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An Important Travel Resource – STEP Travel Advisories

By Helene Segura | May 17, 2018 |

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…

How to Choose a Height Adjustable Standing Desk

By Helene Segura | May 10, 2018 |

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,…

National Teacher Appreciation Week – Why say thank you?

By Helene Segura | May 3, 2018 |

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…

Lessons Learned from Meeting Han Solo

By Helene Segura | April 26, 2018 |

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…

The Best Girl Power Movies

By Helene Segura | April 19, 2018 |

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…

Do you know the app privacy policy for each app you’ve downloaded?

By Helene Segura | April 12, 2018 |

I wrote the following blog about app privacy policy back in October of 2013. That’s right, almost five years ago! Given the fallout from the alleged Facebook privacy breach through both a third-party app as well as releasing Facebook user information to a separate company, I thought this was an appropriate time to re-run my…

Project Management Lessons Learned – When Things Don’t Go According to Plan (part 2)

By Helene Segura | April 5, 2018 |

In last week’s post, I gave the background behind my project management lessons learned from an audio book project. I’ll pick up where I left off last time… What I didn’t count on were all of the small details that presented large hiccups. Authors can’t submit a chapter at a time to see if ACX…

Project Management Lessons Learned – When Things Don’t Go According to Plan

By Helene Segura | March 29, 2018 |

Project management lessons learned are not foreign to me; after all, this is what I teach to my clients in order to help them improve their time management and productivity. What is a challenge for me, though, is dealing with outside forces that you can’t control…forces that can screw up everything that you’re trying to…

National Organize Your Home Office Day – oops

By Helene Segura | March 22, 2018 |

Did you know that National Organize Your Home Office Day was back on March 13th? Don’t worry, I didn’t either. But it makes sense to take on that project at this time of year since income tax filings will be due next month, and it sure would be helpful to have an organized office so…

The Art of Positive Thinking – An Unexpected Reminder

By Helene Segura | March 15, 2018 |

I’m sure you’ve heard about how implementing the art of positive thinking is the key to success. But that seems so cliché. That’s why we often forget how important the art of positive thinking is – until someone in our life demonstrates a reminder. I put together a group journey on the Portuguese route of…

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