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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azriel Winnett</dc:creator>
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</div><p>Here are some more teasers for articles on Hodu.com that are both enjoyable reading and very practically orientated.</p>
<p>First, though, I have a special request. Do you find the content on our website helpful? If so, I need <strong><em>your</em></strong> help! Help me to keep Hodu.com afloat!  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/donate.shtml">Please read this personal message from Azriel</a></strong>.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/people-skills.shtml">Test Your People-Reading Skills </a></strong></p>
<p>How good are your &#8220;people-reading skills?&#8221; Are you at the college level or still in second or third grade? Your ability to intuit what others are thinking and feeling could could make all the difference in your career.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/people-skills.shtml">Test your knowledge here.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">How to Cure Perfectionism </a></strong><br />
Perfectionism is a thief that consumes the healthy things inside ourselves. You could also think of it as a mental obstacle that prevents much forward progress. Either way, it causes mental stress, tension, and fatigue. Perfectionism is a major cause of procrastination. It also contributes to an imbalanced life, with people working excessive overtime to ensure everything is just right. The ripple-effects are many. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">Learn how to conquer the disease</a></strong>.
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">The Dangerous Employee</a></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">Learn how to recognize</a></strong> a potentially violent staff member and take appropriate action well before tragedy strikes. Better still, learn how to avoid the kind of organizational climate in which such problematic behavior patterns develop and thrive.  </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">How to Influence People &#8211; Subtly and Effectively!</a></strong><br />
If you want to have greater influence, be more other focused — because in the end, influence is always about the other person. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">These seven stunnningly simple things</a></strong> will make a big difference.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml">What to Do About a Control Freak Boss </a></strong><br />
The staff is miserable. They have a controlling, micromanaging boss who can only see the negative in everybody and in everything. Does everybody just have to grin and bear it and go on suffering in silence?  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml"> No! Here&#8217;s what you can do</a></strong>. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">How to Improve Your Storytelling </a></strong><br />
A key skill of conversation is being able to tell a story that engages the imagination of the listener. A few folks are great at storytelling; many folks are just so-so; still others are terrible. A main cause of such mediocrity is that the stories they tell lack structure and ramble along so that listeners have difficulty following the story-line and may miss the conclusion &#8211; if there is one.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">Learn how to get it right</a></strong> &#8211; and become the life of the party! </p>
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<p>Finally, a reminder that these items are just a drop in the ocean among the literally hundreds of articles on our site that not only make for enjoyable reading, but might in some small way might improve the quality of life and in the process, the lives of those near and dear to you and those around you. For a particular topic, see the menu on the top left of every page, or use one of the search boxes.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azriel Winnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The links and short descriptions that follow to some of the most often read articles on Hodu.com during 2011. You may have missed some of them, or you might want to refresh your knowledge, or you might find something that will be helpful in solving a new issue that cropped up in your life. Of [...]]]></description>
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<p>First, though, I have a special request. Do you find the content on our website helpful? If so, I need <strong><em>your</em></strong> help! Help me to keep Hodu.com afloat!  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/donate.shtml">Please read this personal message from Azriel</a></strong>.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/people-skills.shtml">Test Your People-Reading Skills </a></strong></p>
<p>How good are your &#8220;people-reading skills?&#8221; Are you at the college level or still in second or third grade? Your ability to intuit what others are thinking and feeling could could make all the difference in your career.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/people-skills.shtml">Test your knowledge here.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">How to Cure Perfectionism </a></strong><br />
Perfectionism is a thief that consumes the healthy things inside ourselves. You could also think of it as a mental obstacle that prevents much forward progress. Either way, it causes mental stress, tension, and fatigue. Perfectionism is a major cause of procrastination. It also contributes to an imbalanced life, with people working excessive overtime to ensure everything is just right. The ripple-effects are many. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">Learn how to conquer the disease</a></strong>.
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">The Dangerous Employee</a></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">Learn how to recognize</a></strong> a potentially violent staff member and take appropriate action well before tragedy strikes. Better still, learn how to avoid the kind of organizational climate in which such problematic behavior patterns develop and thrive.  </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">How to Influence People &#8211; Subtly and Effectively!</a></strong><br />
If you want to have greater influence, be more other focused — because in the end, influence is always about the other person. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">These seven stunnningly simple things</a></strong> will make a big difference.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml">What to Do About a Control Freak Boss </a></strong><br />
The staff is miserable. They have a controlling, micromanaging boss who can only see the negative in everybody and in everything. Does everybody just have to grin and bear it and go on suffering in silence?  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml"> No! Here&#8217;s what you can do</a></strong>. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">How to Improve Your Storytelling </a></strong><br />
A key skill of conversation is being able to tell a story that engages the imagination of the listener. A few folks are great at storytelling; many folks are just so-so; still others are terrible. A main cause of such mediocrity is that the stories they tell lack structure and ramble along so that listeners have difficulty following the story-line and may miss the conclusion &#8211; if there is one.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">Learn how to get it right</a></strong> &#8211; and become the life of the party! </p>
<p></p>
<p>Finally, a reminder that these items are just a drop in the ocean among the literally hundreds of articles on our site that not only make for enjoyable reading, but might in some small way might improve the quality of life and in the process, the lives of those near and dear to you and those around you. For a particular topic, see the menu on the top left of every page, or use one of the search boxes.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azriel Winnett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our last post, we described the intense frustration we sometimes experience when we are working most diligently towards a certain goal or at least we believe we are, and for a reason we can&#8217;t put a finger on we just aren&#8217;t getting there. We cited the example of the unfortunate fellow who passed up [...]]]></description>
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<p>First, though, I have a special request. Do you find the content on our website helpful? If so, I need <strong><em>your</em></strong> help! Help me to keep Hodu.com afloat!  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/donate.shtml">Please read this personal message from Azriel</a></strong>.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/people-skills.shtml">Test Your People-Reading Skills </a></strong></p>
<p>How good are your &#8220;people-reading skills?&#8221; Are you at the college level or still in second or third grade? Your ability to intuit what others are thinking and feeling could could make all the difference in your career.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/people-skills.shtml">Test your knowledge here.</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">How to Cure Perfectionism </a></strong><br />
Perfectionism is a thief that consumes the healthy things inside ourselves. You could also think of it as a mental obstacle that prevents much forward progress. Either way, it causes mental stress, tension, and fatigue. Perfectionism is a major cause of procrastination. It also contributes to an imbalanced life, with people working excessive overtime to ensure everything is just right. The ripple-effects are many. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">Learn how to conquer the disease</a></strong>.
</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">The Dangerous Employee</a></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">Learn how to recognize</a></strong> a potentially violent staff member and take appropriate action well before tragedy strikes. Better still, learn how to avoid the kind of organizational climate in which such problematic behavior patterns develop and thrive.  </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">How to Influence People &#8211; Subtly and Effectively!</a></strong><br />
If you want to have greater influence, be more other focused — because in the end, influence is always about the other person. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">These seven stunnningly simple things</a></strong> will make a big difference.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml">What to Do About a Control Freak Boss </a></strong><br />
The staff is miserable. They have a controlling, micromanaging boss who can only see the negative in everybody and in everything. Does everybody just have to grin and bear it and go on suffering in silence?  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml"> No! Here&#8217;s what you can do</a></strong>. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">How to Improve Your Storytelling </a></strong><br />
A key skill of conversation is being able to tell a story that engages the imagination of the listener. A few folks are great at storytelling; many folks are just so-so; still others are terrible. A main cause of such mediocrity is that the stories they tell lack structure and ramble along so that listeners have difficulty following the story-line and may miss the conclusion &#8211; if there is one.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">Learn how to get it right</a></strong> &#8211; and become the life of the party! </p>
<p></p>
<p>Finally, a reminder that these items are just a drop in the ocean among the literally hundreds of articles on our site that not only make for enjoyable reading, but might in some small way might improve the quality of life and in the process, the lives of those near and dear to you and those around you. For a particular topic, see the menu on the top left of every page, or use one of the search boxes.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azriel Winnett</dc:creator>
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">How to Cure Perfectionism </a></strong><br />
Perfectionism is a thief that consumes the healthy things inside ourselves. You could also think of it as a mental obstacle that prevents much forward progress. Either way, it causes mental stress, tension, and fatigue. Perfectionism is a major cause of procrastination. It also contributes to an imbalanced life, with people working excessive overtime to ensure everything is just right. The ripple-effects are many. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/perfectionism.shtml">Learn how to conquer the disease</a></strong>.
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/dangerous.shtml">The Dangerous Employee</a></strong><br />
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<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">How to Influence People &#8211; Subtly and Effectively!</a></strong><br />
If you want to have greater influence, be more other focused — because in the end, influence is always about the other person. <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/influence.shtml">These seven stunnningly simple things</a></strong> will make a big difference.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml">What to Do About a Control Freak Boss </a></strong><br />
The staff is miserable. They have a controlling, micromanaging boss who can only see the negative in everybody and in everything. Does everybody just have to grin and bear it and go on suffering in silence?  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/control-boss.shtml"> No! Here&#8217;s what you can do</a></strong>. </p>
<p><strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">How to Improve Your Storytelling </a></strong><br />
A key skill of conversation is being able to tell a story that engages the imagination of the listener. A few folks are great at storytelling; many folks are just so-so; still others are terrible. A main cause of such mediocrity is that the stories they tell lack structure and ramble along so that listeners have difficulty following the story-line and may miss the conclusion &#8211; if there is one.  <strong><a href="http://hodu.com/storytelling.shtml">Learn how to get it right</a></strong> &#8211; and become the life of the party! </p>
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