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Every day we relate and interact with dozens of people. These relationships help us grow and enrich ourselves in different areas of life: work, family, friends... Having healthy interpersonal relationships is key to maintaining our emotional well-being and growing personally.

Interpersonal relationships are built over the time and must be based on a few key points:

When it comes to mental health, many people think that it only has to do with people who have a serious mental illness. But mental health is everyone’s business.

Having good mental health or emotional well-being helps us to face life with strength and resilience. Furthermore, when we feel good emotionally, we can give the best of ourselves, both in family life but also at work.

When the temperature starts to rise and the days lengthen, spring is clearly upon us. For many people, the changes of the season, from Winter to Spring, inspires them to declutter and spring clean their homes in preparation for the warm, sunny months ahead. This year why not also take the opportunity to give your finances a thorough dusting down, to ensure they are also in good shape for Summer and beyond? Here are a few tips to help you do it:

4. Choose the right time

As with many things in life, timing can be everything when it comes to asking for a pay rise. Don’t try to have a conversation with your manager in the middle of a busy office, at the end of another meeting or just because you are both in the kitchen making a coffee!

In an ideal world, our employers will always value the work we do and pay us what we are worth. That doesn’t always happen though. For many people, the pandemic has increased the likelihood of them feeling undervalued and underpaid, as working from home has made them less visible to their line managers, roles have changed, and greater demand is put on us in order to help our employers navigate what has been an economically challenging period.

A cluttered environment at home or work can become a major cause of stress. This happens because clutter impedes your ability to focus, making it more difficult to work effectively and to achieve your goals for the day. On the contrary, being organized helps you work accurately and quickly, more focused and with better results.

Getting organized is also good for your personal life, as it helps you enjoy more free time with family and friends, switch off and unwind during downtime.

Get organized by following these recommendations:

Breakfast is often called ‘the most important meal of the day’ because it gives us the energy to get going, to focus on the tasks we must do and to keep productivity throughout the day. Some studies suggest that breakfast should provide up to 25% of the total energy needed to function properly throughout the day.

In addition, a good breakfast helps stabilize insulin levels, which reduces irritability, tiredness and energy slumps that sometimes lead us to snack mid-morning.

A group of people who are frequently overlooked when it comes to financial tips and guidance are those who fall into the “middle earner” bracket. Middle earners are neither the highest paid, lowest paid, or the poor and, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) around 60% of workers across Europe fall into this category.

When it comes to creating a better financial future, we know it’s important to have an emergency fund which is easily accessible (see “Building an Emergency Fund”). For this reason, people will often save money in a bank account which ensures your money doesn’t decrease in value and you can usually access it if you need it. However, with interest rates being low it does mean that there is a risk your money doesn’t grow quickly enough in a bank account to keep pace with the increased cost of living.

Life is a journey full of ups and downs, and having an optimistic attitude can help us face the most difficult and demanding moments. This is because being optimistic has a direct effect on our physical and mental well-being, as well as on our quality of life.

The expression of to regard a glass as either half full or half empty can be decisive when facing and overcoming the challenges of daily life. The good news is that we can learn to see the glass as half full; that is, to view things hopefully or positively, whatever the situation may be.