Dating & Networking: All About Connections

Whether you are looking for potential clients, a new job or even potential investors, your professional and social networks can deliver help when you need it. Each of us have "liked" a company page at the urging of a friend to support his start-up. We have all flashed the "six degrees" card when trying to score an interview or even a meeting with a company manager. However, reaching out, even out of the blue, can feel a bit awkward at best. If...

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Get Your Flirt On: Show Genuine Interest in People

I am going to let you in on a little secret. One of the biggest dilemma's I face as a professional matchmaker is professional clients who feel like they don't know how to flirt.  Singles, whether they are just wading into the dating pool or recently out of a long-term relationship, view flirting in such a narrow capacity that it almost hinders their inherent ability to do it. In fact, they do it everyday at work and don’t even recognize...

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Pump Up the Music Before Your First Date

Whether it is on the drive to that new Italian restaurant or while you are putting the final touches on your makeup at home, many of us turn up the tunes to give our spirits a bit of a lift before a first date.  It may even give you a bit of a confidence boost. Turns out, this effect isn't all in your head. Recent research says that music can make us feel powerful -- and the levels of bass are a determining factor. "As published today in...

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