Unless your name is Steve Rogers and you’ve recently been thawed from a block of ice, then you know that work-life balance is all the rage these days. And, while there’s plenty of valid reasons why it’s mainly because it helps you avoid burnout. As a result, you’ll be healthier, happier, and more productive. Here’s […]
I don’t know if you caught it. But, I was pleasantly thrilled to see that David Byrne, who you may recall, was the frontman of Talking Heads, was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on February 29, 2020. As a fan of his music, and the fact that the show was hosted by John […]
Having a team can be expensive for your business. It’s important to realize that you will get to a point where you can’t do everything yourself and will need to hire. However, I’ve seen plenty of businesses fail or end up hiring their entire team because they ran out of money or business just got […]
Back in college, I had a professor who accused me of just “sailing by.” What she meant was that I wasn’t really applying myself and that I was doing the bare minimum to graduate. In a way, she was right. But, that’s because I adopted a philosophy that I still adhere to today — done […]
For obvious reasons, falling asleep on the job is frowned upon. But taking a quick nap is a different thing than falling asleep on the job. There are known productivity boost’s that often include a quick nap at work. Here is how to create a healthy napping culture. Evidently, the U.S. government doesn’t think so: […]
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation,” Will Durant, and not Aristotle, wrote in The Story of Philosophy in 1926. We “do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence — but rather we have these virtues because we have acted rightly; these virtues are formed in man by doing his actions; […]
Working from home might sound like a dream. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the morning commute and stay in their pajamas all day? It’s no wonder the demand is so high for remote jobs. Virtual Vocations, a remote and telecommute job platform, grew its remote job database by 197% in the last five years. This […]
Are you being busy or productive? Determining the difference between being busy and productive is key if you ever want to be able to come up for air and still know that you’re reaching your goals. I hate the word busy because it’s so overused. A lot of us have packed schedules and things going […]
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just wake-up and have a productive day without having a plan? It sounds liberating. But that’s just not how it works. I mean, it’s like building a house. You need a plan to determine the necessary materials if the foundation is sound, and the steps required to assemble […]
There seems to be a serious epidemic among entrepreneurs. Whether you’re a rookie or seasoned vet, there’s a mentality that we have to work more than 40 hours per week. There are times when that’s the case. Let’s say that you’re launching a new product or service. You should definitely expect to be putting in […]
