Planning For The Year Ahead (Part 1)

As the year draws to a close, it’s a good time to start thinking about what you’ve accomplished this year and what you want to do next year. Many people wouldn’t leave on a week-long journey without some form of planning, yet easily launch into a whole year of life without taking control of where [...]

Achieving Work-Life Balance

Given the weak global economy today, many people are glad just to have a job. More are likely to stay on in a job they do not enjoy simply because any job is better than no job. Having said that, it is better to enjoy your work than to simply put up with it. And [...]

How To Keep Your Job In Uncertain Times

With retrenchments being announced around the world, workers are understandably concerned about keeping their jobs. Suddenly there is no more guarantee that you will have a job tomorrow, that your office desk will still be yours next month. Living in such uncertainty can be daunting. Some of us self-employed workers have voluntarily lived with that [...]

6 Tips For Keeping Your Desk Tidy

Does your desk look like a hurricane just blew through it, or is there actually space for working? Some people think clutter is a sign of hard work or genius. I’ve never been able to focus properly when things are helter skelter, and prefer a neat desk. Here are some tips for keeping your desk [...]

Strive To Be Perfect

Today is the birthday of Nadia Comaneci, who was born on 12 November 1961. She won hearts the world over for scoring a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, the first time this had ever been achieved. Nadia’s contribution to the world is in showing us that it is possible to be [...]

Stay Ahead Of Your Deadlines

We all know the stress of running a losing race against deadlines we have to meet. These could include deadlines for work projects, school assignments, social events, and anything else that doesn’t have the courtesy to wait till you’re good and ready! Since I like some control over my life, I decided a while back [...]

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