Problem: Article: Rejection can tank your confidence, so try to find ways to remember how great you are. Sit down and make a list of all the reasons you are incredible. Don’t feel shy! No one has to see the list but you.  Your list might include traits like, “good listener,” “artistic,” and “compassionate.“ If you have trouble coming up with traits, ask your best friend or your parents. These people will probably recognize all of your great qualities. Counteract a bruised ego by doing something out of the box. When you try something new, you become aware of hidden talents and abilities. It doesn’t have to be anything extreme, just something a little different from your typical activities or hobbies. For example, you might sign up for a Flamenco dancing class, or plan a short trip to a nearby city on your own. The aftermath of rejection may bring lots of negative thoughts. Crowd out the negative by increasing the positive thoughts you have. Repeat positive affirmations throughout the day. If you can’t think of any, you can find some by doing a quick search online.  Examples of positive affirmations may be “I am good at many things,” “Lots of people love to be around me,” or "I am a lovable person!" Repeat these affirmations each morning after you wake and periodically throughout the day when you feel down on yourself. The best fix for a bruised ego is feeling loved. Make an extra effort to be around all the people in your life who cherish you. Spend more time with your close family by languishing over meals or having a game night. Plan to hang out with your dearest friends, too. You shouldn’t count on others to make you feel good about yourself. Still, it can help to bounce back after a rejection by putting yourself on the market and trying again with someone else. This isn’t the time to get seriously involved with anyone while you’re still nursing your wounds after the rejection. But, it can take your mind off things and be fun to date someone casually.  Go up and talk to the girl who tries to catch your eye at the coffee shop. Or, finally, say “yes” to a movie with the guy who’s been asking for weeks. Let the person know up front that you’re getting over someone else and not looking for anything serious. Just have fun and see where it goes.
Summary: List your best qualities. Get out of your comfort zone. Think positively. Spend time with people who value you. Consider casually dating someone else.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Getting to know your customers in person is ideal, as many customers frequent businesses run by people they know and like.  When you speak with customers in person, ask about their interests and concerns, as well as what is working and not working for them with respect to your own business. Remembering a customer’s name, family members and other personal details can go a long way. Taking notes will help you to remember specific details about a customer's feedback, allowing you to learn more about each customer's particular experience. Special events are a good way to meet face-to-face and get to know customers on a personal basis. They also provide a space for customers to ask questions and make suggestions; you will also learn a great deal about customers' needs and desires. The more detailed and complex your customer database, the better you will be able to respond to and meet customer needs. A customer database will contain phone numbers, mail and e-mail addresses, as well as more complex data regarding customer preferences, behaviour, order history, as well as information about how your business is meeting customer needs. These tools will provide important information about what customers like about your business and what can be improved.  A customer is more likely to frequent your business if they feel they are heard; surveys, polls and questionnaires will provide a voice to your customer and increase their engagement with you and your business. Employee satisfaction also plays an important role in developing and maintaining relationships with customers. Gauging your employees' level of satisfaction, and encouraging their suggestions for improvements in your business, will provide important feedback and contribute to customer satisfaction. Carefully studying your own company's practices and performance, as well as customer information gathered through market research, will help you to identify your customers, their needs and ways you can improve their relationship to your business.  Asking specific questions about a customer's needs and level of satisfaction will provide important information that you can act upon to improve your relationship to them, as well as improve customer service more generally. Analyzing published market research will help you to build a larger picture of particular segments of customers, and provide information you can use to improve your business relationship to specific demographics. Depending on the size of your, business analytics software and other types of computer technology can help gather information that will help you to communicate effectively with customers.

SUMMARY: Get to know your customers in person. Create a database for customer phone numbers, mail and e-mail addresses. Use surveys, polls, and questionnaires to learn about customer preferences and needs. Research your customers.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Trim a portion of clear tape to a piece just large enough to cover the split. Apply it directly to the crack, using a free finger to hold the crack together. Then, trim off any excess tape.  This method works best when the split in your toenail does not extend down into your nail bed. Severe splits will need more immediate attention. This solution is useful if you split your toenail while at work or on-the-go. It’s not a long-term solution, though. Fix the split at home or go to a professional salon as soon as possible. the crack. If the toenail damage does not extend down into the nail bed, you can file down the crack. For best results, use a clean file and file in the direction of the split. If the split is vertical, file in a single direction to avoid further cracking. File down just slightly past the base of the crack to make sure your nail stays smooth and even. Filing a dry nail can make the split worse. To avoid exacerbating the problem, let your nail soak in warm water for 5 to 10 minutes before filing. If the split does not extend down into your nail bed, you can also glue it together. Apply a small amount of nail glue along the length of the split, and use an orange stick to press the split together until the glue has dried. This typically takes no more than 2 minutes.  Once the split is dry, drip a cotton swab in nail polish remover and rub it along the skin next to your nail to remove any excess glue. After the glue dries, apply a clear top coat to your nail to seal the crack and blend the nail together. Cut a small section of paper off from a tea bag. Apply a base coat or clear topcoat to your nail, and let it dry for about 30 seconds so that it becomes tacky. Press the tea bag paper down so that it covers the split completely, and smooth the paper so that it has no wrinkles or bubbles.   Trim the paper to fit your nail shape, and file it down to blend the paper to your nail. File in the direction of your split. Filing against your split could cause further damage. Then, apply another layer of topcoat to turn the paper translucent. Once the full extent of the split has grown out past the extent of your fingertip, you can safely trim it off. Use a pair of nail scissors to carefully cut just under the split. Then, file your nail down, running the file in a single direction so as to avoid new splits or snags.
Summary:
Hold the nail together with tape for a temporary solution. File down Glue the split together. Use the tea bag method. Trim the split once it has grown out past the fingertip.