Friendship
Build Relationships to Influence
In today’s globalized society, the skill of persuading people has never been more relevant. No matter whether it is a business environment, personal life, or club membership, forming good relationships remains the essence of persuasion. These relationships, therefore, are based on trust and respect, where people can lead, encourage, and influence others towards achieving certain goals. Here are how relationships can be used as a lever to increase your sphere of influence and cause change.
By Mohammad Usman15 days ago in Confessions
Surviving Loss: Finding Hope After Tragedy
Thanksgiving morning in 2019 dawned with an unexpected, piercing sorrow. I lost a friend to suicide. The night before, our texts had bounced back and forth. He had things on his mind, but it wasn’t a heavy dialogue. I reassured him that life’s burdens would ease, and we made plans to talk on Sunday, hoping to laugh and lighten the mood. It’s a bitter reality to accept that he made other plans.
By Kalix15 days ago in Confessions
Seventeen Years On Facebook
Introduction I have been on Facebook for seventeen years, as long as I have been running my blog which you can visit here, and it seems every day that Facebook finds one more way to confound and annoy us. Seven Days In is here if you wish to explore it, although since joining Vocal is has just become a repository for observations on books that I read with the odd extra:
By Mike Singleton 🌜 Mikeydred 🌛19 days ago in Confessions
The Moon and the Sun
In the beginning, when the world was new, the Moon and the Sun were not just celestial bodies illuminating the sky but beings filled with life, emotion, and stories of their own. They were deeply in love, their hearts intertwined in a dance that spanned the heavens.
By Tinyiko Shitlhangu19 days ago in Confessions
Exposing Narcissism!. AI-Generated.
In an age where self-promotion is rampant and social media fuels a culture of constant validation, the lines between healthy self-esteem and narcissism often blur. Have you ever wondered if your confidence crosses into narcissism, or if a loved one's behavior is veering into toxic territory? Understanding narcissism and its implications is crucial in today's society, where the impact of narcissistic behavior can deeply affect personal relationships and mental health. This article aims to explore the prevalence of narcissism, help you identify narcissistic traits within yourself or others, and recognize signs of narcissistic abuse.
By Aleesha Sauni19 days ago in Confessions
The Machine
How can I describe how terrible things in my head have been in the past several years. I'm moving past everything alone it seems. I keep going higher and higher and everyone I ever cared about is on the same ladder of the rung. I hate my life honestly. Start to finish it's been nothing but fight after fight after fight. Every single one has been different and challenging for me in different ways and some all the ways in one time. When I look back at things I used to be excited about I wonder who that person was that used to smile and laugh all the time. Still angry to a degree, but nothing to the point I am now. Food tastes different, I have no will to take care of myself and I've been alone not lonely but alone for the entirety of it. Nothing moves unless I move it, and nothing flows unless I release the water. You see I have three businesses that I'm simultaneously trying to run. Real businesses, not the ones that people tell you they own and don't have any clients or profits coming in. Real business like I started two of them out of a 1-bedroom apartment on my laptop that have made profit in the two years and counting we've been open. Two years of tax returns showing the proof, websites, employees, the whole nine. I also have a girlfriend who I thought would help me build this all with me. That was my first mistake... never assume someone will help you regardless of their words or closeness in proximity to you they are all the time. Running a business has never been about working yourself into the ground and if you still think that read any book from the E-Myth series. Businesses run themselves, they are their own entity completely separate from your personal identity. A business is supposed to be a machine. The employees are cogs in said machine and the owner turns the handle, so it runs properly.
By Tetrenius Cobalt20 days ago in Confessions
A smile can hide so much pain
There is a widespread belief that positivity attracts positivity, even though I believe this is true to a degree, there isn’t necessarily a direct correlation. This belief has led people to be more inclined to socialize with positive persons and to resent negative persons.
By real Jema20 days ago in Confessions
Distance
We were close until that fateful day came, and our dark lives tore us away. We lived through untold traumas, and shared the pain and the love in a friendship that was rare; but here we are now, thirty years later and all you can do is talk to me, like I'm a stranger.
By Carol Townend22 days ago in Confessions