To Be Or Not to Be a Chair
Productivity in the workplace is a real problem. Depending on your job, you have hours of entertainment just waiting for you to summon it with a few clicks of the keyboard and mouse. It...
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Time Management Habits of Successful Women
These days everyone is busy and overwhelmed, or so it seems. While it may be popular and even a point of pride to lament a bursting-at-the-seams schedule, the most successful women know that optimal...
5 Productivity Hacks for Procrastinators
It’s a tough life when you’re a procrastinator, but there’s one good thing about being your own worst time-management enemy: you can easily fix it. It’s time to start writing that memo for your...
It’s Okay to Say No
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a full schedule. Full of work, fitness classes, time with my husband, volunteer commitments, and time out with my friends. For many years I was a “yes”...
Designing a Beautiful and Functional Home Office
No longer are we forced to work a 9-5 workday while trapped in drab, stifling cubicles. No, today is the age of working from home and telecommuting. And even if you aren’t blessed with...
7 Tips to Motivate You in the Morning
Let’s get real: Mornings can be rough. This statement is especially true if a) it’s Monday morning, b) the morning was preceded by a late night out or c) the happenings of the day...
How I Learned to Quiet Doubts With Self-Discipline
Fear is an important emotion to alert us to potential danger. It sparks our fight or flight response to keep us safe. But fear as a warning sensation is different from feeling as...
Personality Traits You Should Develop to Get Your Dream Job
Your resume is riddled with facts: alma mater, leadership positions, awards received, relevant activities and coursework. All of these items are pretty objective, reflecting skills and experience you will bring to a job. Equally...
Productivity Tips to Help You Save Time (And Keep Your Sanity)
To close out my series on smartphone apps that save you time, I would like to leave you with some productivity tips. I have a day job AND a side hustle so I try...
Monday Must-Reads: Evaluate Yourself and Have a Good Week
I hope you all had a great weekend! The weather here in Chicago was beautiful. The highlights of my weekend include: Putting on a very fun “Social Media 101” workshop in the suburbs where...