Posts by Helene Segura
Save Time – The Top 8 Ways to Not Get Invited to Parties
Having friends and a social life can take up quite a bit of time, so a great way to save time is to not get invited to parties, celebrations and gatherings. A friend of ours used to rib me when I’d share my frustration about guests not RSVPing to gatherings that we were hosting. “What’s…
Read MoreHow to Improve Your Time Management Skills
Writer Laurie Huff of Quo Vadis interviewed me about how to improve time management skills. Since it’s information that everyone can benefit from, I thought I’d share a snippet of the interview: What are your clients’ biggest challenges? Their stress levels are causing problems at work or at home or both. They know that they want…
Read MoreImproving Your Productivity – Spring Cleaning Your Home for Summer
As a part of the spring cleaning media requests that came across my desk, Shelley Levitt of Pfizer.com requested the following: “For the GetOld editorial portal of Pfizer.com, I’m seeking expert tips on how to spring clean your home with the aim to make it healthier and happier. What to toss, what to tack down,…
Read MoreNational Preparedness Month – Why wait until September?
National Preparedness Month is not until September, but why wait until then to be ready for anything? June 1st is the first day of hurricane season. For many, wildfire danger has already begun. There are also tornados, earthquakes, volcano eruptions…Mother Nature sure knows how to throw it at us! But what about man-made disasters? A…
Read MoreHow to Create a Professional Email Signature Template
A professional email signature template might sound like a low priority in the grand scheme of things and really just some silly work minutiae, but having the proper information in your email signature can end up saving time. While recently providing time management training for a company, I was in contact with many employees in…
Read MoreAn Important Travel Resource – STEP Travel Advisories
Any travel resource you can add to your tool belt will help make your trip even better. If you plan to travel overseas, it’s important to be aware of any possible dangers or interruptions to your trip – be it a tsunami, terrorist threat or national transportation strike. If you sign up for the Smart…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Height Adjustable Standing Desk
The purchase of a height adjustable standing desk seems to be a popular topic. I’ve been asked by both journalists and clients which ones I recommend. In celebration of Flexible Work Arrangement Week (May 7 – 11), I thought I’d share my tips on how to choose the right height adjustable standing desk. (Get it,…
Read MoreNational Teacher Appreciation Week – Why say thank you?
National Teacher Appreciation Week runs from May 7 -11, 2018. It’s a time when teachers are given their annual donut or taco breakfast as a thank you for their hard work. Do you know what they’d enjoy in addition to that? A simple “thank you” from you. Good teachers make it look easy. But behind…
Read MoreLessons Learned from Meeting Han Solo
The following are lessons that resulted from meeting Han Solo: Live life with no regrets. My husband recognized the young man who’d walked up behind me at the docent’s desk. I was paying close attention to the instructions that the docent was giving us, so I paid no mind to anyone else. After my husband…
Read MoreThe Best Girl Power Movies
Here’s the background behind my best girl power movies list. I believe in dividing up our spaces into zones. In an office, there can be a work zone, a supplies zone and a reference zone. In a bedroom, there’s a sleeping zone, a dressing zone, and there can be a reading zone (sitting area) or…
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