Tiny Tip Thursday: Start With an Easy Win

If you want to make the most of your work day, you gotta avoid these 2 extremes: (1) diving in with no plan and (2) procrastinating. Today’s tiny tip will help you get a boost of confidence right at the start of your work day so you can feel in control and not overwhelmed. Watch…

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Question of the Week: What’s Your Biggest Time Waster?

You’re probably thinking today’s question has nothing to do with you. After all, you never waste time on unimportant things, right? 🙂 Let’s just pretend that you’re one of those unfortunate people who find themselves being distracted by time wasters during their work days. I face a lot of the same time wasters as my…

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Why I Broke My Own Rule (and You Should Too!)

When I was in my early 20s, I worked for an organization that published medical textbooks and newsletters. As an editor, I was given a lot of freedom with the design of my publications, and one of the responsibilities was to choose the stock photos that were printed alongside articles or on book covers. I’d…

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Link Roundup: July 6, 2013

For those of you in the US, I hope you had a great Independence Day! Chris and I took Skyla to the dog park and watched my favorite summer movie, Jaws. There’s also been lots of strawberries and vegan ice cream being eaten around here. Did you do anything fun for the holiday? What’s your…

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How the Worst Boss in the World Changed Her Ways

I normally don’t like to resort to name-calling on my blog, but today I want to tell you about a boss I had who was a complete bitch. She was extremely vague about project parameters and deadlines. She disapproved whenever I took a day off. And she never, ever acknowledged my hard work. The worst…

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