Author Archive: Eric San Juan

Are You Willing to Stand Up for Yourself at Work?

Are you the kind of person that lets other people walk all over you? If that’s the case, you should change things. When you’re willing to stand up for yourself in the workplace, you can go further and get more out of your career. You will limit your own potential if you’re not willing to stand up for yourself and get what you feel you deserve. Too many people are simply not willing to stand up for themselves in the workplace. If you want to make sure that you’re no longer one of those people, there are some things that you need to start doing as soon as possible. Here are eight things you should know and do if you want to start standing up…
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The Fast & the Furious, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Franchise

The last movies I ever expected to love were those ridiculous The Fast & the Furious flicks. Meathead street racer nonsense starring silly actors doing silly things in silly suped up cars as annoying as the ones that buzz around at 1am being far louder than a little lime green import has any right to be? Ugh. No. Several friends kept insisting the series was secretly amazing, though, a bunch of movies that were more like comic books come to life than, say, the latest Batman or Superman movie or Caligula. Okay, okay, fine. Facing some empty late nights and some bags of chips that needed eating, I figured I’d marathon the movies. Figured they’d at least give me something to do when trying to shut down…
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Is Your Garden Ready For Summer?

Contributed Post Spring is officially here, and for gardeners that means that it’s time to start thinking about summer already. If you are a keen gardener, you will be aware that you need to start planning for the next season pretty early, as that is the only way that you can ensure a successful garden come summer. Actually, there are a number of different things that you might need to do in order to get there, and it is well worth looking into what they all are. In this article, we are going to take you through just some of them, so that you can start to work on your garden as soon as possible and get it ready for the coming months. Let’s take…
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Is There A Way Of Shelling Out A Hit Without Selling Out A Bit?

Contributed Post Picture Source The short answer is ‘yes’. Writing a catchy hit song and writing a deep, emotive, real song are not mutually exclusive. Whilst there may be many pop stars in the modern world who succeed through ghostwriters, as the industry has learnt how to craft hit songs after years of practice, there are still many bands and artists who have accidentally released a hit single because there was something within the song which really resonated with people. It’s hard to say whether it’s a matter of luck when it comes to releasing a hit tune. Talent is obviously required, but timing seems to be key. You need to absorb the world around and feed off potential listeners without your style of music,…
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Don’t Overstep the Boundaries in Your Garden

Contributed Post A garden in full bloom is a remarkable sight. A well looked after garden is a testament to its owner’s gardening skill, gardening knowledge, patience and overall love for being a ‘green finger’. A garden that is full of flowers is a haven for its owner, and anybody that they wish to allow into it, during the summer months especially — and it’s also a haven for wildlife too. However, when it comes to gardening it is sometimes easy to get carried with the result or end product and forget about all the guidelines that are in place to ensure that it remains safe and legal whilst work is being done to it, which is why it is easy to overlook and overstep…
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