Make Up for Forgetting Someone's Birthday

Our current time is full of so much stress and work, it's no surprise that someone might forget a friend's birthday.

Relax. Once you remember their birthday, don't panic. Take deep breaths.Call some friends. They should help you and give you advice. Make sure you call people who know the person of who's birthday you missed.
Schedule to hangout with the friend. If they are staying at home, try to get them out of the house. Some good ideas are seeing a movie, going shopping, or just hanging out.

Don't bake a cake. If you are a fairly good cook, you can try baking one. If you have never touched a spatula in your life, don't try. Instead, order one from the nearest bakery.
Buy things that the friend likes. You can get them their favorite candy, an extra gift, or anything you think they might enjoy.
Give them what you've bought. Apologize for missing their birthday, and hand them the gifts. Hopefully they'll accept your apology, and you'll be good to go!

If you remember it and have no time to buy gifts, simply apologize to the person and try to hang out with them to make up for it.
If your friend doesn't accept your apology, don't get angry. You did miss their birthday, which is an important time for anyone. Let them sleep on it and apologize later. However, don't pester them.

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How to Stay Awake During a Seminar or Long Presentation

Okay, those of you who know you have a super-long presentation to listen to, here's the perfect ways to stay awake, excuses, etc.!

If you are younger and have school, the night before you must make sure to get some good rest. Go to bed earlier than your usual 10 or later. If you are older and have a job and must listen to someone give a presentation at a meeting, make sure you too get rest, no movie night or anything. In the morning, make sure to wash your face so you look clean and happy to listen to the speech, even when you're not.Now, after your long, relaxing sleep, do your usual routine that you do in the morning, EXCEPT...instead of coffee on your way to work, buy some energy drinks instead, one or two cans usually work.

Okay, you've drunk the energy drinks and now you are going into work (or school). If you are older and have relatives or kids, say to the boss and the presenter that you had to take (insert relative/child's name here) to the Emergency Room at around 1:00 in the morning, so if I look a bit drowsy, it's not you, it's just that. :) This should cover, just in case the drink didn't work. They'll most likely believe that. Actually, most bosses will! :)
Now if you are a kid and need to listen to a super long speech, drink your favorite type of sugary drink or energy drink in the morning. That should keep you awake. If that doesn't cover you, than tell your teacher that last night you were up finishing a project or homework, then tell them, "If i look a little tired, it's just because of that. :) Now time for the energy drinks to really kick in. When you are actually listening to the presentation, you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT!!

Know what the presentation's about just in case there are quizzes on it, or questions. Say a presentation is on, 'The economy and politics of Russia,' or something like that. Now that you know what it is about, you don't have to pay much attention to the whole thing. Okay, now the energy drinks will help you at least stay awake and then at the end they should be working great and when the presentation is done, you will have energy and give a standing ovation. Then usually everyone else will join.
Oh, if you have to sit on the floor or a hard chair, make sure to take some Advil before you leave for school or work. :) GOOD LUCK! These will most likely work too!


Kids, make sure you are old enough to drink energy drinks. AND get your parent's permission before buying them. Sorry to be all parental on you, but it's definitely a good idea, so you won't get grounded :) Adults, if you hate energy drinks and prefer coffee, get a black coffee or some type of coffee drink that will give you a energy boost! Also, when you are telling your teacher or boss those things, make sure you sound convincing. If you are a bad liar, then I recommend rubbing your eyes while talking so the teacher or boss can see you're clearly tired. That way, (since some people can tell another is lying because of shifty eyes) they can't see any shifty eyes.

There aren't any dangers, except that if the boss or teacher can tell you're lying, like if you didn't have a lot of homework that night, she might get you in trouble. BUT then you can stand up for yourself and say, "How can she/he decide if I'm lying?"
Warning, if you overdose on energy drinks, that's not good at all for your body and also, if the presentation wasn't that good, then you'll be giving a standing ovation for NOTHING!

My Life Ater High School

After I graduated high in 1991 back in Philippines..While all my closest friend in high school all went to college. I had to work to make some income after high school. I was the kind of different , I wanted to do some adventure stuffs.I'd worked as a pharmacist and while doing all that I did some church worked as well.I didn't stay as a pharmacist that long just because I wanted to travel to do some God's work. And so I did. I was able to travel all over Philippines.I had visited my high school friend once in a while and so as them to me. Then after a while we lost communication.

After 3 years of traveling,I got engaged ,got married and came to US and started a family. Had two wonderful kids, a boy and a girl who I adore so much. When I first got here ( US ) I'd worked at night shift at Blue Star Growers ( packaging fruit as a gift).I worked there for a while. After 4 years of working at Blue Star Growers. I decided to start my own business as a Child Care Provider . I was a child care provider for two year and studying as Medical assistant at the same time. After 2 years of owning a business as a Child Care Provider, I decided to give it up and did something else while still finishing my school. I was able to worked as a Care giver for a while.

In 2003 , Class of 1991 had a high school reunions, but I wasn't able to attend my high school reunion. I was not happy to missed my high school reunion. To all man and women who have settled and missed their high school reunion.Well! it's no too late to have any communication with your class mate. Now you can by visiting schools and reunions. Reconnect with past school friends. Find out when your next school reunion is.

Many of us just don’t know when our upcoming reunion will be and where. So if you’re looking for this information, Schools and Reunions is your reunion search resource.

Positive Ways to Accept Criticism

Do you hate being criticized even when you know you've made a mistake? If so, it's no wonder -- criticism can make people feel incompetent, angry and just plain awful.

How do you, personally, respond to criticism? Do you make excuses or lash back with criticism?

"This fight-or-flight response is natural and common, but it isn't very productive. It cuts off communication, often just when it's needed most," says Jean Lebedun, Ph.D., author of the video program "The Art of Criticism -- Giving and Taking."

Many supervisors don't give criticism in a tactful manner. Nevertheless, you should accept criticism so you can learn from your mistakes. But don't fret; it'll be easier when you use Dr. Lebedun's "4-A Formula -- Anticipate, Ask questions, Agree with something and Analyze."

Anticipate

Accept the fact that everyone makes mistakes and that you'll probably be criticized for yours. That way, criticism won't come as a surprise.

Here's another way to anticipate: Take the wind out of the sails of criticism by admitting your mistake first, before your supervisor has an opportunity to say anything to you. This makes your supervisor's job easier and makes you appear more professional.

Ask

'What can I learn from this criticism?' Then, whenever you feel yourself growing defensive or getting angry, you repeat the question 'What can I learn?'

Agree with something

When faced with criticism, most people focus on the part of the negative feedback that may not be true and ignore the rest. This doesn't solve any problems, and you don't learn anything.

When you agree with one part of the criticism, you become open to learning. An easy way to agree is to say something like this: "You might be right; my Pro Act skills were not how they should be."

"You don't have to agree with everything; even agreeing with one small aspect of the criticism will create an atmosphere of teamwork, The focus then can become how you'll work together to solve a problem, which will lessen your feeling of being attacked."

Analyze

Finally, take a break and evaluate what you've heard.

You need time to process the information, determine if it's a valid criticism and decide what you'll do to solve the problem or correct the mistake. If this is a complaint you've heard repeatedly, you should think about what you can learn from the situation so it doesn't happen again.
The benefits of the 4-A Formula are that you'll look for solutions rather than excuses and you'll be in control of your emotions, "You'll also appear more professional."



Always remember that it is your work being criticized, not you. For example, if your co-worker is criticizing a letter you wrote, forget that you ever wrote it. Pretend that someone else did, and your co-worker is merely asking you to revise it for them.
Remember, your co-worker is not doing this because he or she does not like you or your work. They are doing this because they want you to improve your work.Whatever you do make sure that it is the best from your side. People who have difficulty accepting criticism are less likely to succeed in their profession.