Posts by Helene Segura, M.A. Ed., CPO®
How to Improve Focus: Why Do You Lose It?
During a breakout room in one of my virtual seminars, a participant laughingly said, “I don’t know how I lose focus. That’s why I’m here!” To kick off this seminar entitled How to Maintain Focus and Manage Interruptions Throughout the Day, we identified examples of self-interruptions. We can lose focus in a variety of…
Read MoreTwo Movies to Watch for Lunar New Year 2025 – Year of the Snake
Lunar New Year (also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival) started on the first new moon of the year, January 29, and will last for 15 days until February 12, 2025. The final day is the Lantern Festival. Throughout the new year celebration, symbolic food is eaten, and the color red is…
Read MoreHow to Help Someone with Their Computer Issues Remotely
You might not work in IT, but if you know how to use technology, you might have found yourself in the position of “go to” for techie help for a co-worker, friend or family member. No matter who it is, if they need help with something that might happen multiple times, it’s worth it…
Read MoreProductivity Tip – Do You Need a Grace Period?
Last week, we granted ourselves a grace period. Are you in need of one, too? I’m fortunate enough to belong to a mastermind group. Our group consists of women business owners from different industries who meet monthly to discuss professional and personal achievements, challenges, solutions and goals. We didn’t have a formal meeting in December,…
Read MoreHow to NOT Participate in National Quitters Day
Did you see the Apple Watch commercial that referred to National Quitters Day? Believe it or not, it’s an actual holiday. To be more precise, it is officially registered as one of those “National XYZ Day” observances. This year, National Quitters Day is on January 10, 2025. It’s held each year on the second…
Read MoreHow to Make New Year’s Resolutions and Succeed
A journalist posed a list of questions related to making and keeping new year’s resolutions. Even though in last week’s post I addressed the topic of making and accomplishing goals, I thought I’d offer additional recommendations by sharing my answers to the journalist’s questions here: Q1 – Please explain why it’s a good idea…
Read MoreHow to Set Goals and Accomplish Them
When I googled “How to set and accomplish goals,” here’s what came up: How to set goals examples 7 steps of goal setting How to set goals in life 5 steps of goal setting Smart goals The last one, Smart goals, is helpful because it’s an acronym that can guide you through the goal-setting…
Read MoreUsing AI for Email Can Save You Time
Have you ever spent a long time crafting an email? For example: You received an email from a client who was pretty much chastising you for taking a couple of hours to get back to him. You knew what you wanted to say to him – but you’d get fired for doing that. Instead, you…
Read MorePrioritization – Permission to Not Finish
In previous blogs I’ve shared recommendations for: Why priorities are important How to prioritize tasks How to prioritize tasks to prevent fire drills Various techniques for prioritizing work tasks How to set priorities in life The benefits of setting priorities A question that I’ve been asked several times of late is one that I…
Read MoreTips for Pet Health and Safety During the Holidays
If you’re the parent of a fur baby, chances are your pet will either be a part of your holiday celebrations or on your mind while you’re celebrating without them. (In other words, they’re boarded while you’re not bored.) Whether this is your first holiday with your pet or tenth, it never hurts to…
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