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14 SUPER EASY HAIR HACKS TO TRANSFORM YOUR LOOK FASTER

1/26/2015

Author @AlmuCorazon

In this unpredictable weather my hair goes wild, so I decided to share with you some of the tricks to become a beauty ninja in no time. We are all guilty of hurting our hair - going overboard by shampooing too often, using harsh color, and over-styling can leave you with dull, limp locks. Hair gets frizzy when it is damaged or has a naturally rougher texture leading the hair to absorb more moisture from the air. That’s why your hair may look like a hot mess on humid days. To avoid looking like you stuck your finger in a socket, there are a few key rules you can follow:

T-Shirt Dry – resist the urge to towel dry your wet hair when you get out of the shower. Towels’ thick, rough texture can damage the hair cuticle, so instead reach for an old (clean) t-shirt to soak up moisture.
Don’t Brush – instead of brushing your wet hair, comb through with a wide toothcomb or just your wet fingers. This will help prevent damaging the hair shaft. You can use a brush to blow dry your hair straight, but avoid brushing dry hair as it can stretch out the hair cuticle.
Skip Shampoos – In order to prevent frizz, it’s key not to wash your hair every day. This can deplete the natural healthy oils your scalp produces making your hair even frizzier. Try rinsing with water and applying just conditioner or skip the water all together and go for a dry shampoo.
Treat it – For an extra benefit, reach for the jojoba or coconut oil once a week. These apply the right amount of moisture and frizz control without weighing hair down. You can also use argan oil to make your hair softer, silkier and shinier. It is the ideal hair conditioner, and it can even help to treat split ends and tame frizzy hair.

I selected 14 awesome hairstyle tricks that you can do with little time and effort to transform your look on the go. Share yours in the comment section below, I would like to know what works best for you ;)

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Self-leadership, The Key to Your Success

1/26/2015

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Author @AlmuCorazon

One of the most common trends I came across since the economic crisis hit internationally is a prominent insufficiency of self-leadership. There are many reasons for having low self-leadership, such as fear, lack of resources, and/or depression. However, the truth of the matter is that due to multiple factors like globalization, the fast growth of technology and the massive overload of information coming from everywhere, humans are becoming more dependent on others than themselves. This dependency leads to an emotional spiral that unconsciously makes them believe that they are not enough to make things happen by themselves.

The truth of the matter is that, there is someone with whom you spend more time with than any other. A person who has more influence over you and has the power to interfere with or to support your growth more than anyone else; this ever-present companion is your own self.

In fact, we argue that if we ever hope to be effective leaders of others, we must first be effective leaders of ourselves. So, my question to you is; what does self-leadership mean to you?

There are endless definitions and descriptions for leadership. For now, I invite you to identify "leadership" as "a process of influence." Having spent most of my personal and professional career among influencers, I recognize through practice and experience that this short yet powerful definition acknowledges not only the importance of human influence in the determination of what we are and what we do, but also the complex nature of leadership -- that is, influence is not an isolated event, but a process involving many parts.

In addition, our greatest potential source of leadership and influence comes not from an external leader or influencer, but from within ourselves. We could say that Self-leadership is "the process" of influencing oneself to establish the self-direction and self-motivation needed to achieve results utilizing behavioral and mental techniques.

If you are new to these concepts, some of the behavioral self-leadership techniques involve:

Self-observation
Self-goal-setting
Management of antecedents to behavior (e.g., cues, distractions)
Modification of consequents to behavior (e.g., self-reinforcement, self-punishment)
Creation of an action plan with measurable results

Among many others mental self-leadership techniques include:

Examination and alteration of self-dialogue
Beliefs and assumptions
Mental imagery/visualization
Thought patterns (habits in one’s thinking)
Passion to keep learning from yourself and others

Considering that humans perform better when belonging to multiple different communities, self-leadership is a concept that needs to be addressed in equilibrium. Effective self-leadership is not founded on narcissistic or "blindly" independent self/employee behaviors with total disregard to the work group or organization/community. Rather, effective self-leadership involves a coordinated effort between the self/employee and the group/community and/or organization as a whole. In other words, effective self-leadership involves achieving balance between focusing on the cohesiveness of a work group/community/organization, while focusing on the value and identity of each individual self/employee.

An effective self-leadership approach encourages individuals to find their own personal identity and mode of contribution within a group or organization, producing a stable relationship and synergistic performance.

Indeed, effectively self-led employees, both behaviorally and cognitively, may offer the best blueprint for achieving employee and organizational effectiveness in the 21st century. My proposal for you is to always visualize a life that is exactly as you want it to be. When you set your goal in your mind, you engage the power of your subconscious that will help you build winning habits to bring your dream to life. Progressively take initiatives and start moving towards your goals and set up measurable results to keep your self-motivation alive throughout the process. Since you won’t know how long this journey will take you, challenge assumptions, champion transformation, take risks and experiment. And always remember that there is no failure, only feedback.

Do something for yourself today that your future will thank you for and share it with me in the comment section, I would love to hear about it!

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”
– Jamie Paolinetti

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