Tag: work
6 Tips to Get What You Want
The one comment almost every teacher made about me on my report card was that I talk too much, and it’s a comment I still occasionally get from friends and family. It’s true — I love to talk, and I’ll talk to anyone that’s happy to engage in conversation. ThereRead More
If You Care About People, The Medical Field Needs You More Than Ever
About a year ago, a thousand kids were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. As with all surveys, this one leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions. Just over half the respondents provided the top ten jobs. We do not know anything about the incomeRead More
5 Ways to Find Motivation at Work
Are you sleepwalking through your workday? You’re not alone. Studies show that scores of employees aren’t actively engaged at work for a variety of reasons, which results in poor productivity and a sinking bottom line. The ownership of employee engagement typically starts at the top. Executive leadership and management shouldRead More
4 Ways to Do Your Best Work
There is a great little book about life and living called The Four Agreements. It is a New York Times bestseller by the Toltec Indian teacher and spiritual guide by Don Miguel Ruiz. It features four simple agreements that if you practice them regularly, will improve your life and living.Read More
4 Tips to Calm Anxiety at Work
We all get a bit nervous or anxious at work sometimes. Deadlines, extra work and then more work on top of that can make anyone feel stressed out. But as anyone who has ever suffered from anxiety or a panic attack can tell you, acute anxiety is a completely differentRead More
10 Ways to Solve Your Problem
Some problems just won’t go away. No matter what we try, they are like the Energizer Bunny: They keep going and going and going! The good news is that there just may be a way to resolve that problem once and for all. In fact there may be many solutions.Read More
4 Ways to Make Money While Writing
I’ve spent a lot of my adult life fretting about jobs, having job openings called to my attention, feeling a reflexive jolt of recognition at the sight of any “Help Wanted” sign. I’ve often felt I was re-inventing the wheel and constantly redefining what I wanted to be when IRead More
5 Secrets to Sparking Your Creativity
Gretchen Rubin, the author of the highly successful book The Happiness Project spent a year trying to figure out what made her happy. One of her conclusions was that following her passions, instead of curbing her impulses to be creative, brought her much closer to that elusive goal. In order toRead More