“I’m so busy.” “I’m overwhelmed.” “There’s too much to do.” Do you ever say that? Feel that? I do. But sometimes, we’re our own worst enemy. We can be the blame for our own overwhelm. Here are a few ways we sabotage ourselves, which fall into four categories of stress and opportunity, a line of […]
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“Samantha” and “Matilda” were close colleagues.* They met for lunch once a week, and one day, Matilda told Samantha about an opportunity in another department that she was considering. This possibility became a major topic of conversation between them. Each week, they discussed the journey together as Matilda processed whether to apply, prepared for the
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Our current Hope In Action project is collecting tips from other professionals that we can share free on our social networks. I’ve added a gallery of some of the tips below. Here’s a video with more about the project! Click here to participate!
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Helping people is a good thing. In our daily work, we are usually helping someone. It may be a client, a customer, a patient or a member of a congregation. The reason we work, in addition to making an income, is often to be able to use our gifts to help people. But sometimes, helping
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2019 is certainly flying by, isn’t it? The first quarter of the year is done, and Spring is occurring in many locales. What form of growth are you looking forward to in the second quarter? How about making adding some new life into your relationships at work? This month’s freebie is a downloadable set of
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“I knew that blog post was about me, and so did our coworkers. That was embarrassing. And what makes me really mad is that the way he relayed our conversation was NOT how it went.”* Uh oh. Many business owners blog to strengthen the platform of their small businesses. Some of the best posts use
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Much of our adult lives are dominated by our jobs—and the stress that comes with them. In today’s hyper-connected world, employees are often expected to be always-on, connected to their clients and their jobs even when they’re not on the clock. As a result, work-related stress is increasingly becoming a problem, with 47 percent of
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It’s time for Work Wisdom, a random collection of tips and thoughts to encourage you to excel and exhale at work! Click on the video to watch a slide show, or read the list that follows. Plan ahead, but stay present. When setting up a project, break it into small pieces, and be more
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In the United States, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day on the 4th. It’s also prime time for summer festivities and a more relaxed attitude. So this week, instead of a formal post, we’ll have a “Freedom Week.” Here are some past posts that you might have missed, all with the idea of giving you freedom
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The Zebra has analyzed the funniest, quirkiest, and most annoying types of rideshare drivers and broken down easy tips on how to handle them. Uber topped the second place AirBnB by over $30 billion last year in valuation, making it the most valuable tech startup. Young professionals and business travelers are increasingly using rideshare apps