This country home in England may be gorgeous, but it also has a dark past. The mysterious "Brown Lady," rumored to be Lady Dorothy Walpole, was reported to be one of Raynham Hall's apparitions captured on film in the December 1936 edition of Country Life. Guests can visit the home on Open Days throughout the year.

Raynham Hall, Norfolk, England

A short trip from Venice, the beautiful island of Poveglia was once a quarantine zone for people suffering from the plague. In addition, the island was used as a psychiatric hospital in the early 20th century. Ghost hunters claim this spot is now a hotbed of paranormal activity.

Poveglia, Venice, Italy

Two hundred miles from Delhi, this abandoned fortress sticks out in the middle of the wilderness. Legend has it that a sorcerer cast a curse on the area after being rejected by a local princess. Guests can still visit the fort's impressive ruins today.

Bhangarh Fort, India

This 12th-century inn is one of the oldest in the Western world. It is believed to have once been a pagan burial ground and is now haunted by more than 20 spirits, including ghost children and a monk. Fearless travelers can book a ghost hunt at the inn in hopes of experiencing the spirits themselves.

Ancient Ram Inn, Wotton-under-Edge, England

There are many spooky tours around Port Arthur to satisfy worldly ghost hunters. The Tasmanian town is filled with reports of paranormal activity, which makes sense, given its creepy past.The spot originally served as a penal colony in the 19th century, where prisoners were forced to endure solitary confinement and mandatory church services to correct bad behavior.

Port Arthur, Australia

This beautiful ocean liner spent 30 years at sea before permanently docking in Long Beach and becoming a tourist attraction. During her tenure, the ship logged more than 50 deaths, which makes her reputation as a haunted vessel even more believable.

The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

This 800-year-old castle in the municipality of Wolfsegg, Germany, is apparently haunted by a woman who scares off any visitors who pass. She is rumored to be the ghost of Klara von Helfenstein, who was reportedly murdered by her jealous husband. The castle is open for visitors on weekends and holidays from May through early October.

Burg Wolfsegg, Germany

This allegedly haunted bed-and-breakfast is the sight of a gruesome and highly publicized murder. Although she was eventually acquitted, Lizzie Borden was suspected of killing her father and stepmother with a hatchet in the unassuming home in 1892. Since then, guests have reported all kinds of strange sightings in the house. Ghost tours and overnight stays are available for intrepid travelers who want to experience the notorious residence for themselves.

Lizzie Borden House, Fall River, Massachusetts

This famous Rocky Mountain destination is known as one of the inspirations for Stephen King's "The Shining," but it also has its own spooky past. Allegedly, staff members have encountered ghosts like the maid from Room 217, who is known to pack away guests' clothing when they aren't looking. The hotel now offers four different styles of accommodations, and it's a great home base if you want to explore Rocky Mountain National Park.

The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado

Ever since it was completed in 1888, this hotel has been associated with paranormal activity. One of the most famous legends is of the "Ghost Bride," a woman who reportedly awaits people in the hotel ballroom. The postcard-perfect hotel continues to welcome guests to the heart of Banff National Park.

Fairmont Banff Springs, Canada

This lighthouse became infamous during the Civil War when the light was removed to disrupt Union shipping — just part of the structure's long, and sometimes tragic, history. However, visitors have reported seeing the ghost of a lighthouse keeper there who is always quite friendly. During your next trip to St. Augustine, you can visit the site during the day or take a ghost tour at night.

St. Augustine Lighthouse, St. Augustine, Florida

This spot in northwestern Romania is considered the most haunted forest in the world. Visitors often report intense feelings of anxiety and the sense of being watched while traveling amongst the trees. Some of the most common sightings include ghosts, unexplained apparitions, faces appearing in photographs that were not visible to the naked eye, and even some UFOs.

Hoia Baciu Forest, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

This towering building is famously known as the place where Charlotte de Brézé was murdered. According to legend, Charlotte, the illegitimate daughter of King Charles VII, was killed by her husband after discovering she was having an affair. Visitors claim to have seen a "Green Lady," named for the color of her dress, roaming the halls. You can visit the stately castle to try to spot her yourself, but honestly, the stunning architecture alone is worth the trip.

Château de Brissac, Brissac-Quincé, France

Many historic people have claimed the Tower of London as their final resting place. The infamous fortress has been steeped in tragedy for over 900 years, and it's home to many ghostly sightings of English royalty, including Anne Boleyn and Arbella Stuart, cousin to Elizabeth I. This tower is a must for anyone visiting London, but ghost hunters will also want to look out for any apparitions during their visit.

Tower of London, England

Borgvattnet is a small village in northern Sweden, known for having one of the most haunted houses in the country — the old vicarage. Inhabitants of the home have reported multiple sightings, including a lady in gray as well as unexplained sounds and moving objects. The house now serves as an inn and restaurant.

The Old Vicarage, Borgvattnet, Sweden

After the death of her husband, rifle magnate William Wirt Winchester, Sarah Winchester commissioned this dizzying labyrinth of a house in order to stay safe from vengeful spirits killed by her husband's guns. The home has seven stories, 160 rooms, 10,000 panes of glass, and 47 stairways — some of which go nowhere at all. There are several house tours available, including a spooky Walk With Spirits tour.

Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California

Many big-name celebrities have stayed at this old hotel since 1886, but few are as famous as the ghosts haunting the hallways. One of the most notorious tales surrounding the property includes two honeymooning women who took their own lives in the same room 20 years apart. The downtown Austin hotel still welcomes guests today.

The Driskill, Austin, Texas

The Paris Catacombs are truly spooky, with the remains of more than six million people located in the underground tunnels. You can tour some of the tunnels today, but be warned, as they're not for the faint of heart.

The Catacombs of Paris, France

Many people would not assume the Forbidden City, located in the center of modern Beijing, is haunted, but ghost hunters who are interested in local lore know better. One apparition that was first reported in the 1940s is of a woman in white who can be heard sobbing in the halls of the palace. The impressive Forbidden City is a must-visit for travelers in Beijing, whether or not you believe in ghosts.

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

This beautiful home was completed in 1892 by William and Anne Kehoe, who lived in the house with their ten children. Since the home was turned into a bed-and-breakfast, guests have noted mysterious sounds of children playing. Ghost-chasing guests visiting Savannah — a notoriously haunted city — might want to make this hotel their home base.

Kehoe House, Savannah, Georgia

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Consider this your ultimate spooky travel guide.

Across the globe, ghost sightings and UFO experiences draw paranormal seekers to the spookiest destinations. Here are the 30 most haunted places in the world.

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We live in a very interesting moment in which women have the highest level of expression in history, mostly thanks to the feminist movements of the 60s and 70s.On the other hand, because it seems like the fight for equality has been won, progress has been taking place, and things have been evolving, however at a low pace. Inequality of genders still exists in various spheres of society, mainly when it comes to careers and work.

Much Yet To Conquer

<ul><li>Despite significant progress, it is important to be aware that gender inequality still exists.</li><li>Women are still discriminated against, and many aren’t aware of the ongoing bias.</li><li>Women are noticeably absent from leadership positions.</li><li>Whether it’s due to childhood learned bias or motherhood, many women tend to be less committed to pursuing leadership positions.</li></ul>Example: Only 4% of Fortune 500 company CEOs are women even though women outperform men in pre-professional academic settings.

The Truth About Gender Equality In The Modern Age

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

<ul><li>Talk openly with others about inequality to work together towards a solution</li><li>Discussing gender inequality often identifies opportunities to help close the gap.</li></ul>Example: Professors who know that women are less likely to raise their hand in class may call on an equal number of males and females in order to level the imbalance.  <ul><li>Fake confidence until you build it naturally</li><li>Many women are plagued by the “imposter syndrome,” where they believe their skills are inferior and thus hold back in areas where career progression requires confidence.</li></ul>

Inequality At Work And The Self Confidence Of A Woman

There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women.

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

Many times, we think that a masculine world discriminates women, but in reality, women also sabotage themselves.Both sexes have a perception of less value for the female sex, and we need to be attentive to these matters since this valid sexism exists and affects our lives.This hidden inequality also exists in the family environment and in relationships, where many times you expect the woman stalls her career to take care of the children.

Hidden Inequality

Gender stereotypes also act in veiled sexism. Society does not expect women to prioritize their careers or be ambitious, and it labels those who do it as bossy, among other things.These stereotypes are reinforced throughout life for the whole society, from childhood, ultimately limiting the perspectives of each gender.

Gender Stereotyping

It is necessary that the subject of gender inequality is increasingly addressed so that it is recognized, and eventually reduced. It is not a matter of demanding special treatment for women, but rather of engaging people in the cause and seeking solutions.When the conversation occurs, more women are inspired to lead change and more men who understand the problem want to become part of the solution to this inequality.Getting people to know and understand the problem helps us channel changes, albeit small ones, day in and day out.

Equality Has To Be The Agenda

Women often do not support each other, and to achieve a less inequitable scenario, we must change that.An example: if a woman manages to reach a leadership position in a mostly male company, she begins to feel threatened by other women and thus hinders their promotions. That is a type of behaviour that reinforces the current status of inequality.Another example: mothers who stay at home and do not have jobs constantly emotionally discourage working mothers, leaving them insecure about their careers.

The Women Is An Enemy Of Other Women

The shortage of females in the highest levels of leadership puts the couple of women who get to positions of power under in-depth examination, transforming them into representatives for their whole gender, regardless of whether they want to play that part or not.Example: The firestorm of negative feedback aimed at the president and CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer after she declared that she would do her job all throughout her maternity leave.

The Few Women On Top Are Scrutinized

Stereotypes do exist and still affect the way our brain processes information.Even today, society expects men to be decisive and direct and women sensitive. A successful woman breaks with her gender stereotype, and this causes her to face unnecessary resistance from society.Competent and ambitious men are praised while these women are described pejoratively. To further complicate things, trying to fit into an expected gender role can also limit a woman’s career.

Men Are From Mars And Women Are From Venus

Honest and transparent communication is essential to developing a promising career. It strengthens relationships, allows for challenging unsubstantiated decisions, and helps tackle complicated issues.Many women are afraid to talk about what they think about work, thinking that it causes them to be denied or criticized.It is the leader’s role to encourage authenticity by asking for feedback and suggestions, as well as publicly thanking those who have given their opinions and cared about an issue.

Express Yourself With Clarity And Transparency

There is no absolute truth, so to communicate effectively, you must first try to see things as the other.A good phrase to put yourself in the other’s position would be: “I understood that you are concerned about this because you feel …” Another tip of communication is to use the “I” to show your opinions and disagreements: “I think that we should do this another way … “, and never” You’re wrong.”

Be Politely Honest, Not Brutally Honest

You will not be able to do everything. Women may have a greater concern and feel that they are leaving things “on hold”, but it is important to have balance and focus.Even if you are an executive at a large company, you need to set boundaries and work within them.There is pressure on mothers to spend more time with their children, and this can create a sense of guilt in mothers who have a job.

Focus On What Matters

<ul><li>Find time to go to your children’s school, but do not worry about making the beds to perfection.</li><li>Find solutions that are sustainable in the long run, both at home and at work.</li><li>There is no recipe for balancing a meaningful personal life and a career in success, find out what works for you.</li></ul>

Finding The Balance

Self-made limits women put in front of themselves. Even the author was liable for similar conduct.Women are not in possession of enough self-confidence and are inclined to underestimate themselves. They are less decisive, as well, and feel more hesitant to self-promote and negotiate for themselves as opposed to their male partners.Alos, they want people to like them, which, as the author clarifies, can hamper their power.

Blocking Your Own Progress

The author urges the woman to sit at the table, lean in and speak up. Women should not be afraid to make sure their voices are heard. Apart from the workplace, women need to make real partners out of their partners and try to develop an equal distribution of labour at home.Until you decide that it is time to leave, stay fully engaged.

Lean In!

Sheryl Sandberg's balanced and honest take on gender inequality.

The #1 international best seller In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg reignited the conversation around women in the workplace. Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook and coauthor of Option B with Adam Grant. In 2010, she gave an electrifying TED talk in which she described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than six million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home. Written with humor and wisdom, Lean In is a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.

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#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.  In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to “sit at the table,” seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can’t do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.

SHERYL SANDBERG is chief operating officer at Facebook, overseeing the firm's business operations. Prior to Facebook, Sheryl was vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google, chief of staff for the United States Treasury Department under President Clinton, a management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and an economist with the World Bank. Sheryl received a BA summa cum laude from Harvard University and an MBA with highest distinction from Harvard Business School. Sheryl is the co-author of Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy with Wharton professor and bestselling author Adam Grant, which will be released April 24, 2017. She is also the author of the bestsellers Lean In: Women, Work, and the 

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The pandemic has already taken a disparate toll on women’s career paths. From February 2020 through April 2022, the economy experienced a net loss of over 1.4 million jobs According to estimates from the National Women’s Law Center, women have accounted for more than two-thirds (68.5%) of those job losses. 
With companies now offering attractive pay increases to win the war for talent and lure in job candidates—a move that potentially disadvantages incumbent employees—the gender pay gap may be stretched even further if companies are not mindful of compensation practices.

The Gender Pay Gap

<ul><li>Companies are offering hundreds or even thousands of dollars for new employees just to sign on.</li><li>Wage growth is evident across the U.S. labor market.</li><li>New hires are getting a greater share of the pie.</li><li>Since September 2020, wage growth for job switchers has doubled.</li><li>If women continue to search for new opportunities at a higher rate, they may make some gains in closing the gender pay gap.</li></ul>

The War For Talent

Even when a pay transparency law simply requires job postings to include salary information, it raises the stakes on pay equity by fundamentally changing how companies manage hiring and promotions.Companies will have to maintain justifiable compensation structures, update job descriptions more often, and document their compensation decisions.

Shifting to Pay Transparency

A shift to skills-based compensation can benefit women, in particular, by levelling the playing field and setting objective "rates" for specific skill sets.Historical data from Pew Research Center highlights the pivotal role skill development plays in closing the gender gap.From 1980-2018, the inflation-adjusted average hourly wage for women increased 45% compared to 14% for men.

Pay For Skills

<ul><li>The greatest barriers to women participating in the workforce have been the disproportionate burden of caregiving.</li><li>Two out of three caregivers in the U.S. are women, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), meaning they regularly provide support to children, adults, or someone with a disability</li><li>During the COVID-19 pandemic, 44% of women gained additional caregiving responsibilities compared to 37% of men.</li></ul>

More Remote And Hybrid Work Means More Inclusion

In 2022, women are expected to earn 82 cents for every $1 men earn - a figure unchanged from 2021 and just 5 cents more than 2016.When you combine the upward mobility of young women with greater pay transparency in the workplace, skills-based pay, and permanent hybrid work models, the future is starting to look brighter for mending the gap.

Mind The(Gender Pay) Gap

Sunshine Farzan observes that a sharper focus on pay transparency, skill-based compensation, and hybrid working models—can each help bolster women’s pay.  


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Asking for help can feel so uncomfortable that we would often rather .suffer in silence, or try to do everything ourselvesOver time, carrying a heavy load without enough support can lead to burnout - the exhaustion and disengagement that results from the chronic stress of having too many demands and not enough resources.Asking for help can be uncomfortable, but it's an important skill. It can yield much-needed practical and emotional support and protect you from burnout.

We Avoid Asking For Help

Check your assumptions about asking for help:<ul><li>Negative associations: you might associate help-seeking with a negative view of 'taking handouts' or think that someone is lazy if they can't do something themselves.</li><li>Self-criticism.</li><li>Concerns about how you will be perceived.</li><li>Overestimating the likelihood of rejection.</li></ul>People are likely much more willing to help than you realize!

Why We Don't Ask

<ul><li>The long-term benefits of asking outweigh any short-term costs.</li><li>Choose the right person: Think about who has the skills, ability, and knowledge to help you and when is the best time to ask.</li><li>Ask in the face of discomfort: Label the emotions, summon your courage, and ask anyway.</li><li>Use assertive communication skills: Be open, direct, and respectful.</li></ul>

Make A Decision To Ask

<ul><li>By fostering a team culture in which it is normal to both give and receive help, we feel more comfortable asking for help when we need it.</li><li>Offering support builds social capital in your personal and professional relationships over time, and when you've been supportive of others, you are more likely to receive help when it's needed.</li></ul>

Creating A Culture Of Help And Support

You’re not weak or lazy – everyone needs support. Follow these steps to learn when to reach out, who to go to and what to say

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Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and effectively break down an issue in order to make a decision or find a solution. At the heart of critical thinking is the ability to formulate deep, different, and effective questions. For effective questioning, start by holding your hypotheses loosely.

Redefining Critical Thinking

<ul><li>First, be willing to fundamentally reconsider your initial conclusions — and do so without defensiveness. </li><li>Second, listen more than you talk through active listening. </li><li>Third, leave your queries open-ended, and avoid yes-or-no questions. </li><li>Fourth, consider the counterintuitive to avoid falling into groupthink. </li><li>Fifth, take the time to stew in a problem, rather than making decisions unnecessarily quickly. </li><li>Last, ask thoughtful, even difficult, follow-ups.</li></ul>

The Six Steps In Brief

Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and effectively break down an issue in order to make a decision or find a solution. At the heart of critical thinking is the ability to formulate deep, different, and effective questions. For effective questioning, start by holding your hypotheses loosely. Be willing to fundamentally reconsider your initial conclusions — and do so without defensiveness. Second, listen more than you talk through active listening. Third, leave your queries open-ended, and avoid yes-or-no questions. Fourth, consider the counterintuitive to avoid falling into groupthink. Fifth, take the time to stew in a problem, rather than making decisions unnecessarily quickly. Last, ask thoughtful, even difficult, follow-ups.

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Research by Dr David McCleilland of Harvard shows that the people you habitually associate with determines 95% of your success or failure in life. Some people hold us back while others help us forward. You can't hang out with negative people and expect a positive life.  Moreover, you can do all the right things, but be around people who hold you to a lower standard. It is important to be able to recognise the different types of negative people and know how we can sidestep them.

The company we keep

These people are very charismatic. They are masters at sweeping you up into their personal melodramas, then need you to help solve some urgent problem. So you do. But then there's another problem, and another, until you realise that they crave attention and use urgent problems to control you. When you respond to their demands, your life is hijacked by their daily dramas. First they flatter you by convincing you that you are the only one they can count on, then they appeal to your sympathy, ego and desire to do the right thing.

The hostile drama queen

<ul><li>Set boundaries around them and don't allow them to overstep. For example, lay out a strict schedule of your availability.</li><li>Don't ask them how they're feeling. Doing so could lead to a vent or complaint.</li><li>Don't reward their drama. Instead of responding, focus on your own work. Say something like, "Sorry you're feeling bad, but I've got work to do."</li><li>Recharge after an encounter with a drama queen. Go for a walk or listen to music. Don't dwell on the drama.</li><li>If all else fails, distance yourself. Tell them you need time alone and stick to it.</li></ul>

How to deal with the drama queen

You may be in a situation with someone who is intimidating and demanding, and you try to keep the peace by doing whatever they want. But regardless of what you do, it's never enough. When you are a pleaser, you never say "no". This is an unhealthy pattern of behaviour as it results in you being surrounded by rude, selfish, and unforgiving people who treat you like a doormat instead of appreciating that you've put their needs first.

The person you have failed to please a hundred times before

You can deal with people that fails to appreciate you by changing your attitude towards them. <ul><li>Ask yourself why you want to please someone. Is it because you want them to be happy or because you are afraid and insecure? You might be a people pleaser because you fear rejection.</li><li>Assess your priorities. When a person you have been trying to please asks you for anything, stop to think if you really want to do that thing.</li><li>Speak up for what you want.</li><li>Learn how to say "no" or "no, thank you." Let people know when you can't do what they want. You don't need to make excuses.</li></ul>

How to stop trying to please everyone

Someone is perhaps discouraging you from pursuing your goals and dreams. For example, they may think your plans for the future is impossible or that you are joking. They may sabotage your plans to cultivate a new habit. Or they keep you from achieving your potential. You need to ignore naysayers because their madness will destroy you if you give in. You will change into who they say you are and steal your life from you.

The naysayer

<ul><li>Redirect them. When they offer unsolicited opinions about your activities, politely mention that you are not looking for their input and suggest that they focus on improving their own situation.</li><li>Give them credence. Tell them you will consider their thoughts and let them know how it went.</li><li>Answer their objections. If they speak beyond their own knowledge, ensure to do your homework and then show them facts supporting your approach.</li><li>Eliminate them if they constantly bring you down.</li></ul>

How to deal with a naysayer

The manipulator will say and do anything to get others to do what they want them to do. These people prioritise their own feelings and needs and insist that you help them at all costs., but if you need assistance, they will not help you. The manipulator deliberately creates an imbalance of power and exploits the victim to serve his agenda.

The manipulator

<ul><li>Avoid self-blame. Remember that you are not the problem, you are being manipulated.</li><li>Turn the focus on them by asking probing questions, such as "Does it seem reasonable to you?" or "Does it sound fair?"</li><li>Take your time. Manipulators often expect an answer immediately. Consider leveraging time by saying "I'll think about it." Then consider if you want to negotiate or if it's better to say "no."</li><li>Keep your distance. Manipulators will be very polite to one person and rude to the next.</li></ul>

How to deal with the manipulator

The stubborn person insists you should be someone else. They label you unfairly based on who you used to be. The only relationships that work well are the ones that encourage you to be a better person without trying to change you into someone other than yourself. There's no need to pretend to be someone you're not. Don't feel threatened and don't conform only to please them. Let people love you for who you are, not who they want you to be. Or allow them to walk away.

The stubborn person

They judge you by your past, hold it against you and refuse to forgive you. They refuse to support you or allow you to grow past your mistakes. <ul><li>Forgive yourself. People find it much harder to forgive themselves than to forgive others.</li><li>Try self-love. You are more than your past mistakes.</li><li>Learn from your mistakes and improve yourself. Understand what went wrong, and work on it so that it never happens again.</li></ul>

The unforgiving friend

The six types of negative people we should ignore and how to ignore them.

Today, we will be discussing how to ignore people. We will also be talking about the six types of negative people we should ignore and how to ignore them. Subscribe To Downtown Success - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1mRTkVlqDnxz_9S0YD9YQ According to the research by social psychologist Dr. David McClelland of Harvard, the people you habitually associate with determines as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life. It’s a fact of life that some people hold us back, while other propel us forward. Which is why in this video we will be talking about 6 types of negative people we need to ignore and more importantly how should we ignore them. The 6 types of people we should ignore are - 1. The hopelessly hostile drama queen 2. The person you have failed to please a hundred times before 3. The naysayer who always dumps on your dreams 4. The manipulator 5. The stubborn one who insists you should be someone else 6. The unforgiving friend who refuses to forgive you for your mistakes Ignoring negative people doesn’t mean you hate them, or that you wish them harm; it just means you care about your own well-being. Because every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room for more positive. Check our other video. These 5 Kinds Of People Will Make You Rich And Successful - Don't Avoid Them - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YEZYNhAohs Music - Enchanting Inspirational Music - Royalty Free - This Moment Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VObTSz0ufhQ

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Today, we will be discussing how to ignore people. We will also be talking about the six types of negative people we should ignore and how to ignore them.

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According to the research by social psychologist Dr. David McClelland of Harvard, the people you habitually associate with determines  as much as 95 percent of your success or failure in life. It’s a fact of life that some people hold us back, while other propel us forward. Which is why in this video we will be talking about 6 types of negative people we need to ignore and more importantly how should we ignore them. 

The 6 types of people we should ignore are - 
1. The hopelessly hostile drama queen
2. The person you have failed to please a hundred times before
3. The naysayer who always dumps on your dreams
4. The manipulator
5. The stubborn one who insists you should be someone else
6. The unforgiving friend who refuses to forgive you for your mistakes

Ignoring negative people doesn’t mean you hate them, or that you wish them harm; it just means you care about your own well-being.  Because every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room for more positive. 

Check our other video.
These 5 Kinds Of People Will Make You Rich And Successful - Don't Avoid Them - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YEZYNhAohs
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I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create. - William Blake

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When you launch a product, every feature you add is key to achieving your larger vision. You add new modules to strengthen the initial MVP and those additions stick. Your users are happy. Then you decide to add a feature that wasn't on the roadmap and treat it like before and push the code to production.  And then you add more and more until you have a long navigational menu with single-purpose pages and multiple overlays.  In short, it is a mess, and totally by accident.

Focusing on the parts

As designers, we should notice when our products are being built additively. We should step back from that single feature design and ask how it fits the overall vision and structure.  When we add a feature, we're trading attention and traffic from another feature. Every addition can potentially add noise. Sometimes we should make a trade-off, and other times, we should say no, that a new feature or field doesn't make sense as part of the holistic user experience. That intuition, empathy and expertise make design valuable.

Design the whole instead of the parts

The author walks the reader through what happens when product features are added without keeping track of the whole.

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Designing the Whole

Prioritize your design efforts so that you’re satisfying all baseline requirements first. Then AND ONLY THEN can you move on to fancier things like custom illustrations and animation.No one cares what color the stitching is on the leather seats of your fancy concept car if it doesn’t even have wheels yet.

Prioritize your design efforts

World-class products have little to no animation at all: Facebook. Salesforce. Medium.These products are worth billions and billions and billions of dollars because they solve problems and deliver value, not because they have cute animations.Start by spending your time delivering exceptional value through a best-in-class user experience.

No one cares about animation

Don’t spend your time being fancy for things that don’t need to be reinvented.

Don’t reinvent the wheel

In the spirit of not reinventing your entire being, make yourself some design templates.You’ll save yourself seven metric boatloads of time.

“Templatize” your work

The more consistently you design, the faster you’ll become. For one thing, you’re dramatically reducing the number of design decisions you have to make along the way.

 Consistency begets efficiency

In order to work faster, you’ll have to create shortcuts for yourself. These shortcuts can be tangible things like design resources, or more intangible like establishing and following a set of design principles.As you become faster, consistency will naturally follow.

Efficiency begets consistency

If you can deliver value to the user, you will create customers who will drive value to the business.Solve the right problem for the right person and you’ll be golden.

Business and user value usurps EVERYTHING

Visuals alone won’t carry a great design very far. They are really only about 20% of the entire presentation process.The rest? Well, that’s storytelling. If you don’t hook your audience with a compelling story, demonstrate business value, and speak on behalf of the user, then you will fail.

Great designs will fail with bad presentation

Beautiful design? Awesome! Didn’t launch? Failure.In order to be considered a successful designer, you have to actually design something that gets built.

Get. It. Built

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Here’s everything I’ve learned from designing 10,000+ UI screens as a lead product designer.

<ul><li>The product backlog contains the pieces of the broader vision that are not going to be worked on in the current sprint. High-level items, vision, and many assumptions live here. </li><li>Sprint planning is the day-to-day level planning effort for the team. </li><li>The tactical Design work has to go into the tactical backlog — the sprint backlog — and is then executed by designers, primarily, but also in collaboration with the rest of the scrum team. </li><li>Sprint review is an opportunity to take a look, together as a team, at the output the team generated during the sprint. </li></ul>

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Despite having co-written an award-winning book on the topic and lecturing, teaching and coaching on the topic for nearly 10 years now, I still get many questions — mostly from product managers…