Setting Daily Goals
If you haven’t had a chance to set your both your North Star goals and your daily goals and intentions for the upcoming year, now may be the ideal time to do it! Sometimes it takes a few weeks (even…
Acting on the Important, Not the Urgent – Path to Extraordinary Productivity
Some of the most poignant words for a #goalsgeek comes from one of my favourite productivity books, The 5 Choices published by the Franklin Covey Co. (If you haven’t viewed my blog post on the 5 Choices for Extraordinary Productivity,…
Types of Goal Setting – From North Star Goals to SMART to Bullet Journals
My favourite topic ever – GOAL SETTING!!! I’m a huge goal-setter, because that is what works for me in ensuring I’m productive and happy (my top strength is Achiever, so setting goals is akin to me brushing my teeth and…
Getting rid of negativity; find your happy life
My good friend’s daughter is a competitive swimmer. For years now, swim moms in her community have gotten together to form a car pool to cart their daughters to the swimming pool every day before and after school. Over the…
What To Do After the Tradeshow / Exhibition is Over
Days on the tradeshow floor manning your exhibition booth, countless business cards, blisters and handshakes with current and potential clients and suppliers. Now that the tradeshow is over and the booths are packed away, there’s still a lot of follow…
Pitfalls of working from home
Up to this point, I’ve really made working from home sound kind of idyllic and perfect. It can be, and for my lifestyle it’s a perfect fit. It can, however, come with its share of pitfalls and disadvantages. Whether you’ve…
Packing checklist for a work trip and other business travel essentials
Packing for work road trips can be both time-consuming and stressful when you think about all the things you need to do to get out the door. Chances are you're going to forget something, or overpack. There are ways to…
How To Host a Productive Team Meeting
They say “time is money”; the irony is sometimes our time can be wasted at work, especially with internal team meetings. Meetings are meant to be productive, focused get-togethers that push agenda items forward and with great purpose. Sadly, sometimes…
Reasons to Work From Home
Are you struggling to complete your to-do list every single day given your work situation? Do you long to spend more time at home with your pets or family? Are your cubicle office’s beige walls draining you of creativity? Do…
Places To Network When You Work From Home
Working from home has a number of incredible benefits, however it can be tempting to become a hermit and just hole up in your home away from everyone (venturing out only for an occasional litre of milk and some bananas). …