Your exceptional sense of humor is your most valuable asset today. Use it to make someone important laugh. Then laugh again and again. Each time you do, your ego will get a huge shot of empowering energy and your self-esteem will improve. This healthy, happy attitude can help you face any challenges you encounter with a very positive can-do attitude and prevail. As you are coming to learn, having the right attitude is half the battle.

A coworker has someone in mind for you, and they may just bring them along to the next happy hour. They’re only trying to help you, so take the introduction as the kind gesture it is.

Kick off your evening by checking out a foreign cuisine that neither of you have tried. Ask your friends for recommendations, or just jump right in. You may find something that you love.

You’ve become so unused to spending money recklessly that rushing out to buy something seems sort of unnatural to you. But you either have a dire necessity to take care of or discovered a bargain that just can’t be overlooked. You’ll only slow down enough to take out your card.