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Four Tips to Being Present in the Moment
Life can be very distracting. Maybe you’re thinking about your upcoming vacation instead of your presentation…
Starting Your Own Client Advisory Service? Follow These Tips.
Whether you offer strategic consulting, outsourcing, or growth services, adding Client Advisory Services (CAS) to your repertoire can earn your firm more money and boost your reputation.
Receiving to Replenish
This month is a turning point into the summer meridian. The cold is leaving, and we welcome the warmth of spring turning to summer.
Six Secrets to Achieving Work-Life Balance
Often, we let work take precedence over everything else in our lives. Our professional desires can make us ignore other aspects of our well-being.
Productivity and Flow: How to Get Into the Flow State
Does it feel like you’re always running around trying to catch up, but no matter how hard you try… you just can’t?
6 Useful Tips To Increase Mindfulness In Your Workplace
Mindfulness is important. Bringing a mindful disposition to your job, which can be a source of significant stress, is crucial to improving many other areas in your life.
Prevent Burnout: 3 Tips to Achieve Work-Life Harmony
Finding the right work-life balance is critical. And unfortunately, there’s no magic ratio that works for everyone.
Why Active Listening Makes You a Better Leader
Do you think you are a good listener? Would your team agree with you?
#BreakTheBias on International Women's Day
Being a woman shapes our experiences in business and life. There are hidden rules our gender has to navigate, and more often than not, our actions are aimed to please others rather than focusing on what pleases us. We fear coming off as too aggressive or too bold.
Unplug and Disconnect: How to Live a More Mindful Life
Do you think you can unplug for 24 hours? No cellphones. No technology at all. Just being present. And then think about how many times you check your phone throughout the day.
It's Okay to Say No: How to Implement a No-Meeting Policy
Whether you enjoy them or not, meetings can take up a large chunk of your workday. It's how you share updates, brainstorm on projects, and get things done. But are they a necessary evil or just evil?
Random Acts of Kindness Day
Kindness can be the norm every day when we are intentional, sometimes we need a little reminder. And what better way to begin than on Random Acts of Kindness Day?
How to Recognize and Support Women in STEM
Happy day of women and girls in science! Today is a great reminder of how far women have come in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), but also how far we still have to go.
It Only Takes Five Minutes: Mindfulness Meditation
We live in a fast-paced world—and understanding mindfulness has never been more important.
Take a Break: The Power of Vacations
Taking even one day off can help reset yourself mentally and increase productivity and focus.
How to Keep New Year Resolutions Past January
We're a couple of weeks into 2022. Have you kept your new year's resolutions?
If you’ve struggled to keep your resolutions in the past, don’t lose hope. More than half of all resolutions fail, but this year that doesn't have to be you.
The Power of Gratitude
Did you know that expressing gratitude not only makes the recipient feel appreciated, but it can also make you happier?
I’ve been thinking about the concept of gratitude and thankfulness a lot lately, and with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I’m sure it’s on a lot of other minds in the U.S. When you express gratitude, you acknowledge the goodness in your life. It helps you connect to something larger than yourself, whether it’s other people, nature, or the world as a whole. It elevates the human experience.
Gratitude for yourself and others brings both bliss and balance into your life, which in turn improves every other area of life, including business. There are many ways to express gratitude in your life, both big and small.
Your Happiness is Your Responsibility
You are responsible for your happiness—only you. I know it sounds harsh, but the sooner you realize this, the sooner you can shape your world based on your own needs. You’ll no longer need validation at every turn. You won’t blame others for your problems or unhappiness.
Make Time for Yourself: Getting Back to You
Maybe you’re constantly thinking and worrying about work. Or perhaps childcare and other personal commitments are making you stressed. How do you manage the day-to-day while carving out time for yourself, your health, and your needs when you’re “always-on”? Some people feel guilty and that their own needs don’t matter as much as everyone else’s. I’ve definitely been there. But that can’t be further from the truth…