Kids can be mean. It’s a fact of life we’ve all experienced. Gone are the days, however, when avoiding a bully meant ducking out of the back door at school. Thanks to personal computers, cellphones and instant messaging, it’s now easier than ever for children to attack each other, often anonymously. Thankfully, experts say cyberbullying… Continue reading How To Stop Cyber-Bullying
Month: September 2018
Uncertainty: A Key to Success
You can strategically plan your personal and professional life. You can make careful choices and take what you think are the appropriate actions to fulfil the ideal life you want. But there is absolutely no way of knowing with certainty what will happen. Life is a risk itself. There are just too many variables and… Continue reading Uncertainty: A Key to Success
The True Costs of Facebook Addiction: Low Self-Esteem And Poor Body Image
In case we didn’t quite grasp the vastness of social media’s power over us, two new studies help hammer the point home. Facebook has some decided benefits, but it can also, apparently, mess with our minds, drawing us into dependence and luring us to make unhealthy comparisons between ourselves and others. Though some of the… Continue reading The True Costs of Facebook Addiction: Low Self-Esteem And Poor Body Image
Social Media’s Impact On Self-Esteem
Social media has been linked to higher levels of loneliness, envy, anxiety, depression, narcissism and decreased social skills. As a Behavioral Scientist, I wonder what causes this paradox? The narratives we share and portray on social media are all positive and celebratory. It’s a hybridized digital version of “Keeping up with the Joneses”. Meaning for… Continue reading Social Media’s Impact On Self-Esteem
LOVE BREWED IN THE OFFICE
“The Job Interview” It was in the month of April this year; I had journeyed to one of the biggest firms in Ghana in search of a job. In these past years, knowing my potentials, I had already failed as a man. The funny thing is I am just 22 years, and a student in… Continue reading LOVE BREWED IN THE OFFICE
Why Social Media Is Ruining Your Self-Esteem—and How to Stop It
A year ago, logging on to Facebook felt like playing a game of emotional roulette. I had just finished graduate school and was hunting for a job in magazine journalism. I regularly opened Facebook to see eager, boastful (sometimes smug) posts from classmates who had been hired by large news outlets such as NPR, Business… Continue reading Why Social Media Is Ruining Your Self-Esteem—and How to Stop It
3 Effective Exercises to Build Stronger Teams
It is common in social organizing for people to start by learning about each other and building deep and authentic relationships that help the group navigate challenges together. This is starting to happen in more and more organizations, from schools to companies. Sometimes this is done in ways that may seem a “touchy-feel” or over… Continue reading 3 Effective Exercises to Build Stronger Teams