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Looking Out for the Best Father’s Day Present

You consider your father as a great hero and Father’s Day is the best time to express your gratefulness and love to him and being thankful for the fact that he is being there for you always. It is celebrated all over the world and usually it falls every third Sunday of June. It is the day for all the fathers in the world.

This is the best time to give them a present. It will be your form of expression of your great love to the person who has been a major factor of who you are today. However, looking for the best gift for your dad can be very difficult. Here are the things that you might want to consider before looking for a present.

First of all, you might want to think of what he lacks. If he loves to jog but does not have the right socks then you can give him the perfect jogging socks. If he has bought a new tuxedo and you found a neck tie that will be the right match then it can be the best gift that he will ever receive.

Secondly, you might think of something that you will give for his health. It can be a blood pressure monitoring kit or a health book that he can read or even a membership card in your local fitness center. It would be an expression of your concern of his health and that you want him to be strong for you always.

Thirdly, you might also consider the aspect of safety. You can look for stun guns for sale and grab one for him so that he will be able to use it at work or even when he is at home. You can tell him that, it will be his ally in times of danger especially when you are not around to help him.

Moreover, you might want to think of his hobby. If your father loves to do gardening in your house, go to your local garden shop and look for tools which can add up to his gear. Tools used in fixing the car can be an appropriate present too. These tools would remind him that you support him in everything that he loves to do.

The fourth thing that you might want to consider is giving him this day as a time to relax. You can surprise him with a day at a massage center or a movie ticket to see the latest show with your mother. It would tell him that since this is his day, he must try to do the things that he dreams to do.

Lastly, you can think of something simple yet memorable especially when you are low on your budget. You can make a simple greeting card or help your dad out in his chores. Even by just giving a hug and kiss and telling him how much you love him would mean more than material things.

These are the possible gifts that you can give to your dad on Father’s Day. No matter if you decide to go for cell phone stun guns or tickets for a vacation on a new place, if they are heartily given, it would mean so much to your dad.

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Silk Scarves and Shawls – The Ideal Birthday Presents for Year-Long Use

Often, when it comes to choosing birthday presents for our friends and family members, it can be tempting to select something which is seasonal according to the time of year that they were born. We might, for example, select a warm item of clothing for a winter birthday or a strappy little number for a summer one. The only problem with this, of course, is that we have invested our money in something which will only get seasonal use.

If clothes or accessories are what you have in mind to buy for female loved ones for their birthdays, then choosing something with year-round appeal is a much better idea, both from the perspective of the giver and the receiver, especially as your friend or relative will almost certainly want to keep on using your fabulous gift rather than tucking it away in a closet or drawer. If you can select a present whose use will not only extend throughout all four seasons but be ideal in between seasons too, and never go out of fashion, then so much the better.

Most clothes are inevitably going to raise the issue of fashion. Even if you buy an item which could easily transition from one season into another in terms of weather and temperature, the chances are it will not transition as well with respect to fashion seasons and your gift may not just find its way into the back of the closet for a few months, but perhaps indefinitely.

Accessories, provided that they are not selected in single colors which are highly seasonal, typically make for much more usable and long-serving birthday gifts for lady friends, and fabulous hand painted silk scarves and hand dyed shawls represent some of the very best choices. Their huge range of versatility means that they can be worn in numerous different ways, around various parts of the body, with just about any outfit imaginable and even to decorate other accessories such as hats and purses. Not only this, but the amazing ability to adjust to body temperature of the 100% pure fabric from which these handmade silk scarves and shawls are produced means that they can literally be worn at any time of the year.

Hand painted silk scarves and shawls are each individually designed and produced by talented and creative artists so that no two designs are ever the same. The themes of the designs vary enormously, but what they all have in common is that they are absolutely timeless. There is no danger, therefore, that whichever women’s scarf or shawl you choose for your loved one will go out of fashion. Because these wearable works of art incorporate a whole range of intense colors too, rather than just a single shade, they will not become outdated as seasonal colors change, but will continue to delight their owners throughout the year and from year to year.

So, next time you are trying to find the perfect present for a lady in your life, treat her to a timeless gift that will never go out of style and will make her look like the elegant and sophisticated woman she is.

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“Shoulder Shrugs Can Expose Scary Secrets In A Negotiation” – Negotiation Tip of the Week

Have you heard the cliché, “what you don’t know can’t hurt you”? If you have, do you subscribe to it? If you do, you shouldn’t. Because, a lack of knowledge can expose you to scary secrets in a negotiation - secrets that can bite you at the most unsuspecting points in the negotiation. But, there’s one way you can protect yourself. How – by accurately interpreting the meaning of shoulder shrugs when you negotiate.

Shoulder shrugs convey secret information. They expose hidden thoughts of the person that’s attempting to hide those thoughts.

Observe the following shoulder shrug examples. You’ll obtain hidden information that those shrugs attempt to conceal.

When a person displays a shoulder shrug, it can represent a multitude of hidden meanings. It can be a sign of reluctance (i.e. what more do you expect of me) – a sign of protection (i.e. I’m not going to stick my neck out) – it can also be a sign of exasperation (i.e. I’m getting tired of this). Regardless of the hidden meaning, it gives additional insight into the thoughts of that person.

Single Shrug: A single shrug can denote a lack of full commitment in response to a question or statement made.

Leaning Preference

  • When displaying a single shoulder shrug, a person will tend to favor their dominant side. This is important to note – because it adds additional meaning to the shrug. As an example, if someone that’s right-handed shrugs their left shoulder, he may be displaying less of a commitment to the response that caused the gesture. As with everything related to reading body language, you must establish someone’s body language foundation before you can accurately assess the validity of their actions.

Double Shrug: A double shrug (both shoulders elevated) can connote more commitment to a reply or statement. As an example, if one elevated both shoulders while stating, “I didn’t do it”, she’d be displaying more commitment to the statement then if she displayed a single shrug – note: to discern the probability of the truth you should still probe deeper. The act of the shrug is that person’s commitment to her pronouncement at that moment – it can change with further probing.

Leaning Preference

  • When someone performs a double shrug, that person’s hands provide additional insights. As an example, if an offer is made consisting of two items and the recipient says, “I don’t care”, while shrugging with one hand higher than the other, he’s nonverbally expressing a preference for one of the items – the preference lies in the order the items were offered or their proximity to the hand that’s higher.

Additional Shrug Meanings:

Hands: The movement of someone’s hands lends insights into their thoughts. To gather additional awareness per the meaning of a shrug, take note of…

  • hands close to the body – indicates they’re guarded
  • hands palms-up – signals they have less to conceal
  • hands palms-down – they’re less accepting
  • hands palms-up-and-out – says, keep away from me

Head Tuck: To observe how threatened someone might feel when they shrug, note the degree they protect their head when…

  • head extends forward – says, I’ll challenge you
  • head to one side – denotes preference
  • head straight up – states, I’m willing to expose more of myself
  • head tucked – says, I’m making myself less of a target

Of course, the additional shrug meanings can conceal someone’s real intent. That’s because good negotiators can affect this maneuver to add perceived emotional credibility to their effect.

Shrug Time:

Always note the length of time a shrug lasts and the number of times they occur. The length and number of times will indicate a person’s ever-changing degree of angst or determination to get you to back off. In all cases, they’ll be signaling information that you can use to enhance the negotiation.

Action Item:

Start noticing when, under what circumstances, and how frequently people shrug their shoulders. Doing that will increase your attentiveness and skills about this behavior. That will allow you to become a better negotiator… and everything will be right with the world.

Remember, you’re always negotiating!

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