Happiness is an essential part of everyone’s lives, it makes all of the things we do worth doing, it makes living worth living. Can there be happiness in the workplace? Better yet, can happiness in the workplace be good for business. According to “5 Steps to Grow Your Business Through…Happiness,” posted by Carolina Rogoll on Entrepreneur.com, the answer is yes.
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Weaving Gratitude Into Your Work With Words And By Example
Posted by Brian Terrell on Tue, Sep 15, 2015
Living by example can add even more meaning to your words and your work. As eloquently described in “It’s Not Just About What You Say, It’s About How You Live,” posted by James Clear on JamesClear.com, showing gratitude can add emphasis to your words of gratitude. As a business owner or entrepreneur, you can tell your customers that they are valued, as well as show your customers how much they are valued in the way that you run your business and deliver your products or services. Customer service or managers can explain what makes them good at what they do, as well as show peers or customers that they are knowledgeable by doing their job as well, or better, than they say.
Read MoreAre Your Tax Laws Wacky? Sure They Are, But For Good Reason – Maybe
Posted by Brian Terrell on Mon, Sep 14, 2015
As if the federal International Revenue Code wasn’t already difficult to follow, many states have their own individual state tax laws, and they can be just as confusing. As indicated in “Does your state have unusual, confusing tax laws? Probably,” posted on DontMessWithTaxes.com, while many state tax issues seem complicated, they can make sense on a deeper level, sometimes. In the state of Maine, blueberries are taxed if the fruit comes off of a wild bush, but not when they are cultivated. The money raised promotes wild blueberry sales, research, and educational programs. In New York, bagels are taxed differently when they are sold as a roll or sliced and topped with cream cheese. In the latter case, they are ready-to-eat.
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Next year, on February 2nd or so, most households will begin the annual roundup of tax documents to forward on to the tax preparer. "Honey - do you have my W-2? Where is the bank 1099?" and other similar questions will be repeated time and again as we all start the annual ritual of reconciling what we owe on the income we earned with what we paid through withholding or direct payments to the U.S. Treasury.
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