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According to AfterShave makers, the best time to go and test new fragrance is before lunch - this is because you are generally more awake and alert in the morning and your senses are more attuned to different scents on a empty stomach.
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A good method I've learned recently to calm down when feeling stressed is to: Count your breathing. Each inhale is a 1 count. Each exhale is a 2 count. Focus only on the breath, nothing else. It may help if you close your eyes (if you can - obviously may not work in an meeting! Can easily be done with the eyes open though) Now simply count the breathing. In - 1 - out - 2 - in - 1 - out - 2 - in - 1 - out - 2 and so on. This method will refocus your attention away from the perceived stress (which is more about how you are reacting to the stimuli than it being an actual issue) and allow you to collect your senses, calm your mind and get back into the game. I use it regularly. Try it and see how you go.
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Your belt colour should match the colour of your shoes.
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What I like to do is to insert my index finger into her vagina and then make a action like I was beckoning her over to me (i.e.fully extend the finger and then curl it back to you - like you were calling a naughty child to you). The G-spot is normally located at the top of the vagina and feels like a small circular lump. Hit it right and you'll  have her singing your praises!
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Always pick the toilet closet to the entrance door. People tend to walk past this toilet and pick the middle toilets or the end stalls (or cubicles!). On average studies, the toilet nearest the entrance door is generally found to be the cleanest, in terms of visible stains and (according to scientific readings) micro-biological.
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A quick solution is to say: "Sorry what was your name again?" When the person starts to say their full name, stop them halfway through and say: "Sorry, I meant your surname" Normally, the person will then tell you their surname again too. This way, you end up been told their full name and the person is none the wiser at your little slip up (just try and remember their name in future!)
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A quick solution is to say: "Sorry what was your name again?" When the person starts to say their full name, stop them halfway through and say: "Sorry, I meant your surname" Normally, the person will then tell you their surname again too. This way, you end up been told their full name and the person is none the wiser at your little slip up (just try and remember their name in future!)
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Anytime you are about to make a expensive purchase e.g. a laptop, new TV etc , I would recommend running the 24 hour rule. Another name for the rule, I suppose, would be 'to sleep on it'. The 24 hour rule is when you stop, before making the purchase and wait for twenty four hours before deciding whether to go through with it or not. By stopping for 24 hours, you remove yourself from the emotions that are built up, you remove the whole euphoric high you may be feeling by imagining owning the object (which may cause an impulse buy). By waiting for the 24 hours, you return to the potential purchase in the 'cold light of day'. You can then decide if you really need the purchase or not. You have time to think and can decide if it is a worthwhile purchase. The time away lets you think if it was worth it and it won't be a snap decision that you may end up regretting.  
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From Wikipedia.org: Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is an approach to psychotherapy and organizational change based on "a model of interpersonal communication chiefly concerned with the relationship between successful patterns of behaviour and the subjective experiences (esp. patterns of thought) underlying them" and "a system of alternative therapy based on this which seeks to educate people in self-awareness and effective communication, and to change their patterns of mental and emotional behaviour".^[1] The co-founders, Richard Bandler and linguist John Grinder, believed that NLP would be useful in "finding ways to help people have better, fuller and richer lives".^[2] They coined the term "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" to emphasize their belief in a connection between the neurological processes ("neuro"), language ("linguistic") and behavioral patterns that have been learned through experience ("programming") and can be organized to achieve specific goals in life.^[3][4][5] In early workshops by Bandler and Grinder and in books that followed, it was often claimed^[6] that through the use of NLP, problems especially phobias could be overcome in a single short session whereas traditional therapies would have taken weeks, or even months of regular sessions to make progress.^[7][8] It was claimed that NLP was capable of addressing the full range of problems that psychologists are likely to encounter, such as phobias, depression, habit disorder, psychosomatic illnesses, and learning disorders.^[9] It also espoused the potential for self-determination through overcoming learned limitations^[10] and emphasized well-being and healthy functioning. Later, it was promoted as a "science of excellence", derived from the study or "modeling"^[11] of how successful or outstanding people in different fields obtain their results. Bandler and Grinder claimed that if the effective patterns of behaviour of outstanding therapists (and other exceptional communicators) could be modeled then these patterns could be acquired by others.^[12] Despite its popularity,^[13] NLP has been largely ignored by conventional social science in part due to a lack of professional credibility^[13] and insufficient empirical evidence to substantiate its effectiveness.^[14] It is difficult to determine the exact impact NLP has had; NLP appears to have minimal impact on academic psychology or mainstream psychotherapy and counselling.^[14] At the same time, NLP has been adopted by some private psychotherapists, including hypnotherapists, who undertake training in NLP and apply it to their practice. NLP has gained popularity within management training, life coaching,^[15] and the self-help industry.^[16]
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A good solution that I have found is to have a notepad and pen beside my bed. When I am feeling stressed or anxious, I spend five minutes or so and write down all the random thoughts, feelings and beliefs that I am experiencing at that time. What this does, is that it lets all the anxiety out of your system by writing it down. You are no longer just lying there letting these thoughts and feelings etc just circle around and around in your head. Another benefit of this, is that you tend to come to a solution pretty soon after waking. Scientists believe that the above procedure, highlights to your unconscious mind that these problems are troubling you and needs sorting; the unconscious mind will then work on a solution as you sleep. I have used this technique to great success. It allows me to destress when I am stressed, it calms me down when anxious, it is an emotional outlet when I need to rant and have no one to talk to and so on. Sometimes, you may even notice that you write down feelings and belief etc that have been hiding in the corners of your mind and you didn't even know that you felt that way. This technique is just as effective when you wake up in the middle of the night and get anxious etc. It is perfect to use even during the daytime. It lets you get it all out and just by seeing it on paper, it may allow you to see options that you haven't considered when ruminating on the thoughts etc inside your head. Try it and let me know how you get on.
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NLP teaches that when you are having a lot of internal dialogue (in most people's case, it will be mainly negative) you tend to tilt your head so it is angled down and your eyes also look down as your brain access the internal thinking section of the brain (I won't bother with the fancy details). So a quick counter to negative internal dialogue is to simply to raise your head up and focus your vision so it is viewing something above the horizon level. Have a quick check at your posture and make sure you aren't slouching or hunched up (if you are - straighten up your body etc). Now as you walk with your vision on the horizon, focus more on your environment and your surroundings. You will find that it is a lot harder to listen to the negativity and have that inner dialogue when you do this - Try it!
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A good way to avoid mindless Internet surfing, is to use Google Reader. Google Reader is a piece of software that allows you to 'subscribe' to your favourite blogs. When a new post is available, it is shown on Google Reader (however, it also groups all the blog posts together for each individual blog too - so you can work through them). What using Google Reader does is that it is a one stop shop to see all your favourite blogs and if they have posted any new content. You do not need to go to each individual site, which may cause you to mindlessly click around the site and on to other links and blogs. As you will be aware, this can cause you to waste a lot of time. What I tend to do, is to have Google Reader in my Bookmarks Toolbar, so I can access it straight away. Since using Google Reader, I have cut dramatically the amount of time I have been wasting online. Give it a try, it will work for you!
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If you find yourself in that horrible situation at work, where you have so much to do and can't decide what to do next, everything feels like a priority and you're feeling super stressed: STOP - take a breath and collect your thoughts. This will make you feel a bit calmer. Now - start with the smallest tasks, such as sending a few emails or packaging up a parcel. Then move onto the next smaller tasks which will gradually increase in size or severity as you get things down. You will find that as you accomplish the 'little' tasks, your motivation, confidence and ability to complete tasks will increase rapidly and allow you to get so much more done than if you sat and tried to muddle through. I find that when I'm swamped down with work, I get a few of the smaller tasks down. This bolsters my confidence and calms my brain. This then motivates me into tackling progressively bigger things until I find myself tearing through piles of work (strangely enough with a smile on my face and longing to get as much done as possible!). This is a process called 'Flow Working'. The momentum of the little tasks will carry you into doing the big things and if you allow it to carry you forward, you will notice that the bigger tasks (which you have probably been dreading) will be much easier than you think.  
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