Work-Life Balance
Solo Professionals and Vacations - Not Scandalous, Necessary!
By Cheryl Harless
You have worked really hard getting your business up and running. You may have clients that rely on you for your services. Congratulations! But how the heck do you, a solopreneur, find time to take a vacation without upsetting your clients? Here are a few suggestions:
For some people it may be as simple [...]
Clutter: You Don’t Have to Put Up With It
By Carrie Greene
Like many kids, my son Eric has crooked teeth. About a year ago we started along the orthodontics route and he got a Herbst appliance. In case you’re not an orthodontist, a Herbst appliance is designed to do some preliminary moving and adjusting before “real braces”. Unlike a retainer it is permanent which [...]
I Can’t Find My Keys!
By Beryl Westby
Searching for misplaced items costs us time and money. According to the American Demographic Society, American waste 9 million hours per day searching for misplaced items. A Harris Interactive survey found that 23% of adults say they pay bills late (thus incurring late fees) because they lose them.
A few common items that we [...]
Taking Pause
By Niquenya Fulbright
Many people struggle with finding time to fit everything into their busy schedules. We often neglect our health and well-being in favor of completing tasks. We don’t exercise. We don’t eat right. We don’t even relax. We think that we just don’t have the time to take pause in the midst of so [...]
10 Ways to Deal with Work-at-Home Weight Gain
By Janet Barclay, MVA
Not surprisingly, studies have shown that people who work at a desk are more likely to be overweight than those with more active jobs. The risk is probably even higher for those of us who work at home. For one thing, it’s easier to forget to eat a meal when you don’t [...]
Clarify Your Goals To Simplify Your Life And Work
By Debbie Gilster
Teaching people to work and live simply is a goal in our company and what I try to apply in my own life. But what does it mean?
The American Heritage dictionary defines the word simply as “clear, absolute, altogether and frank”. But it also is defined as “not wise and foolish”. The last [...]
Achieving Balance
By Deb Perris
How do you define work-life balance, and what can you do to achieve it?
The truth is that the answers are as unique as each one of us - our definition of work-life balance is our own, and it changes as we and our lives change. The best work-life [...]
Whats Keeping You At The Office (9 Tips To Get Home Quicker)
By Karen Fritscher-Porter
“Work smarter, not harder” is a cliché that has darted in and out of the workplace for years. But it’s still as true as ever. And it’s often overlooked advice that truly works. “Working smarter” means think strategically about how to improve your productivity. For starters, think about how you spend a typical [...]
How To Work Less And Make More
By Biana Babinsky
We have all been there. We all started our businesses to help our clients, make money and still enjoy a great quality of life. Instead, many business owners find themselves working longer hours and not having any time to spend with their friends and family.
How does this happen? When business owners start a [...]
Why Vacations Just Don’t Work
By Mark Silver
When you’re exhausted from working, overwhelmed, burnt-out, little visions come visiting. Visions of distant beaches, cabin hide-aways, foreign adventures.
Vacation-land.
And so, off you go, on vacation. And, when you come back, by noon on Monday you’re as exhausted as you were when you left. Did you take the wrong vacation? [...]
