A business negotiation with a bully on the other side of the table can put you at a decided disadvantage if you respond by freezing up, says consultant Victoria Pynchon. However, you can turn the situation to your advantage by keeping your cool, using your experience and getting past the negative feelings that bullying generates.

Mentors can help you by taking you out of your comfort zone and helping you grow, writes Brian Rashid. Mentors can also be helpful in reducing your stress and making you more accustomed to constructive criticism.

It only takes a few minutes each day to keep in touch with your network, writes Chris Heivly. Make a list of the most important people in your network and pick just a few per day to email, text or call, allowing you to work through the entire list every two to three weeks.

The House has approved legislation that would give private sector employees the option of choosing compensatory time off in place of extra pay when they work overtime hours. Critics say the bill could hurt low-income workers who rely on overtime pay if they feel pressured to take time off instead.

If you don't get the job you were hoping for, try not to label the experience in your head with negative words such as "rejection," writes Build-A-Bear Workshop CEO Sharon Price John. Instead, look for areas that you can improve and try to learn from the process.

In Ivanka Trump's new book, she claims that work-life balance doesn't really exist and that some periods of time require more work and others allow for more leisure or family activities. "It's about taking a bigger-picture approach and creating a routine that works for you and your family," Trump writes.

Colonial Americans kept squirrels as pets, but eventually it became clear that they are wild animals and that it's tough to train them, writes Natalie Zarrelli.