The Daily Interaction Podcast

Welcome back to Episode #27 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how to professionally ask for your money back and how to reverse transactions with either a service provider, a vendor or a membership organization or whatever the case may be. How well do you manage this sticky situation in your life? Hurry and Read the rest of this post!

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New Zealand South Island

Jet lag and I have been at it again this week. I had been up most of the night but at 3:30am, I closed my book and decided to go to sleep. Reading always makes me sleepy and The Autobiography of a Yogi is about the spiritual path of Yoginanada through self-realization. The calm, relaxation-inducing kind of material to bring on the sleep. No such luck. Instead, my inner voice was loudly recounting the many reasons that make our lives so remarkable. How could I sleep anymore when no dream could surpass such intense reminder about daily bliss? Hurry and Read the rest of this post!

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Welcome back to Episode #26 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is a step-by-step guide on asking for a raise. How do you have that dreaded conversation with your boss or your manager at work and ask for a salary increase confidently and yet without compromising your relationship and work status?

How do you effectively and smartly ask for a raise? How do you position yourself in such a way that your boss will work with you to adjust your compensation? I give you my tips on this topic from over a decade of experience in the corporate culture and several raises and promotions, I share with you the common mistakes to avoid and help you prepare for having a winning conversation. Hurry and Read the rest of this post!

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Living On Your Terms: Why Waiting for Acceptance Holds You Back

January 17, 2012 For the Mind

Are you waiting to get a nod of approval from your parents for pursuing a career or a life outside their ideal one for you? Are you hoping to be embraced by your friends about your recent decision to travel the world or choose an unusual lifestyle? Are you expecting a positively happy reaction from [...]

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Episode 25 of the Daily Interaction: Closing the Culture Gap

January 13, 2012 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #25 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about closing the culture gap and making the best impression when you meet people from other cultures and countries. What do you do the same and what do you do differently when you are in an international group setting? I am back [...]

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Tiny Buddha, Big Wisdom: Asking Life’s Deep Questions

January 11, 2012 In Print

I’m not a huge fan of vague, flowery, New Age jargon, so I’ve gone to great effort to keep this book practical and rooted in reality. ~ Tiny Buddha I absolutely loved and heartily recommend that you too devour Lori Deschene’s Tiny Buddha. I loved it precisely because Lori means what she says above. The [...]

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11 Power Tips to Recover From Jet Lag: The Healing Approach

January 9, 2012 On the Road

Jet lag confuses the living daylights out of me! I don’t mean the effect of jet lag on my body or brain because that alone can drive you dizzy with confusion. I mean I wish someone could explain to me why traveling from  from North America to the South Pacific, where one loses many hours in [...]

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Episode 24 of the Daily Interaction: Engaging with Your Role Models

January 6, 2012 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #24 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about approaching our role models, the successful people with whom we want to interact and engage. All of us have role models in one form or fashion. Some are from historical figures, some are imaginary characters out of great literature, and yet [...]

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The Simple Wisdom in Having the Right Attitude

January 1, 2012 For the Mind

It used to annoy me to no end when people would tell me to have a better attitude. They offered this advice as though it were as simple as flipping a switch. They made it sound like it was something entirely in my control and all I had to do to be happy is to [...]

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Episode 23 of the Daily Interaction: The Language of Love and Support

December 30, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #23 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about the language of support with our loved ones, especially when you are in pursuit of an uncommon lifestyle or rather, one that is not at all similar to the life that your parents or guardians have known or have lived. It [...]

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19 Disciplines of Working and Running Your Business from The Road

December 26, 2011 On the Road

Self-discipline can seriously surprise you when you put it to the test. You may believe you have a really good grasp on it because, well, you stick to your routine and schedule and produce remarkable results on a day-to-day basis, but how robust a discipline is it if that only happens in the controlled environment [...]

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Episode 22 of the Daily Interaction: How to Interview Well for Anything

December 23, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #22 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is how to interview remarkably well for anything, be it a job or a promotion of your work and business, or any other reason that someone may wish to interview you. I talk about why interviews present you with so much opportunity and [...]

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The Rapture with New Zealand Plus 2011 Year-End Wrap

December 18, 2011 For the Mind

What have you done with your year and are you pleased with your outcomes? I ask this question of myself every year during December. I swing back and forth between reflecting on the outgoing year and planning for the incoming year. I get obsessed with doing both well. I write out my plans, I analyze [...]

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Episode 21 of The Daily Interaction: Smart Interactions in Social Media

December 16, 2011 The Daily Interaction

Welcome back to Episode #21 of The Daily Interaction podcast. Today’s topic is about creating smart interactions when using social media as a whole. We talk about what social media is, how to engage and take advantage of this amazing opportunity at our fingertips, thanks to advancements in technology. Whether you are an old pro [...]

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Green Juicing Guide PLUS the Only Recipes You Will Need

December 13, 2011 Green Juicing

It is a beautiful warm night here in Queenstown, New Zealand where I write this today. Lake Wakatipu must be the largely undiscovered piece of heaven on earth. Once you see it, you shall never forget it. Mother Nature beckons you here with every breeze, every rustle and every ripple and with the fresh New [...]

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