5 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Deadlines

Deadlines are very useful to keep motivated and avoid the dreaded procrastination bug. Most importantly, a deadline is critical to keep you from wasting your valuable time. Just like a spending budget, a deadline can be a budget for your time and ensure that you stay productive. However, deadlines can actually hurt more than help [...]

How to Tell if You Have a Great Job - 10 Questions to Ask Yourself

Everyone has a bad day at work once in a while. Sometimes we draw the conclusion that our job is terrible. However, this usually stems from our strong emotions and frustrations at the moment. Here is a set of questions to help you assess if your job is really great:

Are your responsibilities clearly outlined and [...]

A Morning Routine to Boost your Positive Energy 7 Tips

The key to having a great day is dependent on how you start it. A positive morning routine helps build the foundation to boost your energy and gets you in a great mood. Here are some morning routine tips to help get your day started on the right foot:
1. Get up 15 mins before your [...]

The Benefits of Mediation and a Simple Guide to Start Meditating Today

Ah yes…. your job is kicking your ass, your family is starting to get on your nerves and your friends are real jerks! It might seem that way but everyone has a bad day every once in a while. There is really nothing wrong with your job, family or friends – your are just overwhelmed [...]

How to Make Your Boss Happy: 5 Timeless Tips

At some point in your life you will have to deal with having a boss. Whether your boss is very demanding or easy going, the bottom line is: if they are happy then you are happy - it just makes your job easier and more rewarding when working for a happy boss. Although you [...]

The Common Causes of Productivity Setbacks and How to Eliminate Them

What is a productivity setback? They are the tasks that limit and slow down your ability to execute a process. An excellent way to get more things done and increase your effectiveness is simply to prevent any productivity setbacks. If something that normally takes several hours could be finished in an hour, wouldn’t you want [...]

The 7 Major Mistakes in Leadership

Leadership can apply to different areas in your life, whether you are managing a team of people for your company, managing a family, starting your own business or leading a sports team. It’s important to be aware of the 7 major causes for bad leadership and how avoiding one or more of these mistakes can [...]

The 6 Personality Types and the Careers That Match

One of the keys to having a fulfilling and successful career is being able to develop a true passion for what you do. This starts with an examination of your personality type; there you can determine which career path is the best route. From my personal experience I know that people tend to perform better [...]

Why 80% of Success is Showing Up

Many of you are probably familiar with the Woody Allen quote
“80% of success is showing up.”
Even though this is such an obvious truth, this qoute can be a great way of re-aligning your perspective with different activities in your life. This can apply to your career, relationships, education and health.
Here are 3 ways why [...]

Eliminate the Escape Routes to Increase Motivation

How important are your goals? Will you do everything possible to achieve them?
If your goals and dreams are truly important to you, then you should do what it takes for you to push, motivate and move closer to your goals. You will have to make a very serious commitment.
Perhaps one the most effective ways to [...]

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