However, how can one recreate the intimacy while being miles apart? How do you create the exclusivity while being so far apart? How do you create the trust and confidence towards your relationship? I found my answers after having experienced the Long Distance Relationship. After being part of the struggles and turmoils whilst finding support from similar couples who share my experience . So how do we all do it ?...

Really? Could life pour any more salt on your open wounds? We’ve all been there more times than we probably care to admit. We know that jealously that rears its ugly head. Try as you might, you just can’t seem to suppress it. You’re happy for them on the outside, but if you were brutally honest with yourself secretly deep down in your heart you’re not all that happy for them on the inside....

Fortunately, most interviews follow a standard format, and are likely to include common interview questions. While it’s impossible to cover all questions that you may be asked, we’ve picked out 40 of the most common interview questions. If you learn responses for these, you’ll find yourself 90% prepared for any interview. Imagine how much more relaxed you’ll be going into an interview, knowing that you have answers prepared for the vast majority of questions you may be asked....

Instead of resorting back to boring old ab exercises that never seem to get the job done, try these five ab exercises that will help tone your upper abs, lower abs, and obliques. Even better, these simple ab exercises can be performed in the comfort of your home, with no costly gym memberships or time-consuming training sessions required. 1. Pilates 100s Feel the burn in your upper abs with this basic pilates maneuver that promotes a deeper ab workout, so you’re not just working the top layer of your abdominal muscles....

Have you been hit by a truck? No. You’ve been hit by the consequences of 2am sambuca shots. You desperately try to remember what happened, you’re sure you said you would only have one drink. Alas, you had more than one. This day is going to be bad– but when you start to lose hope, remember this: There is an app out there for everything. These apps won’t necessarily cure your hangover, but they might make it hurt less....

If you are still on the fence about upgrading to OS X Yosemite, here is a roundup of the best features in Yosemite, a roundup that might just convince you enough to take the plunge and go all Yosemite! 1. Ready for Handoff? Apple customers have always loved the fluidity of use across the Apple ecosystem, easily jumping from one Apple device to another. With the average Mac user having at least an iPhone and maybe even an iPad, it made great sense for apple to release a Mac OS that allowed Macs to seamlessly integrate with other Apple mobile devices....

Here are 5 behaviors that could be killing your confidence and how you can avoid them. 1. Seeking Approval From Everyone Truly confident people have no interest in pleasing everyone they meet. They understand that not everyone is going to agree with them, and that’s okay. Instead, they focus more on building quality relationships with the people they respect and value, rather than focusing on winning over every person they meet....

1. There are no shortcuts Yes, there are! If you think that learning is a long, hard slog, then think again. Whatever your field or area of study, find out who the gurus are and what their advice is to make the learning curve less steep. By consulting the experts, you can find out nifty shortcuts. Did you know that 80% of businesses go to the wall within the first eighteen months?...

Are you frustrated by the lack of perfection in your life? Are you fed up with all the mediocrity that surrounds you? If you’d like to vanquish uncertainty and mediocrity and replace them with joyful perfection, you’ve come to the right place! I discovered these 5 breakthrough steps as I backpacked across Mongolia with two of my best friends. It was very late in the evening when we walked into a tiny village with a name I still can’t pronounce....

Needless to say, the year is surely going to forecast countless startups emerging with aims of achieving bigger and better. So what are the main trends that we will witness in this upcoming year? 1. Employee Oriented Startups are more concerned about their employees than other corporations. With the limited amount of resources they have, losing manpower is a great loss. Therefore, startups will continue to go above and beyond to create an environment that is employee friendly....

Unfortunately, as a writer I inevitably spend the better part of my days sitting, and while I try to fit in a workout as often as possible, the reality is that despite my best efforts, there are plenty of days where a visit to the gym, jog in the park or even quick high intensity workout just doesn’t happen. The good news is that breaking up your office routine with light exercise every half hour or so can counteract the negative effects of sitting at a desk for hours on end....

While they won’t replace real human interactions, language learning apps are an invaluable resource for learning the basics of a new language or for translating words in real-time. There are hundreds of language learning apps being launched on a weekly basis, and it can be confusing to differentiate what’s useful from what’s not. To help you save time, I’ve curated 5 free language learning apps that you should try and experiment with on your own....

In this article, I will share five concepts or principles that play an important part in team building in athletics. I would appreciate the reader applying how each concept might fit into their leadership position in building a team. Here are five key principles of effective team building. 1. Caring In athletics, coaches must demand consistent hard work from their athletes every night during practices. John Wooden, the iconic UCLA basketball coach preached that “There is no substitute for hard work....

Saving your journaling entries online enables you to access them from anywhere, without having to carry a notebook and pen around, and provides you with digital features, like tagging and search functions. Here are a list of five online journaling tools you can use to bring your practice into the modern age: 1. 750words 750words is a free online journaling tool created by Buster Benson. The site is based on the idea of “Morning Pages”; a journaling tool Julia Cameron suggests in her creativity course The Artist’s Way....

1. Create your own alias-based filtering Gmail doesn’t technically provide aliases unless you’re using Gmail to view and respond to emails sent to your own registered domain email (for example, me@sophielizard.com). But it does allow you to set up aliases using plus signs or dots in your email address. So “sophielizard@gmail.com” and “sophie.lizard@gmail.com” will both go to the same inbox, as will “sophielizard+contests@gmail.com” and “sophielizard+money@gmail.com”. Once you’ve chosen a few aliases, set up filtering within Gmail by going to Settings > Filters....

Leg Press All you have to do is load it up, strap yourself in (not really) and push as hard as you can. I’ll admit, it can be pretty satisfying to see that much weight move because of your own strength and will. Unfortunately, the leg press is not without its flaws. First of all, it can give you a false sense of real strength. When you leg press, you’re in a sitting or lying position with little help from your core musculature....

For those looking for a serious TV upgrade, 4K Ultra High Definition televisions are the new gold standard for home viewing. They offer an incredibly good quality and have few downsides, making them excellent television sets. However, as with any expensive and advanced piece of equipment, you’re going to want to know a little bit about them before you whip out your card to make a purchase. Here are five must-know tips before shopping for a 4K television this Christmas....

Aside from great Excel features such as flash fill, pivot tables, and conditional formatting, Excel also has a lot of powerful functions that will help save time when creating spreadsheets. Invest some time in learning to use Excel so you can prepare and manage complex reports, as well as perform what-if analysis on data like a pro! To help you get started, here are 5 important Excel functions you should learn today....

Countless learning experts and researchers have shown us that it is possible to learn anything in a fraction of the average expected time, it’s just a matter of following the right framework. Now, I’m not promising any miracles here. You are going to have to put in the work, sweat, and effort to get to where you want to be. But if you decide to take these 6 frameworks to heart and apply it into your learning process, you’ll get there a lot faster....

Don’t believe me? Here’s why food is the best way to understand a culture: Food is a universal necessity. It doesn’t matter where in the world you’re from – you have to eat. And your societal culture most likely evolved from that very need, the need to eat. Once they ventured beyond hunting and gathering, many early civilizations organized themselves in ways that facilitated food distribution and production. That also meant that the animals, land and resources you were near dictated not only what you’d consume, but how you’d prepare and cook it....