Don’t Be Too Leisurely About Your Leisure
Laura Vanderkam makes a thought-provoking and compelling claim to not be too leisurely about leisure in her new book, “What The Most Successful People Do On The Weekend.” A journalist and author, who...
View ArticleTen Career and Life Areas To Focus On For The New Year
This career coaching and life coaching piece originally appears in my Work In Progress blog for Forbes.com: Another year has gone by. What are the highlights of last year? What did you intend to do but...
View ArticleStrategies For Pursuing A Dream On The Side, Outside Of Work
This career advice post originally appears in my Work In Progress column for Forbes.com: I recently heard from several authors who managed to write their novel and get it published outside of a very...
View Article5 Reasons Why Taking Vacation Helps Your Career – Life Reimagined
In my latest career advice column for Life Reimagined, I talk about the benefits of taking vacation on your career: You get more creative ideas; You work more efficiently before and after; You test...
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If Your New Year Resolution Involves Time Management, Read This First
In my guest blog for Over 40 Females, I talk about Responding v. Reacting, using the example of email management, the bugaboo that seems to plague the best of us: …A senior financial executive asked:...
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SixFigureStart in Quartz: The Complete Guide To Setting Goals
I am excited to share a goal-setting tip for Vickie Elmer’s post on Quartz: 4. Don’t underestimate yourself …“A lot of people underestimate how much they can get done in a long period of time,” said...
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Overwhelmed by Career Commitments? 5 Areas To Simplify – Forbes.com
This career management post originally appears in my Work In Progress blog for Forbes.com: For many people, there is something career-related on the new year resolutions list. Perhaps you will finally...
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Stretched Too Thin? 5 Strategies For Coping With Too Much Work – Forbes.com
This post originally appears in my Work In Progress blog for Forbes.com: Having too much work has become the new normal. With the economy still volatile and employment opportunities still tight, the...
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Career Success Subscribers-Only Webinar Series – Free in June
Get free career coaching in June! We are recording 6 brand-new webinars on the top concerns and sticky situations we hear over and over again at our workshops and from our readers just like you. These...
View ArticleProductivity Tips For Working At Home (Unexpectedly)
In my latest career advice column for Money and Time, I share productivity tips for working at home (unexpectedly, say, because of a snow storm!). Here is the unedited version: If you’re a resident of...
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Procrastinating On Career Actions You Should Take? Five Strategies For...
In my latest Forbes post, I wrote about six career actions you should take but probably don’t. Returning recruiter phone calls was one such action, and the post was actually inspired by a senior...
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How To Find Focus In An Open Workspace – Reader Question
Reader H.M. asks: What are good ways of finding quiet in an open office or in securing a private office in the hiring process or after starting a job? This is a timely question since many workplaces...
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Why I Work On Vacation and On Weekends and Feel More Balanced Because Of It
In a few days, I’m leaving for a two-week trip to the Philippines, and I plan to work on vacation. I’ll be with my spouse and oldest kid so it’s a family vacation, but January is one of my busiest...
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Work Not Working For You? Increase Your Productivity By Asking For What You Need
In a recent Forbes post, I write for the manager’s benefit on how to motivate when morale is low. I mention three specific needs that individuals have –motivation, information, or skills training —...
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Three Counterintuitive Ways To Get Back On Track With Your Goals
don’t give up too soon If you are like the over 40% of goal-setters who have abandoned their new year’s resolutions by January of the same year, then you need strategies to get back on track with your...
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If I Could Wish One Success Trait For My Clients, It Would Be This
For most of January, I featured blogs on motivation and productivity because it was new year’s resolution time so the “how to reach success in your goals” theme seemed apropos. I actually returned to...
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Six Productivity Habits That Give More Back Than They Take
When I’m busy or procrastinating on a big project that needs to get done, my good productivity habits fall by the wayside. I check email too often, rationalizing that I need to be accessible in a...
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Are You Wasting Time At Your Job? 10-Point Checklist To See What Activities...
One perk of writing multiple blogs (or annoyance, depending on your point of view) is that I get pitched with trends, ideas, and reports on a variety of subjects looking for coverage. I recently wrote...
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Make The Most Of Your Time – Five Ways To Get Double-Duty (Or More) From Your...
I recently used one professional activity for five other purposes, multiplying the impact of my time and effort. We are all so busy that you too should think about how to multiply your time and effort...
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