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stop being reactive at work
Being responsive isn't the same as being reactive. Most people know this intellectually and ignore it in practice. Every time you treat your inbox…
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Status: Weary, Tired, and Worn Out
I try not to answer “how are you?” with “I’m tired,” but today, I have answered that way three times because I am dragging-my-ass-barely-keeping-eyes-open-not-safe-to-drive tired. And three times, no one has believed me. Most of the time, I have more energy than most…
Marcey Rader reviews the Life Equals Balance the Superfood Shot® – Turmeric Blend
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Accidents of inconvenience
A few weeks ago, I had so many accidents in one week that it was comical. Sunday morning, before meeting friends for brunch, I went on a one-hour bike ride with my husband on the greenways near our house. It was three hours after a rain, and the bridge, which is slick…
Someday is my Four-Letter Word
I’m a natural goal setter, but sometimes we set goals for the future so we can make an excuse not to take action right now. Someday has become a four-letter word in my vocabulary if I can’t think of a reason why I can’t do it now. Someday we will start…
Is Your Coffee Drink Killing your Productivity?
I’m Marcey Rader, and I’m a former sugarholic. I used to eat a treat every night after dinner, couldn’t board a plane without a Frappuccino in my hand and wouldn’t start work without a mocha latte. In my family, sugar was a food group and greens weren’t even an…
3 Ways Good Sleep Can Make You More Successful at Work
Wake up, sleepyhead! It’s not even lunchtime yet and you’re fading fast on us. Guess you shouldn’t have stayed up until 2 AM binge watching that one show you found on Netflix you can’t seem to remember the name of right now, huh? Why is that, anyway? Because you’re…
Is your boxed frozen delicacy making you fat?
Did you know that your chemically-concocted, boxed frozen delicacy that says it’s healthy is setting you up for sabotage? What the heck is a whole food anyway? Isn’t it just a grocery store chain? The terms whole foods and clean eating are…
Freedom Journal goal setting is not for the weak.
Marcey, Todd Rader, and Lilly Ferrick at Bean Traders in Durham, mapping out their 100 Day Plan over Habanero Mochas Last year I reached my 100 day Freedom Journal goal on day 98 and wrote about how it tripled my income. My friend Lilly reached hers on day 97. Lilly…
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