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Cloud your judgement
Idiom: Cloud your judgement It’s essential not to allow anything to cloud your judgement whenever you need to make a life or business decision. You need to be calm and take an unbiased approach. Never rush into a decision, and be sure to weigh all the possibilities before making your choice. However, sometimes people cannot…
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Make waves
WotD: Make waves It is time to make waves, disturb the status quo, and cause a little trouble. Throughout history, innovations have changed the way we live and do business. These innovations are designed with one goal in mind: to upset the apple cart. Changing how we do things or causing trouble is what it…
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Accolade
Word of the Day: Accolade Well, this is the last new post for 2021. Can you believe there are only eleven more days left until we wake up to welcome 2022? We’ve gone through a challenging year, but we have survived it. An accolade is praise or approval. It’s a formal tribute or unique distinction…
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The grass is always greener on the other side
Proverb: The grass is always greener on the other side As Christmas and the end of 2021 are fast approaching, our thoughts tend to turn toward what we desire. However, the grass is not always greener on the other side. There is a theory that the things we don’t have drive our behaviour. The grass…
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The only constant in life is change
Phrase: The only constant in life is change The quote, “The only constant in life is change,” is attributed to Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived from about 540 BCE to about 480 BCE. It’s not hard to see why the idea of change would be so important to him—he lived through an era…
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Pick up on
WotD: Pick up on Let’s talk about prepositions. If you are a native English speaker, you never think of them, but you hate them if you are learning the English language, probably with a passion. One little preposition can completely change the meaning of a phrase. To pick up on something means understanding something without…
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Harp on
Word of the Day: Harp on It’s past the point of being too much now. Every day we have to listen to people harping on about how they are tired of COVID restrictions and want to get back to some semblance of normalcy after two full years of dealing with the coronavirus. Well, to add…
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Perfect storm
WotD: Perfect storm A perfect storm doesn’t occur often, but the result is often disastrous or catastrophic when it does. A perfect storm is a disaster created by a combination of extreme or bizarre factors coming together in a way that could not have been anticipated. If nothing comes to mind, let me jog your…
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Sell yourself short
Phrase: Sell yourself short The competitive world we live in can be a difficult place. The fear of being exposed as a fraud, fake, or quitter is deeply ingrained in our society’s DNA and causes many people to sell themselves short. The key to overcoming these issues is to be confident in yourself, your skills,…
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Follow the crowd
Phrase: Follow the crowd In today’s increasingly polarized society, it is becoming more and more difficult for people to think independently. It is hard to have a different opinion from the majority and be true to yourself. However, just because being different or original presents a challenge, that doesn’t mean you have to follow the…
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