3 Essential Approaches to Maximizing Your Productivity

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 10, 2018 | BDE, Be More, Do More, Earn More

3 Essential Approaches to Maximizing Your Productivity Productivity is often spoken of in reverent tones by top business leaders, managers, and entrepeneurs. Can you truly say you’re fulfilling your growth potential at work, or that you know the best methods to...

3 Steps You Must Follow Before Giving Up on Your Goals

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 29, 2018 | BDE, Inspiration

You may have heard that you should never give up on your goals, no matter what. That quitting is weakness. It’s easy to believe that you have to stick to long-term goals through thick and thin, regardless of the time it takes. While persistence is an amazing...

3 Ways to Increase Your Confidence Today

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 23, 2018 | BDE, Life Hacks

Confidence: understand and cultivate it and you will transform your life. Know that it is not innate or unchanging, but rather a skill to be learned, and one that evolves. You may find yourself wishing that you could boost your overall confidence, but just don’t know...

4 Body Language Habits You Should Drop Right Now

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 10, 2018 | BDE, Life Hacks

Whether you’re aware of it or not, body language plays a large role in your life. Your gestures, facial expressions, and posture all say a lot about you. Body language is the “unspoken element of communication that we use to reveal our true feelings and...

The Trap of Entitlement

by Elle Kaplan | Aug 2, 2018 | BDE, Inspiration

What’s the difference between your self-esteem and ego? The answer may not be absolutely clear at first glance. Healthy self-confidence, when taken to an extreme, can turn into shortsightedness. Perspective and humility are important ingredients for balancing...

Setting and Achieving Healthy Goals

by Elle Kaplan | Jul 9, 2018 | BDE, Inspiration

We live in an era in which minimalism is all the rage in popular philosophy, fashion, lifestyle, and more, but you should draw the line when it comes to healthy goal setting and personal achievement. Are you holding yourself back out of modesty and humility, or are...