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The 4-Hour Workweek

March 6, 2008 at 3:54 pm

I just finished reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss and I loved it! Order it now by clicking on the picture of the cover. I think the message will resonate with a lot of Americans who have grown weary of the daily grind of hard work (and too little play). I especially like the [...]

Would You Date Your Job?

February 29, 2008 at 1:50 pm

I just read the results of an interesting survey of 1,215 full- and part-time workers who were asked to rate how they felt about their jobs using this unusual 5-point scale: I like my job so much I’d marry it I like my job enough I’d date it seriously It’s OK, I’d date it casually [...]

A Valentine's Day Present

February 13, 2008 at 5:16 pm

Remember in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest is sitting on the park bench, talking with an older lady and eating chocolates from a big box? At one point he tells the woman, “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” I think Forrest’s mama [...]

Stop Procrastinating By Prioritizing

January 3, 2008 at 10:07 am

Is your To Do List getting longer by the day? Are you so overcommitted that you don’t feel like you’ll ever get time for yourself? Whether you realize it or not, every time you say “yes” to something, you are saying “no” to something else. If you say “yes” to working late, you could be [...]

Stress

November 27, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Are you stressed out? If so, you aren’t alone. According to a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, close to half of all American adults are feeling more stress than they did a year ago. What is causing all this stress? The people surveyed cited money, work, family responsibilities, workload and health concerns as [...]

Keeping Your Balance

October 6, 2007 at 3:56 pm

I am a loyal reader of the monthly newsletter I receive from The Center for Creative Leadership. In the September 2007 issue, CCL’s Joan Gurvis discusses work-life balance. I completely agree with Joan when she says, “balance is not a matter of managing your time or giving equal effort to two opposing sides; it is [...]