Careers

When you’re a kid, many things influence what you want to be when you grow up. You may initially want to follow in the footsteps of an admired older person, like your parents, other family members, and even family friends. When you start attending school, you might change your mind based on your favorite teacher, […] More

Monday is, as a sort of unwritten rule, the worst day of the week. It’s the first day of the week, which means it’s the furthest from the weekend. It never feels productive. It always feels like a day of, “I need another day to recover,” and it’s always depressing. Monday is no fun. However, […] More

We all face career fears. It doesn’t matter how powerful, how successful or how insignificant you feel you are at your job, you’re going to face fears. Whether it’s fear of the unknown, fear of advancement or complacency or just the age-old fear of change, some of the most common career fears plague us all […] More

The world would be a much happier place if we could all do less and accomplish more in the office. It sounds impossible, but you might be pleasantly surprised to learn that it’s entirely possible to do just that. You can actually do less, but get more done at the office (and at home if […] More

Because gainful employment and a paycheck just aren’t enough motivation for some people, employers are looking to find more creative, even unusual, ways to offer motivation in the workplace. Most employers are dealing with employees that are entitled. They want more money, less hours, better benefits, less responsibility and more understanding; and bosses have to […] More

Working from home is a situation that many people wish they could be in. If you’re a mother, it can be ideal since for many work from home jobs, you can essentially make your own hours and have plenty of quality time for your kids. However, some of the time, these types of jobs can […] More

We all do it; we work on vacation. We plan gorgeous getaways and find ourselves stealing moments here and there to check an email or compose a fresh piece or fine tune a presentation (having just returned from two vacations with laptop in hand, I’m as guilty as can be about doing this). We say […] More

Technology is still the wave of the future, but most of us forget that it’s also the way of the present. We use technology for virtually everything these days, in every working industry in the world. Technology runs our lives and is predominant in just about everything we do. If you expect to succeed in […] More

Some people are natural born leaders, and some people have to work hard to come across as a leader. At the end of the day, both make great leaders provided they have the desire to do it. If you’re the kind of person who knows you want to be a leader, you’re going to want […] More

Adjusting to a new boss at work is a difficult time for many employees. You get so used to a certain way of doing things, and it’s not always simple to learn to adapt to a new leader. However, change, while often viewed as a negative, is not a negative. A new boss can actually […] More

It’s always been drilled into our minds that when we start something, we should focus on looking at the end goal in order to be successful. The idea is that if we look at the end goal, we will be inspired to go through with things and get them done. However, one research has proven […] More

Sharing personal information at the office is a controversial subject. No one wants to know all about your latest bout of very person doctor’s appointments of your baby mama drama, but does that mean you can’t share cute stories about your kids or divulge health struggles your family is working to overcome? It’s gray area, […] More