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3 Ways to Eliminate Holiday Stress
Holiday stress is definitely a popular subject. Over the years, I have absorbed stress during the holidays with juggling children, family, cooking, working, shopping, and on top of it all trying to be creative with my gift ideas. I'm a woman and women always take the lion's share of holiday stress. Women believe that they have to do it all. They don't!
5 Powerful Traits to Develop In Your Life
You can think of these traits as the building blocks...the foundation...of your growth into a successful life. Review these abbreviated traits and decide which one you want to start building into your life.
Are You A 'Snooze Button' Junkie?
One of our readers sent in a request... "How do I get up early in the morning without hitting the snooze button?" I chuckled when reading this request because I can easily relate to this issue. I confess I too am a 'snooze button' junkie!
Are You A Woman Without A Will?
A will is an important document as it clearly states where you want all of your assets to go after you die. And if you have young children, you decide who cares for them. When you have a will the processing of your estate (assets) will be quicker and cheaper. The State doesn't decide...you do. Do you have a will?
Be a Food Shopping Organizer
Have you ever gone shopping and then at home you realized that you forgot something. This happens ever day by thousands of people so you are not alone. Did you forget to take your coupons or didn't give them to the cashier at checkout? It's now time to focus your organizational skills on your grocery shopping and keep the money in your pocket. Here are ideas to support you on this road.
Create Your Home Office Without Spending Lots of Money
You don't have to spend lots of money to set up a home office. If you have a separate room for your office...great. Most of us can't afford to allocate lots of space for an office or have a professional organizer devise an office system for us. What you do have is your own creativity to carve out the right space for your office. Here are some ideas to stimulate your thinking.
De-Cluttering and Organizing Your Bathroom
Bathrooms seem to attract lots of small items like makeup, medicine bottles, hair accessories, razors, hairbrushes, lotion, shampoo, product samples and the list goes on. Finding what you need as well as removing old products can be challenging. Here are a few simple ideas to help you create more space and be more organized.
Help Your Employees Build Their "Confidence Muscles"
Have you found when managing your employees that they bring different levels of self-confidence to their work? We know that the more confidence an individual possesses the more efficient and productive they can be in meeting their goals. If you view your role in managing employees as a mutual working relationship, then you would want to be part of nourishing their confidence.
How Do You Deal With a Difficult Co-Worker?
Do you enjoy your job but find it difficult to work with certain people? Most people have bumped into someone at work that they just don't like or find frustrating or annoying to be around. Unfortunately, when faced with a difficult co-worker, we may not know how to best deal with the situation.
How to Have a Successful Party and Stay Within a Budget
Do you think you have to spend a lot of money in order for your party to be successful? You can stay within a budget and still create a wonderful time for yourself and everyone at your party. Here are some helpful ideas for a successful and budget oriented party.
How to Say "No"
Each one of us have a barrage of reasons why we just can't say "no" to our neighbor, friend, co-worker, love one, family member. How many tasks on your "To Do" lists are there because of other people's requests? Are you frustrated with yourself for responding to others in the same old way? Why not try something different.
Interesting Ways to Display Your Favorite Photos
Photos of family and friends add warmth and personality to our homes. The more public the photo display, the more creative you need to be to exhibit your treasures.
Kick the Procrastination Habit in 4 Easy Steps
When you create a "procrastination" habit, you reduce your ability to function effectively. This habit is controlling you and can be a hard habit to break. If you believe that procrastination is an issue in your life, what would it look like to no longer choose to resist doing something?
Plan Workplace Changes
Whether it's a companywide or department change, you still have to motivate your team to understand, participate and accept the required changes. In order to motivate your staff, you need to plan...plan...plan. What do you need to plan?
Starting a Women's Group
Have you thought about starting a women's group? Maybe you stop yourself because you don't know where to begin or have some idea but can't seem to find the time to organize the group. It does take some time to organize the group - though not as much as you may think - and the benefits all the women in the group receive are significant.
Your Employee's Reactions to Change
Employees will always react to change...positive or negative reactions. It doesn't matter if the change is major or if it's a minor change to a process. People react! So how do you as a manager handle your team's reaction to a change?
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