I just read the results of an interesting survey of 1,215 full- and part-time workers who were asked to rate how they felt about their jobs using this unusual 5-point scale:

I like my job so much I’d marry it
I like my job enough I’d date it seriously
It’s OK, I’d date it casually
I don’t like it, […]

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I recently met a very intelligent and competent professional woman who asked me why she was being passed over for promotion at work by less talented and less dedicated male co-workers. After talking with her for about five minutes, I had a hunch. I asked her what she did to get noticed by the […]

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Remember in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest is sitting on the park bench, talking with an older lady and eating chocolates from a big box? At one point he tells the woman, “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” I think […]

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Are you currently working at your dream job? When Careerbuilder.com asked this question, the answer was a resounding “no.” Only a little more than 20 percent of the people who responded said that they were in their dream job. How would you answer the question?
I love this quote by Chris Gardner, author […]

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It is 13 days into the new year and I’m wondering how many of the millions of people who made New Year’s resolutions have already abandoned them. According to www.USA.gov, the most popular New Year’s resolutions are to:

Lose weight
Pay off debt
Save money
Get a better job
Get fit
Eat right
Get a better education
Drink less alcohol
Quit smoking
Reduce stress
Take […]

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Is your To Do List getting longer by the day? Are you so overcommitted that you don’t feel like you’ll ever get time for yourself? Whether you realize it or not, every time you say “yes” to something, you are saying “no” to something else. If you say “yes” to working late, you could […]

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Are you putting off something that you feel you should do? Have you ever said something like “I should exercise more, “I should start looking for a new job” or “I should clean out the closet?” Perhaps the reason you haven’t actually done these things is because of the word SHOULD. When you […]

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Are you procrastinating about starting a project or getting back to a project that you put on hold? Many of us procratinate because we feel overwhelmed when we think about the enormity of the project. It makes us exhausted just to think about the amount of time and effort involved in taking on […]

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A friend told me about a great website called freerice.com. You feed the hungry as you build your vocabulary.

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Why do we procrastinate and what can we do to finish what we start? I’ll be examining this question over the next several weeks and posting my thoughts. One source of procrastination for me is perfectionism. If you are like me, you have more than a few unfinished projects. Projects that you […]

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