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The one thing every successful person has in common: consistency
It’s a sweltering summer day in North Carolina in 2003, and a scrawny teenager is practicing shooting a basketball with his dad. The boy is pretty good at the sport, but no college coach takes him seriously as a basketball prospect. He’s too small, too weak, and shoots too unconventionally.
Fight or flight? How to channel your work anxiety in a productive way
Is this you? It’s 4 pm and you know that you’ve got an unrealistic amount of tasks left on your to-do list. Feelings of unease and restlessness start to creep into your mind and body as you try to fathom how you’ll get all this work done in time.
5 steps for creating a powerful competitive strategy (with templates)
Growing your business doesn’t have to be an unwieldy process if you have the right approach in place.
What a 13th-century monk can teach us about managing information overload
Whether you’re a scholar in the Middle Ages or a modern-day knowledge worker, the first step is to get organized.
4 ways to live better and find happiness within yourself
Whatever the circumstances, you’re the key to unleashing your own happiness. The Personal Moral Inventory can help.
How to build and maintain trust when you start a new job
Starting a new job can be scary. Because so much time is spent at work, transitioning into a new role can be anxiety-inducing—it’s a big life change, almost like moving cities or beginning a new relationship!
How to clean up and reinvigorate a Trello board that’s gotten out of hand
As the dust of 2020 continues to settle (nobody move!), you may find that it’s chosen to settle on your Trello boards. With cards astray and due dates glaring, it’s time to gain control over the board that once used to be your BFF (board friends forever).
How to prioritize tasks as a team when everything seems important
You and your team are wrapping up your weekly meeting. As you’ve discussed all sorts of projects, goals, and incoming requests, people have been feverishly scribbling down their own notes and to-dos.
This is how to say “yes” at work without spreading yourself too thin
Defend your work-life balance by having this simple but powerful conversation.
23 women share the personal and professional silver linings they found in 2020
Surprisingly uplifting takes on a year that went downhill fast.
Life can get messy: how to clean up your digital space
It’s easy to get stuck in the monotony of life—the “rinse and repeat” of your tired day-to-day routine: go to work, sign off, take care of yourself & the family, maybe treat yourself, and repeat.
The guilt-free guide to working from home with kids
Unexpected advice from parents of children with special needs.
Why restorative rest makes you more productive and how to achieve it
“Do more. Work faster. Hustle, hustle, hustle.” appears to be the motto of younger working generations. It seems like clocking insanely long hours, hardly eating throughout the day, and having no time to do anything besides work have become badges of honor—signifying dedication and a ‘do whatever it takes’ mentality.
There’s no I in team, but there’s one in “team branding”
Even in the age of selfies, your team’s brand can make a bigger difference in your career than your personal brand.
18 coding games, toys, and apps the kids in your life will love
Here’s how tech-savvy parents get their kids interested in programming.