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Summer 2023 Travel Planning Tips

When my husband and I initially started our travel planning last year for our summer 2023 travel, COVID-19 was still a part of the landscape. While COVID is still a concern for those at higher risk and when traveling to countries where it remains an issue, what travel planning has evolved into is planning around…

Why You Should Save Your CEU Certificates

There are many reasons why you might attend a professional development course or want to acquire CEUs (Continuing Education Units): *keep your job *earn a certification *your certification requires CEUs for recertification *compete for a position or promotion *personal growth *score higher on your employment evaluation *another reason why you deserve a raise   No…

Time Management: Can You Utilize AI to Get Unstuck?

In the last two months, I’ve had more conversations about AI (Artificial Intelligence) than in all of the previous years combined. Granted, AI didn’t seem like a real prospective tool for the general population until a few years ago, but it seems like every time I open up my email inbox, there’s an announcement about,…

Productivity Boost – How to Maintain Focus

A number of clients begin their first session with me by venting about all of the different people or situations that interrupt them throughout the day. I hear this quite often: “If I didn’t have to work with people, I’d get so much more done!” Sound familiar? For one of their first assignments, I ask…

National Leave the Office Early Day 2023

National Leave the Office Early Day is coming up on Friday, June 2! If you’d like some background on how National Leave the Office Early Day came about, you can read my explanation here. Whether I’m working with individual clients, associations or businesses, a common thread is that they’re short-staffed, and dedicated employees are putting…

Is the Facebook Settlement Legit?

If you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you know that I’m vigilant about proactive cybersecurity. You’ll save time, stress and resources if you can avoid any fraud, scams and hacks.   I’ve discussed Facebook’s (now Meta’s) multitude of privacy breaches, and I advise my clients not to utilize Facebook Messenger. I removed that app…

Recommendations for Compression Socks and Hose

  In last week’s post I shared with you how working through your breaks affects your health. At the end of that blog, I promised to share a personal experience. Here it is… I’ve had a slew of doctor appointments to find out why I’ve experienced swelling in one of my legs for no apparent…

How Working Through Your Breaks Can Affect Your Health

  Have you ever considered how working through your breaks can affect your health in very bad ways? Let’s look at a sample scenario. Have you ever worked at your desk or workstation for the entire day? You meant to get up for breaks, but kept working. You weren’t that hungry, so you just snacked…

Productivity Tips – Working with Gen Z

  A little more than half of my clients are forty years of age and above. A common question this demographic asks me (begs me?) is, “How in the world do I work with Gen Z?” For some reason there seems to be a perceived difference of work ethic and views on life. This perception…

Mastering Time Management: Essential Tips and Strategies for Freelancers

  This week, guest author Ezgi Aydın of BeforeSunset shares time management tips and strategies for freelancers:   Importance of Time Management for Freelancers Time management is essential to the success of freelancers. Freelancers must successfully manage their time to fulfill deadlines, finish several jobs, and keep their clients’ trust. Without effective time management, freelancers…