People often struggle finding that perfect place on the balance beam of work and life, but what if I told you we have been looking at this concept all wrong? We often think of work and life being on opposing sides of the coin and making a strong distinction between the two. In reality we should
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Believe it or not, workplace strife is one of the highest causes of stress at home. It is challenging enough without having to deal with a bad atmosphere in the office and then bring it back to dump on your partner! The office is just an extension of the school playground with the cool kids
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If you want something done, give it to someone who is busy, now if you want something done ‘better’ you give it to the Millennial…. Said me, just some Gen X chick about the new guy on the block. Now I just need to get my hands on a millennial or two to thrust my
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Do you ever find yourself in inconvenient situations at work where you are required to deal with bossy, self-centered, challenging co-workers who really haven’t done any work since the early 1900’s? Me too! It seems to be an ongoing cycle where we are left to deal with these colleagues alone. Resolving tricky situations in the
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Have you ever heard the say “We are better together”? They probably teach you that principle since your first day of school so you would learn about teamwork and social relations. It may seem a silly phrase, but the reality is that there is so much truth in it in all aspects of life. We
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Are you like me and an absolute sieve head? I have the best of intentions, but I can a bit forgetful, and a little bit unorganised at times. Given, I am chasing the freelance dream, these unsavoury qualities don’t work into my plan. So, I decided to get myself sorted, and thought I would share
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In the professional world, every company is looking for people who will not only follow a vision, but will carry the vision of the company themselves. A good work ethic is definitely needed for this. It is what in the future will help you accomplish more than just average and be on the front line
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Take a journey with me if you will, a journey of first jobs, multiple job titles, the stepping stones of happiness, lessons learned, and the skills acquired along the way. A journey that surpasses even retirement and typically ends in.. well yeah, we really do work ourselves to death or at least until we’re unable
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There are times when it is acceptable to leave work early. And there are times when it is not. Queuing up for the latest iphone or go see you football team play are really not going to fly with your manager but there are actually plenty of times when you may just be able to
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Ah, Christmas, a time of laughter and love, family and friends, shopping and decorating, parties and gatherings, gifts and pleasantries are exchanged amongst people, the whole world over, in various forms of celebration. Sure pleasantries are exchanged in every aspect except the shopping part, people get crazy, and available inventory doesn’t match sales offers or
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