We must ask ourselves about the need to say yes to everything that comes our way, the distractions of our phones, and the need to constantly multitask. We simply cannot do everything, and do it well. This particular combination of challenges is killing our productivity and the stress it creates is killing us. We never […]
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It can be a big struggle for people to take vacation or even just a few days off. Workers often feel that work and work emails will pile up so much that it will create undue stress. I highly advise my clients to unplug, get away, and stop thinking about work, as it will be
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This list of book resources will not only help the entrepreneur but the jobseeker. Whether career management, personal branding, leadership, or dealing with change, there is book/resource here for everyone. My resource is #4: 4. The Power Of Habit (Charles Duhigg) The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
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An article on cleaning your desk started a conversation on LinkedIn, and I chimed in – below is my response. I think you will find this helpful in creating more time for yourself, while still getting cleaning done. This applies to your career, business, job search, and personal life. This is so true – if
How many times have you heard the statement to be careful what you post online? Well, it turns out that companies are exploiting information they can access in the public domain about job candidates, including those posts you wish you had never made. Whether full-time, part-time, contract or temporary worker, a company may wish to know just
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How do we deal with work-from-home post COVID? While there are people who can work from home and do so effectively, actually most are not wired to do so. Look around you at work. How many people struggle to pay attention, keep looking at their cell phones, may already dislike their work but can’t seem
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“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”― Robert Louis Stevenson “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”― Martin Luther King Jr. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing
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Challenges and mistakes are opportunities for learning. Instead of seeing an issue, error or new software as a pain, see it as learning – an ability to expand your mind, obtain a new skill, or to ensure you don’t make the same mistake a second time. Your resistance is usually fear of the unknown, or
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I have recently gone on an interesting journey. One that was unexpected and quite enlightening. If you already know me, then it is obvious I have more certifications than I need, but I love learning. So, when I saw a new certification called Certified Capacity Coach, I was intrigued. My certs all surround resume writing, career coaching, interview coaching
Did you watch the television news magazine 60-Minutes last evening (12/09/18)? One of their feature pieces was on how electronic devices are particularly habit forming, and social media plays on that dependency, serving to severely depress many teens. Despite our knowing inherently that social media comparisons are unreal, anxiety inducing, and limiting to your life, many still