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Advice on Landing a Job Your Love

1/23/2021

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According to Gettysburg College, the average person will spend over 90,000 hours at work during their lifetime. That's 2,080 hours every year for about 45 years. 

Since we will spend a third of our lives working, creating a career that challenges and inspires us will make that time feel productive, purposeful, and worthwhile.

Some of us may have known early on what we wanted to do when we "grew up," while others are still exploring the paths available. Whichever category you fit in, there are ways to guide you in discovering work you love.



Show up every day and do your best in the job you're in.

It sounds like a no-brainer, yet so many people don't do these two simple things. Even if your current job isn't "The One," give it your all. This hard work and dedication will help you establish a work ethic and set you apart.

In every job you hold, make a list of what you enjoy.

As humans, we often focus more on the negative than the positive. Keeping a list of the aspects that we enjoyed is a great way to discover the most appealing areas. These are the projects or tasks that we find engaging, creative, inspiring, or even challenging. This list not only gives us motivation daily but provides a course for our career journey. It also helps shift our attitude to one of positivity. After all, there is no such thing as the perfect job. Even people who have jobs they love are responsible for things that they don't always enjoy.

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The Pomodoro Technique -Getting “Saucy” About Time Management

12/19/2020

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​Pomodoro is the Italian word for tomato sauce. So, what does it have to do with managing time? 
 

In the late 1980’s, Francesco Cirillo was a university student and found himself struggling with managing his time. Using a kitchen timer shaped like a tomato, he created the Pomodoro Technique to help him “work with time rather than struggling against it.”  
 
Cirillo broke each unit of time and effort into a “pomodoro.” This unit is used to measure dedicated focus and time spent on a single task, or a compilation of smaller tasks.
 
Managing time is an issue for many, adults and children alike. It is so easy to get distracted, especially now that work, school, and home life are blurred. We are drawn away by phone and text messages, the pull of social media and our burgeoning inbox, not to mention household chores, pets needing a walk, and children requiring help with online learning.

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Six Tips to Feed Your Focus

11/28/2020

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​2020 has been a stressful year for many. The strain, worry, and anxiety has had a long shelf life...nine months so far. 
 
There has been considerable research conducted that shows when people are under extreme stress, their ability to focus intently and retain information is greatly reduced. Cognitive agility is also negatively impacted.  When the stressors are drawn out, the resulting effects have a more substantial impact.
 
Of 300 U.S. employees surveyed about how they've been faring during the year, 40% stated that they feel much less productive than normal. And no wonder – there has been nothing normal about this year. 
 
The human brain adapts and responds better to stress that is intermittent. The continual anxiety and pressure we’ve been experiencing keeps our brain on high alert for potential threats. This autonomic process uses significant mental and emotional resources that we would typically access for work or social situations. Basically, this enduring stress causes our concentration capacity to be diminished. 
 
Time Magazine recently offered these six suggestions for boosting focus and increasing attention span.

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Are You Among The 88% That Do This When You Wake Up?

10/24/2020

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When you wake up every morning, what is the first thing that you do? If you are like most of us, you reach for your phone.

Research conducted by Deloitte in 2016 has shown that 88% of people check their phone within the first hour of waking up. 43% of us are scrolling through emails, news, and social media within five minutes of rising, and 76% of us within the first 30 minutes.

The issue with that is, how we begin our day sets the tone for our creativity, clarity, and productivity. And pretty much nothing on social media, or even in our inbox, sets us up for success.

In the morning, we are at the height of our emotional, mental, and physical potential. This time is best used by focusing our heightened potential toward accomplishing our top priorities.
 
When we check emails, we instantly place ourselves in a reactionary state, becoming overwhelmed at all of the things we must do. Frequently, these tasks are not aligned with our top priorities, derailing us from concentrating on what is important.


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5 Tips to Reduce Zoom Fatigue

9/26/2020

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​Way back in April, HBR had an article about Zoom fatigue. Who knew that, five months later, we would still be relying on video conferencing as the work from home (#WFH) mandate continued?
 
It may be time to revisit that online conferencing checklist. Here are HBR's five things to help minimize feeling emotionally, mentally, and physically drained after online meetings, workshops, or conferences.
 
Fatigue is different than tiredness, something which can be cured with a good night’s sleep. Fatigue is a pervasive lethargy, a lack of physical and mental energy and motivation. 
 
Why are virtual meetings so exhausting? Many of us attended in-person meetings just as frequently but are surprised to find that online sessions are much more draining.
 
First, we have to focus much more intently to absorb information. There are no sidebar exchanges or quick, clarifying questions to the person sitting next to us.
 
Second, it is much easier to be distracted. Who can see that you are checking email, texting a friend, or reviewing a document? No one, that’s who. But while you are doing those things, you aren’t truly listening. And then there are interruptions from pets, spouses, and children who are also sharing the same space. 
 
Last but not least, video requires a different level of showing our attentiveness. To prove that we are paying attention, we have to look directly at the camera. We aren’t granted the reprieve of the visual breaks we would be granted during in-person meetings. 
 
Below are the five research-based recommendations HBR suggested to help alleviate, or at least minimize, Zoom fatigue.

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The Art of the Apology

8/22/2020

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We are all human and we all make mistakes. Apologizing when we hurt someone else intentionally or unintentionally is a vital skill. 
 
Apologizing is hard. Admitting we were wrong is hard. Taking responsibility for hurting someone else is hard. Being vulnerable is hard.
 
But it is also a powerful reconnector.


An article in MindTools discussed how a sincere and properly delivered apology can go a long way to healing and rebuilding relationships.
 
An honest apology is more than just words. It shows remorse and acknowledges that your actions caused someone else pain.


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Making Working Remotely Work for You

7/25/2020

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A recent HBR article by Michele Benton looked into the realities of corporate work arrangements and how organizations use this ‘perk’ to attract talented employees. But when the rubber meets the road, few employees are ever truly able to take advantage of the programs, making them what Benton calls an “empty gesture” that ultimately leads to career demise.
 
As recent events have proven, alternative work programs are necessary. And, the past four months have shown that many people are productive at home, meeting deadlines, accomplishing projects, and attending meetings.
 
It still remains to be seen if this pathway will remain in place once offices are allowed to reopen and employees are expected to be on-site. If you are one on many who benefit from alternative work environments, HBR offers a four-step plan on how to create your alternative work proposal.


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Living in Ease

6/27/2020

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There is a difference between living an easy life and living in ease.
 

Easy means without problems or difficulty. A life devoid of adversity.
 
Living in ease is striking a balance between effort and the effortless. It is following the rhythmic flow of life. Living in ease is a choice rather than an unrealistic ideal.
 
We all experience challenging times, periods when we have to stand firm, overcome, work hard, push through. But even during these seasons, we can choose ease. 

 
As humans, we often unconsciously seek out the most arduous path. Our ego thrives off external approval from others. We want to win. We want to be right. We want to impress. 
 
There is nothing wrong with diligence, working hard, competing or having others express their appreciation of us. But when we always live in this place, we move away from our own authenticity and instead focus primarily on pleasing others. This ultimately leaves us feeling overworked, overwhelmed, stressed and unfulfilled.

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White Space at Work

5/23/2020

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White space is a strategic pause taken between activities. -Juliet Funt
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Juliet Funt is the CEO of WhiteSpace at Work and she offers some great advice on how to manage productivity especially given that many of us are now working from home (WFH).

She suggests for those who don't have a dedicated workspace in their home to create what she calls a functional, removable and repeatable work-from-home environment. This could be a laptop, cell phone, and notepad along with a photograph or plant. Each of these things can be easily set up and put away but they offer a structure that encourages getting into a mode of productivity when needed and also removes work from view during 'down time'.

With stress running high, Funt also suggests making an appointment each day with the things that are concerning you. Take ten minutes in which you give yourself permission to worry, ruminate and feel. This dedicated time helps minimize worry throughout the day, allowing you to focus on work and other immediate tasks.



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Hugs

4/25/2020

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You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug.
Social distancing. Two words that are now indelible parts of our nomenclature.

Although social separation is very important for all of us to engage in right now for the health of our nation, as social creatures, humans thrive on touch. Our emotional, mental and physical wellbeing is nourished when we connect with others. And hugs are one of the best ways to make us feel connected to someone else.

Studies show that adults and children alike need between three and five hugs a day. And now more than ever, those hugs are vital and mostly virtual.

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