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How to Stay Connected and Productive Working Remotely
I've been working remotely since 2002. At one point, I managed a team of up to 18 people globally. I had a manager I worked with for six years, and…
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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…
Are you a Vacation Martyr?
Are you a liability to your company and to yourself? Are you a vacation martyr who feels like even a few days off will be too much to catch up on when you get back? Project: Time Off discovered half of Americans leave vacation time on the table. Americans forfeited…
How to Hire a Personal Assistant
Does the term Personal Assistant feel fancy-pants and out of reach? Do you think having a House Manager is overkill to help you work in your line ? If you said yes to either, I’ m writing to help you realize not only can you wear department- store or athletic pants…
Shrink Your Inbox with the OHIO Method
Did you know every time you reread that email, you’re wasting willpower on a microdecision? Stop wasting your time and OHIO. Only Handle It Once. We don’t wake up every morning with a neverending bucket of willpower. Instead, willpower gets depleted throughout the…
Email Extinguisher Case Study
Virtual Training Success Story When a team decides to invest in themselves, they shrink their inbox with an Email Extinguisher course and work in their line of genius. The Situation A team of nineteen people from an international non-profit wanted to learn how to…
Respect Yourself with Better Quality Food
Those cage-free, pastured eggs are 50 cents per egg! I can get an entire burger for a buck! How much logic do you put into choosing what goes into your body? When I go to a restaurant that serves giant portions, it is an immediate turn-off, because I…
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