Some of you are looking forward to a vacation that’s coming soon. Others of you can’t wait to go on another one. Whenever your next trip happens to be, it takes some work–at work–to properly plan to take a vacation. Here are some tips from professionals like you! Jessica Broadstreet of Triad Virtual Assisting makes sure […]
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Cough. Sore throat. Low-grade fever. Should you go to work? Let’s face it. Nearly everyone gets sick here and there and needs to take a sick day from their job (or allow themselves a low-key day if they run a business from home.) But there are things you can do to boost your immune system
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To begin…a personal confession: I’ve been on social media for about 7 years now. It’s a way of life for many–it certainly is part of mine and my business. But it has also probably been the single biggest contributor to my struggles with anxiety. Without going into lots of detail, suffice to say that certain
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If I asked one of your coworkers to describe you at work, what words would they use? Would they be words like these, which come from several of my Facebook friends as well as my own thoughts? A – Affable, attentive B – Benevolent, balanced, brave C – Considerate, caring, customer-oriented, character driven, creative
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I still remember being called into the Dean’s office in college. This goody-two-shoe gal, who rarely got in trouble, was being scolded by the Dean of Women for gossip. It isn’t fun to be called on the carpet–criticized for how you behave. Even smaller criticisms can zap the energy from your day–that snide comment you overheard
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You do it for the money, right? Oh, I know you work to serve. To use your gifts. To fulfill a calling. But deep down, “make a living” or “bring home some money” IS a key reason you have a job, right? It’s okay to admit it. And managing that money takes some savvy thinking,
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Do you find it challenging to maintain an accurate, helpful calendar? Take a look at these suggestions from professionals like you! Thanks everyone and also the Frontline Festival series over at Let’s Grow Leaders, upon which this post series is modeled. Read on, click on links, support our contributors, and see below what our next topic will
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If you are a team leader, there are two facts about you. You are busy. And you have followers. To do your job well, keep your sanity, and develop your team, you have to provide them with some important things that ironically, will also ease your stress. Here are four of them. Clear expectations. It
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“Let’s grab coffee sometime.” How do you respond to that? Do you add the coffee appointment to your already brimming calendar? Do you refuse all coffee appointments? Do you put off answering? On the day I began writing this, an article from Entrepreneur magazine called Why I Don’t Want to Have Coffee with You was
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Through the years, I have used a puzzle of a United States map to demonstrate principles of personality, productivity and communication at workshops I conduct. When preparing for my latest workshop, I discovered that Illinois had come up missing. My husband carefully took a printout I made of the state and crafted a brand new piece. Sweet,
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