The timing of Chinese New Year is based on the Chinese lunar year. The symbol for the year is based on the Chinese Zodiac. January 25, 2020, Chinese New Year kicks off the Year of the Rat. On a personal note, our Roman calendar year hasn’t started off so great for my household this year.…
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An interviewer recently asked for some advice on a weekly work routine to help prevent burnout. There are dozens of different strategies and tactics you can implement to help make life grand, but here are three simple steps to start with. Get crystal clear on your priorities. When we’re not clear on what our work…
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Have you ever been on hold with the IRS? It’s no picnic. Whether you have a seemingly simple question or a complex issue, you have to wait your turn in a very long call queue – especially if you have to call during busy tax times like in January when 1099’s and other documents are…
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I meet more and more people who no longer commit to New Year’s Resolutions. Some of them have realized that they can make changes at any time of year, and this is terrific. But many of them have simply given up on attempting to make a change because they’ve been unsuccessful in the past. This…
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Have you ever stopped to listen to some of the phrases that people use? We hear these utterances from our friends, strangers and commercials. “guilty pleasures” “sinful delight” Why is chocolate sinful? Why is something that is so enjoyable called an extremely bad thing? Why is it a guilty pleasure to plop down on a…
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The other evening, a friend of mine was chatting with me about how to survive holiday stress. There can be unenjoyable interactions with certain people and so much commotion swirling around us that we don’t know which way is up. As she shared with me examples of what was bothering her, we were able to…
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So many of us utilize holiday shipping services to either receive gifts in time to wrap them for events we’ll be attending or deliver gifts directly to friends, clients, family and loved ones. My favorite phrases when it came to holiday shipping used to be “Free 2-Day Shipping for Prime Members” and “Guaranteed Delivery.” But…
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I recently became involved in two different projects in my business that caused me to review what type of business insurance coverage I had. One project was for a client that had minimum insurance requirements for any vendor who worked with their company, and the other project involved virtual and onsite work with foreign entities.…
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In last week’s blog, we looked at the Top 3 steps to take when planning a meeting. If you missed it, you can view those how to plan a meeting tips here. Once you’ve completed those top 3 steps to make sure you avoid costing others time and money, you can take these 3 little…
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One of my husband’s doctors ordered a specialized test that required him to make a follow-up appointment to receive the results and have them explained. Both my husband and I took the day off from work for this important appointment. After a nearly one-hour drive to the doctor’s office, and after waiting over an hour…
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