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5 Personal Protection Tips for Realtors Working with Strangers

This blog post provides valuable personal protection tips for realtors working with strangers. It covers important topics such as trusting your instincts, having a plan in place, using technology to your advantage, being aware of your surroundings, and having a support system in place. These tips can help real estate professionals feel more confident and secure in their work, and be better prepared to handle any potentially dangerous situations that may arise. Whether you are new to the industry or a seasoned pro, these tips are worth considering to help ensure your personal safety on the job.

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The Cost of Conflict: How De-escalation Training Can Benefit Your Business

Conflict in the workplace can have a significant negative impact on a business's bottom line. Decreased productivity, absenteeism, and employee turnover are just a few of the ways conflict can hurt a company. One way to mitigate the negative effects of conflict is through de-escalation training. De-escalation training teaches employees how to identify and defuse potentially volatile situations before they escalate into full-blown conflicts. The benefits of de-escalation training are numerous, including a more positive work culture, improved communication skills, and better mental health and wellbeing for employees. Investing in de-escalation training can ultimately lead to increased retention rates, productivity, and profits for a business

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Stalking Survival Guide: Protect Yourself with These Less Lethal Options

Self-defense is a crucial aspect of personal safety, and for many people, finding a way to protect themselves and their loved ones without causing serious harm to their attacker is a top priority. Whether you're facing a threat in your home, on the streets, or in a public place, knowing how to defend yourself can give you confidence and peace of mind. While firearms and other deadly weapons can be effective for self-defense, they also come with significant risks and potential consequences. That's where non-lethal options come in. In this blog, we'll explore the different types of non-lethal weapons available, including pepper spray, stun guns, and tasers, and discuss the importance of finding the right self-defense option for you.

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Scrubs and Beyond

Loss

Every day, healthcare workers see firsthand the toll that illness and injury can take on patients and their families. While we are trained to deal with physical symptoms, the emotional impact of loss is often much harder to cope with.

Whether it’s the death of a patient, the loss of a limb, or the news that a loved one has a terminal illness, grappling with grief is a difficult and necessary part of our jobs. In many ways, the healthcare industry is a “house of sorrows” where we are constantly surrounded by death and suffering.

Loss can take a toll on our mental health, causing us to feel cynical, pessimistic, and even depressed. It’s important to remember that we are not alone in this – many healthcare workers are struggling with the same emotions.

If you are finding it difficult to cope, reach out to a friend or colleague for support. Together, we can help each other through this tough time.

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These 8 Types of Therapy Help People Transform Their Lives

What does this really mean? Everyone would have access to resources for increasing self-awareness, self-regulation, and integration – a space to question, observe, and come to terms with the events in our lives.

Approximately one in ten American adults seek therapy, and 75% of them find benefits such as improved sleep, satisfaction, cognitive function, energy levels, and agency. Therapy is a great place – a low stakes environment – to improve communication skills and commit to beating addictions.

What makes therapy different from other relationships? The non-judgment factor. In a therapeutic setting, you’re sitting in a room with one (or several) people who are either (a) compassionately curious about what you’re going through, or (b) going through the same thing you’re going through. Many people do not wish to burden their significant others or loved ones with what they perceive to be stressful information, and a room full of strangers or with a knowledgeable professional reduces fears associated with sharing critical information.

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Preventing and Managing Burnout in the Healthcare Industry

Set Boundaries!

It's so important to set boundaries and practice self-care. Burnout doesn't just happen overnight; it builds up over time as we push ourselves harder and harder. By taking some time for us to recharge, we can avoid reaching the point of burnout. There are a variety of different ways to do this, from taking a few minutes each day to disconnect from work to take a vacation when possible. Implementing some self-care strategies can make a world of difference in our ability to thrive in the healthcare field. It is absolutely imperative to unplug, disengage, and concentrate on non-work activities while you're not working. Learn to "say no" to ‘extras like taking on more responsibilities, covering too many coworkers' shifts, or taking part in research initiatives will also keep you calmer.

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The Byrna Gun - A new Face of Home and Self Defense | Prepare To Act

Less Lethal May Be The Right Choice

In a world where mass shootings seem to be happening with increasing frequency, many people are looking for better ways to protect themselves and their loved ones. Enter the Byrna gun. This non-lethal self-defense weapon is taking the country by storm, and for good reason. Here's everything you need to know about the Byrna gun.

Less lethal, self-defense weapons that are both effective and non-lethal are few and far between. Most pepper spray or stun guns require you to be very close to your attacker in order to work, which negates their effectiveness in many situations. The Byrna gun overcomes this drawback by firing pellets that can travel up to 100 feet. This makes it an ideal self-defense weapon for anyone who wants to be able to protect themselves from a distance.

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Kidnapping Phone Scam

Be Aware-Kid Napping Scam Attempts To Steal Your Money.

The phone rings, there's background noise, and you hear a kid crying—wait, was that your kid? They scream for you to help them; you're panicked. Then a man's voice comes on and demands a ransom.

Sounds terrifying, right? It is, and that's what it's meant to do. Terrify to the point where you'd do anything, pay anything to make sure your child is safe and returned to you.

This is a scam-it's happening more frequently, it's sounding more legitimate, and it has milked tens of thousands of dollars from people's wallets.

Check out our recent blog post to learn all that you need to prevent and fight back.

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