10 Tricks Used By All Women

When it comes to aging gracefully, it’s not always about genetics and a good frame of mind. Picking the right anti-aging ingredients, loading up on antioxidants and minimizing stress can all have a huge impact on your physical appearance. Here, ten habits to keep you looking and feeling younger, longer.

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Be Diligent With Your Skincare Routine

Look for daily skincare products that include peptides, which work to stimulate collagen production and prevent fine lines. Start incorporating an eye cream into your regimen stat. The skin around your eyes is the thinnest and has very few oil glands, which is why crow's feet can appear early. Ingredients like caffeine and nicotinic acid work to reduce puffiness, lines, wrinkles and under-eye circles.

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Be Mindful Of Your Everyday Makeup

Powder foundations and other heavy makeup products can settle into wrinkles around your eyes and mouth, accentuating any fine lines. Swap face powders for tinted moisturizers and opt for cream formulas to provide coverage and color without drying your skin—which can cause wrinkles.

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Use Plenty Of Sun Protection

Sunscreen shields your skin from harmful rays linked to everything from discoloration to cancer. Be sure to apply a wide-spectrum SPF 50 (targeting both UVA and UVB rays) at least once every hour if you are exposed to the sun. Since you can never be protected enough, double up with a wide-brim hat.

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Outsmart Hair Changes

Hormone changes—especially during menopause—can cause hair to become thinner and more brittle. Use nourishing shampoos and conditioners to keep strands strong and soft and opt for a flexible brush to prevent damage while styling. Additionally, supplements like biotin work to keep hair full and healthy.

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Find A Hairstyle That Complements You

Did you know that the right haircut can make your face appear younger? Seriously! Soft side-swept ban

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Keep Teeth White

As time passes, teeth may turn yellow or gray from coffee, tea and red wine stains. Keep a youthful-looki

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Manage Stress

Stress can take a toll on your brain, increase blood pressure and disrupt your sleeping habits, all of which age you. Try taking up a weekly yoga or meditation session to boost your mood and calm your mind.

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Keep Vices To A Minimum

Excessive alcohol can trigger rosacea outbreaks and exacerbate fine lines, acne and wrinkles, all of which instantly make you look older. Smoking (and even secondhand smoke) triggers the breakdown of collagen, which can lead to loose, saggy skin. The puckering action made when taking a drag from a cigarette also causes deep wrinkles around the mouth. Large amounts of caffeine can cause dehydration and increased anxiety—neither of which is great for your body and skin, so consume coffee and soda in moderation.

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Eat Right

Since you are what you eat, your diet makes a huge difference in how you age and feel. The antioxidants and vitamins in fruits and vegetables can keep your skin looking younger. Resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant found in grapes, has even been shown to help prevent premature aging. Omega-3 fatty acids offer many anti-aging benefits, so aim for two servings a week of fatty fish such as salmon, trout or tuna.

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Get Plenty Of Sleep

They don't call it "beauty sleep" for nothing! While you snooze, your body releases a growth hormone that helps restore collagen and elastin, the essential building blocks of young, healthy skin. Failing to sleep for seven to nine hours each night has also been shown to increase your risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

10 Job Interview Questions You Should Ask

Many job seekers focus so hard on answering interview questions well that they forget something very important: You are there to ask questions, too.
Asking the right questions at an interview is important for two reasons:
First, when done correctly, the questions you ask confirm your qualifications as a candidate for the position.
Second, you are interviewing the employer just as much as the employer is interviewing you. This is your opportunity to find out if this is an organization where you want to work.
3 Things You Want to Achieve
When you ask the right questions, you want to achieve three things:

• Make sure the interviewer has no reservations about you.
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• Demonstrate your interest in the employer.
• Find out if you feel the employer is the right fit for you.

There are an infinite number of questions you could ask during a job interview, but if you stay focused on those three goals, the questions should come easy to you.
I recommend preparing three to five questions for each interview, and actually ask three of them. (I like to have more prepared than is needed because some of my questions might be answered in the course of the interview.)

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10 Questions You Might Ask In a Job Interview
Here are 10 interview questions you could ask, and why:
1. What skills and experiences would make an ideal candidate? This is a great open-ended question that will have the interviewer put his or her cards on the table and state exactly what the employer is looking for. If the interviewer mentions something you didn’t cover yet, now is your chance.

2. What is the single largest problem facing your staff and would I be in a position to help you solve this problem? This question not only shows that you are immediately thinking about how you can help the team, it also encourages the interviewer to envision you working at the position.

3. What have you enjoyed most about working here? This question allows the interviewer to connect with you on a more personal level, sharing his or her feelings. The answer will also give you unique insight into how satisfied people are with their jobs there. If the interviewer is pained to come up with an answer to your question, it’s a big red flag.

4. What constitutes success at this position and this firm or nonprofit? This question shows your interest in being successful there, and the answer will show you both how to get ahead and whether it is a good fit for you.

5. Do you have any hesitations about my qualifications? I love this question because it’s gutsy. Also, you’ll show that you’re confident in your skills and abilities.

6. Do you offer continuing education and professional training? This is a great positioning question, showing that you are interested in expanding your knowledge and ultimately growing with the employer.

7. Can you tell me about the team I’ll be working with? Notice how the question is phrased; it assumes you will get the job. This question also tells you about the people you will interact with on a daily basis, so listen to the answer closely.

8. What can you tell me about your new products or plans for growth? This question should be customized for your particular needs. Do your homework on the employer’s site beforehand and mention a new product or service it’s launching to demonstrate your research and interest. The answer to the question will give you a good idea of where the employer is headed.

9. Who previously held this position? This seemingly straightforward question will tell you whether that person was promoted or fired or if he/she quit or retired. That, in turn, will provide a clue to whether: there’s a chance for advancement, employees are unhappy, the place is in turmoil or the employer has workers around your age.

10. What is the next step in the process? This is the essential last question and one you should definitely ask. It shows that you’re interested in moving along in the process and invites the interviewer to tell you how many people are in the running for the position.

OBAMA'S WIFE: Michelle Obama Surprises Elementary School Kids and It’s Adorable

 First Lady Michelle Obama paid a surprise visit to two D.C. elementary schools that have integrated gardening into the curriculum.

The kids' reactions are absolutely priceless. 

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Obama visited Watkins Elementary School and John Burroughs to garden and cook with them as part of her Let's Move campaign. 

"You guys have this amazing garden and I'm so proud of you and I want the world to see all the great things you're doing," Obama said to the kids at Watkins Elementary School when she walked in. 

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"I've never made tortillas like this before!" Obama said to a student at John Burroughs while they rolled dough together. "I've never seen you before!" the kid said. 

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How Effective Is Your Business Communication Skill?

 
Every business professional and entrepreneur believes they are good communicators, but how do they know? It’s really the perception of the recipients that counts, and poor communicators are almost always poor listeners, so they don’t hear the shortcomings. Warren Buffet once told a class of business students that better communication could boost their value by fifty percent.
That’s certainly worth going after, so it is time for all to take a hard look in the mirror, recognize the need to improve, and make the commitment to change. But looking in the mirror doesn’t help unless you know what to look for. I see real help a new book, “What MORE Can I Say,” by Dianna Booher, one of the most recognized business communication gurus, which clearly calls out the parameters of effective business communication.
In that context, she offers a nine-point checklist for success in the art of communication and persuasion that I believe every professional should use in their own self-evaluation. I’ll paraphrase a few of her insights here to get you started:

1. Generate trust rather than distrust. Effective communication requires trust in you, your message and your delivery. We tend to trust people that we think are like us, or we have social proof that others trust, or we feel reciprocal trust from the sender. People who are optimistic, confident, and demonstrate competence generate trust. Are you one of these?
2. Be collaborative rather than present a monologue. Collaborating for influence has become a fundamental leadership skill. Be known for the questions you ask – not the answers you give. Statements imply that you intend to control the interaction, whereas questions imply that other input has value to arriving at a mutually beneficial decision.
3. Aim to simplify rather than inject complexity. Simplicity leads to focus, which produces clarity of purpose. People distrust what they don’t understand, what they perceive as doublespeak, or things made unnecessarily complex. Influencing people to change their mind or actions requires building an intuitive simple path to your answer.
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4. Deliver with tact and avoid insensitivity. Some word choices turn people off because they are tasteless, tactless, or pompous. Phrase your communication to avoid biases that might create negative reactions. Consider using other authority figures or quotes to deliver a more persuasive message while eliminating any sensitive implications.
5. Position future potential instead of achievements alone. The allure of potential is normally greater than today’s actual achievements. This is especially true for career advancement, motivation, and the power of systems. For customers and clients, let them have it both ways. Consider what you can package as your own untapped potential.
6. Consider the listener perspective rather than the presenter. Listeners tend to average all the pieces of information they hear and walk away with a single impression. More is not always better, so reduce the length of presentations and speeches. Perceptions are more important than reality. Avoid the over-helpfulness syndrome.
7. Tend toward specifics rather than generalizations. Many executive speeches miss the mark because they aim for the general constituency and hit no one. People need to know how a message relates to them personally, not just what has to be done and why. Your challenge is to make the future seem attainable and applicable to each listener.
8. Capitalize on emotions as well as logic. Emotion often overrides logic, but logic rarely overrides emotion. For many listeners, a logical explanation merely justifies and supports an emotional decision that has already been made. Recognize and calm first any emotional reactions of fear. Engage multiple senses to reach a listener’s emotion.
9. Lead with empathy before your own perspective. Empathy starts with active listening to what’s being said and what’s not being said. Listen for the gaps and distortion between perception and reality, and then focus on closing these gaps before any persuasion to your own perspective is attempted. Let others help you listen, and tune your response.

As the economy continues to improve, and the competition gets tougher, you need every ounce of communication skill you can muster to land the career and business opportunities that will be coming your way. Standing still means falling behind. Are you listening and changing at the right pace to get your fifty percent advantage?

What Defines A Stand-Out Entrepreneur?

 

There’s no cookie-cutter definition of “entrepreneurs.” They’re a broad class of men and women, young and old, from a variety of educational backgrounds and a wide spectrum of economic circumstances.
But for all of their differences, they share some traits that are impossible to ignore. They’re visionaries. They’re people of passion. They have the ambition, drive and talent needed to take an idea and use it to either disrupt legacy markets or define new ones.
As the undisputed leader in advising, guiding and recognizing entrepreneurs, EY has a unique perspective on what defines a stand-out business leader. These are the qualities we’ve come across time and time again through our work with some of the world’s most innovative thinkers: 

• Vision. Entrepreneurs create or improve a business concept and implement it effectively.
• Leadership. They demonstrate a focus and strength of character that enable them to move forward – and inspire a team to do the same — despite skeptics and obstacles.
• Achievement. Entrepreneurs drive business growth by not only perfecting existing ideas, but by enabling continuous innovation that generates new ones.
• Social responsibility. They know that their commitment and responsibility aren’t confined to business, and they leverage energy and resources to give back to the community.

If you’ve been inspired by a successful entrepreneur in your community — or are one yourself — we encourage you to submit a nomination for our 2016 program. Applications will be accepted until March 11, 2016. Click here to apply online or download the nomination materials.
Tell me: what traits do you think define stand-out entrepreneurs?