Vanessa Van Edwards's Blog, page 9
February 21, 2024
How to Ask Your Boss For a Raise at Work (with Examples!)
Do you feel ready to increase your income? If you already have a job, then the easiest route is to ask for a raise.
But asking for a raise is scary—only 37% of employees1https://www.payscale.com/research-and... do it. And yet, 70% of people who ask for raises get one! The odds are in your favor.
In this article, we’ll help you know everything you need to know about how to confidently ask for a raise.
If you’d like a quick guide on how to ask for a raise, ...
How to Speak with Confidence and Sound Better
Have you had the experience of speaking with someone, and all of a sudden, your mouth fails you? Your words come out merged and jumbled, and your sentences are incomplete and fragmented.
You might even be great with the written word or speaking with close friends. So when you can’t speak confidently, it can feel like wearing a straight jacket on your confidence.
If this sounds like you, you’re not alone, and there’s a way out of this conundrum. In this article, we’ll go over every tactic ...
February 20, 2024
20 Effective Ways You Can Learn How to Learn
Being good at learning is a skill that will benefit you for the rest of your life. If you’re a student, it’ll make school way easier, and if you’re a professional, research1https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... shows that learning outside of work will improve your health and happiness.
In this article, I will show you the best tips so you can learn ANYTHING more effectively.
Why Should I Become a Lifelong Learner?We started learning the moment we were bo...
How to Introduce Yourself in an Email (With Examples!)
The average professional spends over two hours a day1https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/t... responding to emails. If you are introducing yourself to someone in an email, there is a reasonable chance they won’t open it or will delete it before responding. But if you take the proper steps, you can significantly increase your likelihood of getting a response.
In this article, we’ll go over how to write a masterful introduction ...
70 Best Email Sign-Offs Guaranteed to Make You Stand Out
The sign-off is the final sentiment you’re leaving with your reader.
Using it well can make the reader smile, laugh, assuage their concerns, and so much more!
In this article, we’ll go over 70 email sign-offs to inspire you the next time you write to someone.
I highly recommend picking a signature email signoff. Our founder, Vanessa Van Edwards, signs all of her emails with the following:
To your success,
Vanessa Van Edwards
Consider creating one for yourself! Here are som...
The Single Best Pick Up Line That Always Works
What are the best pick up lines? And do pick up lines work? When I asked my Twitter followers this question, only 30% of people said yes!
While I wasn’t surprised by this response, I do think that the negative reputation that pick up lines have isn’t entirely earned.
In this article we’ll show you how to use a pick up line successfully, the single best pick up line out there, and some pick up lines to avoid at all costs.
Let’s dive in!
The Single Best Pick Up Line EverDon’t sw...
The Benjamin Franklin Effect: How to Be Likable (Instantly!)
Did you know that people who share regularly are happier? One study1https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407512449400 found that people who engage in acts of giving and sharing with others report higher levels of happiness.
Specifically, the study revealed that individuals who frequently share with others—be it time, resources, or help—are about 50% more likely to report feeling happy in their lives compared to those who share less often!
Now, we’ll dive into the phenomenon of the Benjamin Franklin...
February 13, 2024
How to Be Funny: 8 Easy Steps to Improve Your Humor
Learning how to be funny is an essential people skill.
Most people don’t realize you can learn how to be funny. In fact, I want to convince you that the funniest people hone their witty craft.
And being funny matters.
You’ll be more successful if you know how to make people laugh.
…but only the good kind of laugh, not the awkward kind:
Learning how to be funny can make everything easier. Let me tell you a story.
A year ago, I was having dinner with ...
The Emotion Wheel: How to Use it And Master Your Emotions
If you grew up not understanding your emotions, you might wonder what to do with all these indefinable feelings that seem to get in the way of everything.
It can be hard to know what you’re feeling in a given moment. But in this article, we’ll go over the emotion wheel and help you use this powerful tool to increase your emotional intelligence, understand your feelings better, and know what to do when certain feelings arise.
What is the Emotion Wheel?The emotion wheel is a theory t...
February 9, 2024
66 Unique First-Date Ideas That’ll Make Them Fall For You
So you have a first date coming up. Exciting! But you might be wondering what to plan. Where to go? How do you set the best first impression?
In this article, we’ll give you some brilliant ideas for dates, from creative dates to outdoor excursions. There will definitely be something on this list that will be the perfect date for you.
What Are Your Goals For This First Date?Before choosing your date plans, it can be helpful to reflect on what you want to get out of this date.
Are y...
