Tag: Work Life
Stress from Business Travel: How to Avoid it
If your job has you on the road, you have to be on the ball about taking care of yourself, otherwise a few months into a heavy business travel circuit will leave you baggy eyed, flabby, and exhausted, with a messy apartment on top of it. You can beat theRead More
A Mobile Lifestyle for a Smoother Work Life
The commute is killing you, the caffeine has you on edge and the shirt and tie is getting you hot under the collar. And that’s before we even mention the workload. Modern life is a demanding beast and if you’re looking to manage your work life better, there’s one thingRead More
How to be Productive and Still Get 8 Hours Sleep
Yes, you read that right. Productive people sleep eight hours a day. They also watch tv, go to wine tastings and perform sun salutations in the morning. Productive people don’t have more hours in the day. Nor do they live perfect lives. What they do well is use their timeRead More
Working from Home? How to Stay Sane
Though many people dream of working designing their own work schedule and getting projects done in their pajamas, working from home isn’t always a picnic. Yet, if you have taken the telecommuter option or have embarked upon a home-based business, here are a few tips to keep you sane, thriving,Read More
6 Ways to Make the Most Out of Your Commute
The daily commute to and from work can be a drag. Given the state of the job market, some workers are commuting more than an hour a day. But let’s get this: Our ride time shouldn’t necessarily be our dead time. 6 Ways to Make Most Out of Your CommuteRead More
Workaholic Anonymous – 5 Steps to Stop
Spotting an alcoholic or drug addict is so easy, but have you realized that you could be sitting right next to a workaholic and not notice him or her at all? Sometimes, we don’t have to look far to discover that we ourselves are addicted to work—somehow the addiction snuckRead More
Perception – Key to Inner Peace
I’ve come to believe our perception at work and life in general carries a great deal of importance. Many years ago while striving to climb the “corporate ladder to success”, my boss asked me to meet with him privately, in a very serious, foreboding tone of voice. I immediately scouredRead More
Networking Tips for Freelancers
The idea of working at home is a dream for a lot of people and for good reason. Let’s face it: Who doesn’t like the idea of staying indoors in a nice warm house on a cold snowy winter day when everyone else is scraping ice off their windows soRead More