Personal Development

Open Mouth, Insert Foot – The Personal and Professional Risks of Poor Social Skills

by Queen D, November 28, 2012

Poor social skills can leave a lasting impression. Struggle as one might, it’s a lot easier to recall that sore thumb of the group whose skills when interacting with others made people squirm. There are those who have an uncanny knack for building a rapport with others, who make people feel at ease in their […]

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Personality

Forbidden Fruit – Which Gender Is More Likely to Give into Temptation

by Queen D, November 14, 2012

One could make a biblical analogy here – something about an apple and a he-said she-said about who bit what – but when it comes to having the discipline to stick to resolutions, we often run into difficulty. And that slippery fish called willpower can be, well, slippery. As John Ortberg wrote, “Willpower is trying […]

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Mental Health & Well-Being

Over 40 and Totally Worthy – Women and Self-esteem

by Queen D, November 7, 2012

Building self-esteem is like going through a gauntlet: it can and will take a battering with the many trials life can bring. Young women in particular are bombarded with messages of how they’re supposed to look, dress and even smell. Every faux pas and every rejection can be a heavy blow to a growing yet […]

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Mental Health & Well-Being

Destructive Patterns

by Queen D, October 24, 2012

During an analysis of our data for the Depression Test on Queendom, we came across some eye-opening patterns. To some degree, we can assume that most people who take a depression assessment are feeling sad already – who would take a depression test if everything was going great in their life? For the most part, […]

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Personality

Do you deserve to be rich? It depends on your personality

by Queen D, October 10, 2012

The wealth mindset – it’s been the theme of many books, like Napoleon Hill’s famous “Think and Grow Rich” bestseller (I have yet to read it, but many people have told me that it changed their life). What is it that allows one person to go from abject poverty to a 5-bathroom, 15-room mansion, for […]

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Attitude & Lifestyle

Pitfalls in the pursuit of power

by Queen D, October 3, 2012

Whenever elections roll around, the idea of power, and it’s affect on people, always comes to mind. How can you possibly determine who will be able to use their power wisely and who will become a tyrant? You can’t deny the temptation it offers. Having the power to tell others what to do? To be […]

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Mental Health & Well-Being

Anger Management – Bottling it up or letting it out?

by Queen D, August 1, 2012

Anger, at best, has a checkered reputation. Keeping it bottled up is bad for your health. Venting it without a certain degree of restraint is destructive, both literally and figuratively. Rumination or obsessing over a perceived transgression will make your anger even worse. Cathartic release by dropping a 50lb bowling ball through your ex’s windshield […]

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Personality

Are you a doormat, dominator, or diplomat?

by Queen D, July 25, 2012

Salespeople tend to intimidate me. “This necklace will look so good with that top you’re buying.” When I hear something of that variation I’ll suddenly feel a tightness in my chest, because I know I don’t want that necklace, but I don’t want to seem mean. At best, I’ll muster a “I’ll come back for […]

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Love & Relationships

Flirting – Masculine bravado vs. Subtle female seduction

by Queen D, June 20, 2012

After driving noticeably above the speed limit and being pulled over by a man in uniform, I had no intention of flirting. Really. But as the officer came up to my window and went through the typical protocol (“Do you know how fast you were going miss?”), it’s almost as if a natural instinct took […]

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