Wouldn’t it be great to maximize your performance and increase your personal productivity at work?
You already work hard, and you work long hours, but there are things you can do to make the time you put in more productive than it already is.
Here are six suggestions on how to increase productivity. Click Here to Read Article …
We may have more than ever on our plates at work, and it can be tempting to try to knock several things out at the same time. And let’s be honest — sometimes that technique gets the job(s) done.
If multitasking has become a constant in your work day, however, you may want to read on. New research shows that multitasking not only doesn’t help us, it can do quite a bit to hurt.
Here are some of the most important reasons that multitasking is bad for you. A quick tip: Don’t try to do anything else while you read them. Click Here to Read Article …
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How common is it for people who run their own businesses to sacrifice sleep?
Do a lot of us get three or four hours a night?
Have you ever pulled a full all-nighter, and it wasn’t for a chemistry exam back in college?
Getting that exalted eight hours is something I’m here to recommend. And yet …
Here are some bright-eyed and bushy-tailed thoughts on some alternatives to a traditional night of sleep for those of us who either have too much to do or who just have a hard time operating on a traditional timer. Click Here to Read Article …
Even though communication skills are vital in our personal and professional lives, we rarely receive instruction or opportunities to improve them.
If you are a great communicator, you’ll be able to get your message across more quickly, boost your productivity and improve the performance of your team.
You’ll never lose time repeatedly communicating the same message or hold meetings that are ineffective.
Have a look at these five tips to help you become a better communicator. Click Here to Read Article …
The workplace can be a stressful and unpredictable place.
Without the tools essential to office productivity, no team can perform at their best.
As insignificant as it may seem, hydration actually plays a vital role in the performance of your employees and can mean the difference between a motivated workforce and an office full of uninspired employees.
Today we’re taking a look at humble H2O and how this miracle ingredient makes a recipe for ultimate productivity. Click Here to Read Article …
Last fall, after putting off going to my first Toastmaster’s meeting for the umpteenth time, I decided to enroll in an improv comedy class.
I had been watching Whose Line Is It Anyway? and thought to myself, “Why can’t I think off the cuff and engage in witty banter like those guys on the show?”
So, on the first day of class, I girded up my loins and forced myself to actually attend.
I knew I wouldn’t become the next Will Ferrell or Tina Fey, but I figured it would help me to round out my public speaking skills.
What I didn’t anticipate, however, was that it would provide so many valuable lessons that could be applied to a professional environment.
In fact, I would go so far as to say that anyone who wants to become more effective in the workplace could benefit from taking a whirl at improv.
Here are the top six lessons from improv that can help advance your career: Click Here to Read Article …
If you’re a morning person, this post is not for you — you’re blessed.
And some entrepreneurs have the luxury of sleeping in and getting work done at midnight, when they’re nice and peppy.
But some of us have to see kids off to school before we can start our day.
Or maybe we have to do our work-at-home jobs during traditional business hours.
So what do you do when you’re feeling groggy and uninspired in the morning? Click Here to Read Article …
There is a great little book about life and living called The Four Agreements. It is a New York Times bestseller by the Toltec Indian teacher and spiritual guide by Don Miguel Ruiz.
It features four simple agreements that if you practice them regularly, will improve your life and living. One of them, the fourth actually, is Always Do Your Best.
This agreement, which you make with yourself, allows all the other positive things that you do in life to become more effective and to reach their full potential so that you can live a happy and contented life.
But you can also utilize this agreement to make the most of your time at work. And since you spend a third of your life there, the practices that you introduce at work will spill over to help you make the most of the rest of your life as well. Click Here to Read Article …
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