…That anyone can do.
Of course I do not like to see Christmas lights outside any house, unless it is Christmas, but these lights have a huge potential!

(original idea from Sirpa Cowel, textile designer)

The important things to do at work.

(via: Kelly Cutrona, considered “a genius in careers’ and author of the bestseller” If You Have To Cry, Go Outside.”)

Question: I’ve been flirting with one of my coworkers. What do you think?

You should ask yourself, if you’re willing to leave your job because of a love relationship. Many companies have a policy of ‘no dating’. Even if your company does not have one, remember that most relationships do not lead to marriage. Ask yourself, too, if it’s okay, share your workplace with someone you’ve been intimate and ended up hating. Keep that question in mind, before any further step.

Question: What is the best thing to say, at the end of a job interview?

“Thank you so much for taking the time to meet me.”

With these words, you acknowledge that the person is very busy and it flatters them a little. It also shows that you know very well, how to wrap things up in a professional manner. Do not say “I hope to see you again, because it puts a little too much pressure on the interaction… and actually, you really just do not know what the person thought of you.

Question: My boss said that I check my personal email at work, more often than any other employee. How should I respond?

Apologizing and saying, “I want you to know that I greatly value this job and appreciate the fact that you are warning me about it.”

Also mention that “it will not happen again and that you accept constructive criticism.”

Then do not mention it further.

Question: there is a co-worker who is always working late and everyone hates him, it seems that he has an ‘ulterior’ motive for all this dedication. What bosses think about this?

They think: great. Are there 10 more of you?

Question: One of my co-workers likes to come to my desk and just shoot the breeze all the time. I like this person, but I worry that it will make me look bad. How can I get her to stop?

Your boss may not care to see it sporadically, but will not like to see the same scene frequently. You should say: “This job is very important to me, if I lose it for gossiping, I’m going to be out on the street. You can send me an email or we can talk after work?”

It’s amazing how being direct and honest helps you.

(via: Kelly Cutrona Head of PR firm People’s Revolution and author of a bestseller ↓).

If you want an idea, an excuse for a party…

And you are pregnant or have a pregnant friend.

This is what has happened in America:

Prospective parents, ask the doctor not to tell the gender of the baby…

But the doctor writes it down on paper and encloses it in an envelope…

Which will be delivered or taken to a bakery.

At the bakery, a cake is made in pink or blue, depending on the sex of the child.

On top of these colors, goes a white coating over the cake, and nobody knows whether it will be a boy or a girl… not even the parents (only the doctor and the confectioner).

Of course on top, the cake can be decorated however you want it…

Then you get together family and friends and the secret is revealed at the time the cake is cut!

Of course, the controversy that arises here is, “do the parents think that everyone cares so much so what sex their baby will be?”

I think it’s cool. One more reason to bring together those you love, have fun, reveal this kind of news… and eat cake!

Well, you decide…