Multitasking is something so many of us are proud of being able to do. We live in a culture that creates environments that are not sustainable. So rather than demanding more realistic environments we are predisposed to believe it must be our failing that all is not possible. The following is a great article on […]
So Who Isn’t Looking For A New Job?
So who isn’t looking for a new job? Apparently not many. If you are passionate about your job count yourself among the few. Over 75% of folks are looking for a job to jump to. I can’t imagine what that translates to when it comes to loss of productivity and dollars for both the employee […]
Dead Weight Employee
You may either have or be a dead weight employee. How to know if one is dead weight? See the following checklist: If they had another offer they’d be out the door. If they had a magic wand they’d be out the door. If they had another source of income they’d be out the door. […]
Morning Pick Me Up
In search of a daily pick me up? I receive these daily and have never been disappointed: Free Daily Quote for October 15, 2012 Monday Morning Motivation! “Stop looking at life through a keyhole…open the door to opportunity…get involved, and CREATE the YOU that you CHOOSE to become.” -Thomas D. Willhite Looking at life […]
What Are You Focused On?
“Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.” ~ Paulo Coelho So many of my clients, and myself at times, face the challenge of lending our precious time and focus on […]
Your Thoughts-Simple Mindfulness Exercise
Try this experiment, whether for an hour, a day, a week or more. I think you will find it interesting. Be mindful of your thoughts and take note of every time you are focusing on something you don’t like or want. When you catch yourself focusing on what you don’t like or want immediately replace […]
Less Than Perfect, More Than Magnificent
On Being Brave I am not change adverse. I change all the time, jobs, homes, cities, states. Sometimes people view that as being brave. Sometimes people view it as being weak. It is all perspective. We are who we are and those who try to define us really have no say in the matter. I […]
Why We Over Schedule
Yesterday I wrote about using caffeine and sugar as delay tactic tools. Today I’m sharing a third delay tactic, over scheduling. Over scheduling is quite the excellent delay tactic as we live in a society that lends itself to convincing us that if we are over scheduled then clearly we are super cool and important. […]
Why We Sometimes Eat Crap At Work
You are what you eat. So true, yet so hard to enforce some days. Especially if you are not thrilled with your job, or some other element in life. I’ll use a job one isn’t crazy about as an example in this case. I’ve seen a lot of clients who are not crazy about their […]