Ask Questions About Their Work & Interests When you meet someone at a networking function, the temptation is to share all your latest new products and services. That’s the wrong move. What’s much more effective is to ask a series of questions that get them talking about themselves, such as: 1. How did you get…
Stop Judging and Criticizing Yourself One of the most destructive habits so many of us have is judging ourselves when we make a mistake and badmouthing ourselves. It’s been said we have between 40,000 and 50,000 thoughts a day and that 75-85% of those thoughts are negative. Everyone has some kind of voice that tries to…
Plus It’s a Great Stress Reliever One of the last things you might think of doing when you are very stressed is to take the time to help someone else. But it can truly be the best thing you can do. The value of volunteerism is that it gives you perspective, awareness of how…
Choose Wisely Energy follows thought so you really want to be careful where you put your thoughts. If you are worried about paying bills and all you see in front of you is a mess and a stack of bills like those shown here, it’s hard to focus on anything else. And the problem with that…
The Illusive Someday…. We all have things we put off, whether it’s the laundry, key tasks at work, filing, etc. And we have perfectly good reasons, like “I work better under pressure,” “I’ll get to it later,” “It’s not high priority.” The thing is, enough of those things we have not done pile up into…
When Are You at Your Best Productivity? Do you know your peak performance time? For most of us, it is early morning. Many people’s biorhythms drop in the afternoon, and some are night owls. Track yourself if you don’t know and pay attention to when you seem to have the greatest clarity, vitality and mental…
Time Management for Superstressed People – Part I In this age of constant information, over scheduled lives and frenetic activity, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that you DO have control over your own time. If you’re a parent, you probably don’t feel that way, but there are definitely steps you can…
Keeping It In Can Be Very Unhealthy Anger can make you ill. When small children have a temper tantrum, they get it all out and are fine half and hour later. Adults tend to not be so lucky. They site and fume and let the anger build until they explode, often at a loved one….
More Time Off Means Better, Happier, Healthier Workers Did you know that if women aged 45-64 took two weeks of vacation a year, they would cut the incidence of heart attacks in half! That’s right, the simple act of going on vacation can save your life. (Boston College study) According to Expedia, 34% of employed…
I am passionate about staying healthy and I know many of you are, too. I’ve been growing organic vegetables on my patio for years, because of all the pesticides used on commercial vegetables. But even I was shocked to see how far Monsanto would go in the name of genetic modification. You have to watch…