through social media networks. Why Bother? By helping people understand what it’s like...

Work Can be Play – How to Overcome Burnout? Let me Start With Some Quotes to Motivate You: “There are no secrets to success; it is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” “Falling down is how we grow. Staying down is how we die.” “Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” “You must be the change you wish to see in the world. “Keep your face to the sunshine and you can never see the shadow.”     Strategy of Smart Work I would like to suggest a few ways as to “How to improve your efficiency and quality of your work” without feeling the pinch. You don’t need to put in enormous hours of work to prove your mettle as it might only make you more exhausted and drain you of your physical and mental stamina. When we’re working hard, other areas of our life get neglected: Maybe you’re working long hours but eating poorly and never exercising. It might not seem like such a bad choice now, but when you run into health problems a few years down the road, you’re going to wish you’d found a better balance. Working too hard can have a really negative effect on your quality of life, too. Long hours and the pressure to keep doing more can lead to stress, burn out, depression, or just that miserable feeling of is this all there is to life? So how can you get away from the mindset of working hard and start working smart? Every 20 minutes take a break – Getting up to have a coffee or some water will make you feel agile. This suits well for the desk potatoes who are wedded to the computers. Prioritize the issues to be sorted out that particular day and focus your attention only on those issues until they are solved. This acts as a positive reinforcer and prepares you for the next challenge. If you find yourself with an excuse not to do it, tell yourself “Do it now”. “First Things First” is one of Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits” in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It means taking care of the most important things in your life before turning to the rest. Rather than trying to do everything at once, pick one or two key goals for each year, and focus wholeheartedly on those. It’s much better to actually accomplish a dream than to have a vague stab at lots of different things … only to end up making very little progress. Info: Pickthebrain.com Learn to say “NO” However, you can easily take it too far. At some point, you need to learn to decline opportunities. Your objective should be to take on only those commitments that you know you have time for and that you truly care about.   Sleep at least 7-8 hours. Most people need 7-8 hours of sleep for their bodies and minds to function optimally. You know if you’re getting enough. Listen to your body, and don’t underestimate the value of sleep. Devote your entire focus to the task at hand. Close out all other browser windows. Put your phone away, out of sight and on silent. Find a quiet place to work, or listen to some music if that helps you. Exercise and eat healthy Numerous studies have linked a healthy lifestyle with work productivity. Similar to getting enough sleep, exercising and eating healthily boost energy levels, clear your mind, and allow you to focus more easily. Delineate a time limit in which to complete task. Instead of just sitting down to work on a project and...

Top 50 Popular Quotes from Management Gurus Leadership and Management philosophies differ from a management guru to another management guru. Here are 50 useful quotes from top notch management doyens that will help you understand the various facets of management from their rich experience. You can treat these quotes as a starting point to build your dreams. Michael Porter  Strategy Quotes from Michael Porter  Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.”“The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.”“The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.”“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”“The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the ceo.”“If all you’re trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it’s unlikely that you’ll be very successful.”“Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.”“Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.”“Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.”“So companies have to be very schizophrenic. On one hand, they have to maintain continuity of strategy. But they also have to be good at continuously improving.” Stephen Covey Leadership Quotes from Stephen Covey  “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”“There are three constants in life… Change, choice and principles.”Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.”“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”“We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.”“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.”“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”“Public behavior is merely private character writ large.”“When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.”“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Quotes from Daniel Goleman “Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages.”“Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing.”“Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings.”“There is zero correlation between iq and emotional empathy… They’re controlled by different parts of the brain.”“People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature.”“Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.”“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can’t have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.”“the emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.”But once you are in that field, emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it is how we handle ourselves in our relationships that determines how well we do once we are in a given job.”“My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs – in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence.” Ken Blanchard  Productivity Quotes from Ken Blanchard “The productivity of a work group...