Posts by Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®
How to Save Time by Avoiding Scams
Scams can happen at any time of year, but they seem to happen more so at year-end with so many people stretched thin from rushing around, over-committing, and not paying attention to every word that’s being stated either by phone, text or email. The news often showcases elderly people who have fallen victim, but…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance for Thanksgiving Weekend Part 2
Hopefully you’re not reading this on Thanksgiving Day when this is scheduled to post, unless your current location is a country that is not the United States and does not celebrate Thanksgiving. If, however, you are reading this on Thanksgiving Day, maybe you somehow stumbled across this while searching for that last minute…
Read MoreWork-Life Balance for Thanksgiving Weekend
Creating your own personal vision of work-life balance is a recommendation I make to my clients during my time management workshop facilitation, coaching and consulting. To begin shaping your definition of work-life balance, here are four questions to ask yourself: How many hours each day do you want to work? How many…
Read MoreProductivity Tips for Communication Best Practices – Clarifying
In previous posts, we examined five communication best practices to implement, as well as how to avoid communication problems in the workplace. This week, we’ll take a look at a few simple questions to use in order to clarify meaning and avoid communication problems. While sharing five communication best practices to implement, I recommended that…
Read More2023 – How to Prevent Holiday Stress
Re-sharing this letter I wrote to myself has been a tradition since 2012 – more than a decade ago now! Over the past twenty or so years, I’ve learned that it takes entirely too much effort (and stress!) to go over-the-top at holiday time – decorating like department stores, baking like it’s your last hurrah,…
Read MoreFavorite Halloween Movies
When it comes to creating a list of favorite Halloween movies, you might first think of some blockbuster “scary movie” series, such as A Nightmare on Elm Street, Chucky, Scream and Halloween. Then, of course, there’s the softer side of famous Halloween movies, namely, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Even if you’re…
Read MoreDaylight Saving Time 2023: A Gift of Time!
“I wish I had more time!” “I have too much to do and not enough time!” “There aren’t enough hours in the day!” Have you ever found yourself thinking any of those thoughts? Or perhaps even muttering them out loud? My clients and workshop participants sure do. I have some great…
Read MoreProductivity Tip – Year End To Do Checklist
We’re half-way through October with November and December itching to take their places front and center on our calendar. What tends to happen mid-fall is a bit of a lull sets in. Year-end seems far off. It seems like the kids have just gone back to school and are now full swing in activities.…
Read MoreHow Can Dry Eye Affect Your Productivity?
According to an article entitled Impact of Dry Eye on Work Productivity, posted by the National Library of Medicine, patients with dry eye have symptoms 191-208 days annually. Symptoms of dry eye include itching, burning, stinging and blurred vision. If you’re a typical patient, it’s very likely that you’re slowing down your pace or…
Read MoreItalian Margaritas Recipe
In the past, I’ve shared with you my Judy 25 top shelf margarita recipe, as well as time-saving summer cocktail recipes (Limoncello Spritz and Kir Royale). Now, it’s time for another recipe: Italian margaritas! This is a slightly modified version of Giada DeLaurentis’s recipe. A client sent me Giada’s video of her recipe demonstration.…
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