Posts Tagged ‘work’
New! Find Your Answers in the Library
One of my favorite things to do is to curl up on the couch and bury my head in a good book. I bet you love losing yourself in a fabulous story too. I get most of my reading material from the local library because I can’t say no to free resources. It’s also a…
Read MoreHow to Feel Grateful for the People You Hate (and Freebie!)
SHHHHHHHHH!!! My coworker and I stared at each other dumbfounded. We had been discussing a new project in my cubicle when my manager in the next cube gave us the shushing of a lifetime. My manager, who I’ll call Brenda, then sighed dramatically and went back to clacking away on her keyboard. Really? Did that…
Read MoreHow to Get Started When You’re Completely Overwhelmed
There are always warning signs right before someone totally loses it. Maybe their desks get increasingly messier as the week goes on, empty coffee cups pile up at their feet, their eyes start twitching, and they can frequently be heard sighing or whimpering in their cubicles. Maybe that’s you? It’s been me on many occasions.…
Read MoreBest of Sage Grayson Coaching 2013
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! If I could hug you through my laptop monitor, I would. Just imagine me hugging you right now. Mmmm! I want to thank each and every one of you for your support, comments, feedback, emails, and for working with me during 2013. Every December I do a roundup of…
Read MoreWhat to Do When It Feels Like Your Life Has No Direction
“So what do you want to do with your life?” I was 20 years old, and my father and I were having another tense conversation about the direction my life was taking…or rather, lack of direction. Five years earlier I had survived a suicide attempt, and I had been slowly putting together the pieces of…
Read MoreWhat to do When You Don’t Want to Climb the Corporate Ladder
I strolled into my cubicle and took a sip of my soy latte before placing it on my desk and switching on my computer. The song “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas” was stuck in my head, and I hummed a few notes as I hung up my coat and scarf. While I waited for my…
Read MoreHow You Can Slow Down and Still Get Stuff Done
For you young’uns reading this, there was once a time when people watched advertisements during their favorite TV shows. Rumor has it that commercials still exist, but you’d never know it with the invention of DVRs, Netflix, Hulu, and the like. Also back in the day, I used to ride a triceratops to school and…
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