Many people around the world kick off the new year by setting some kind of goal (or at least consider setting one). Maybe after spending time with family over the holidays, you’ve decided to set a goal to spend more quality time with loved ones. Or perhaps after enjoying a plentiful quantity of rich foods,…
You might refer to them as objectives, missions, New Year’s Resolutions, or goals. No matter which term you use, they all describe the same thing: accomplishing an achievement you have identified and wish to seek. Oxford Dictionary defines it as: “the object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result” …
If you’re trying to figure out a last-minute gift for someone who’s mentioned their wish for time management help, or maybe you’re looking for a great resource to use to kick off the year on a strong note, here are a few recommendations for time management books: Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life: How…
I was reviewing older posts about email best practices when I came across one in which I’d shared detailed answers to interview questions that were posed to me by Better Homes & Gardens. Here’s the paragraph of questions I received as part of a follow up to my interview at that time: What should…
Today is December 7. Thanksgiving has come and gone. Hopefully you were able to unplug from work over that holiday weekend (at least for a day or two) and disconnect from your devices (for at least a few hours). For some reason, when December hits, many people go into frenzy mode at this time of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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