A little stress can be good for you. Pressure pushes you out of your comfort zone and helps you grow. professionally and personally. But chronic stress at work and at home floods your body in an unhealthy swamp of cortisone, your body's stress hormone. This toxic chemical can wreak havoc on your health--including a real allergic reaction to your job! But don't wait till you … [Read more...] about Yes, You Can be Allergic to your Boss! (plus other Ways Your Job is Making You Sick)
Stress & Management
How to Manage Your Emails Efficiently
How many emails do you get a day? How much time do you spend checking them? And how many do you never, ever get to read? That alone cal tell you how incredibly difficult it can be to manage emails. While these are supposed to increase productivity, for most of us, it actually wastes our time. Here are some life tips on how to take charge of your inbox and create an email … [Read more...] about How to Manage Your Emails Efficiently
Secrets of Highly Motivated People
Motivation is a constant struggle for many of us. There are so many things that we need to do every single day and usually, most of them are things that we are not exactly enthusiastic about. It could be a hard project at school, a new deadline at work or it could be a household chore that we don't like doing. But even though we know that it is something we need to do it just … [Read more...] about Secrets of Highly Motivated People
The Secret to Efficient Multi-Tasking
Everyone's expected to multi-task. We take phone calls from clients while preparing for another meeting. We work on several computer files simultaneously, and frequently shift between documents, email, and internet research. However, multi-tasking can be counterproductive—if it's done the wrong way. We end up jumping in and out of a task, not really finishing anything, or … [Read more...] about The Secret to Efficient Multi-Tasking
How to Be Productive on a Lazy Day
Are you feeling burnt out, tired, distracted? Do you catch yourself daydreaming at work, or going through the motions? We all have our off days (or weeks!) when even the simplest task fills us with dread or takes twice, even thrice longer to finish. Here are life tips on how to get through that slump, and do your best work with half the effort. … [Read more...] about How to Be Productive on a Lazy Day