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Simple way to work less, achieve more in 2010
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| Are you part of the masses that get up at dawn adhering to a 9 to 5 mentality where barely 12.5 minutes are left as true personal time at the end of each day? Most entrepreneurs have not yet made a complete shift of time management and feel the need to "be at their post" and look productive. By applying simple approaches to doing less, we are actually freeing crucial hours to actually accomplish what really matters in our lives, including finally following a proven action plan for our resolutions. |
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Do You Have A CHOOSE Day?
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| Work life balance and starting a small business are not often seen on the same page. Somewhere in the "silent code book for small business - author unknown" there is a rule that says you have to work your butt off to be successful. Most certainly you do need to put in a lot of time and effort in the early days ....... BUT if you work yourself into a burnout frenzy, you are NOT going to be able to work effectively IN your business, let alone ON your business. |
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Balancing Work and Life: 8 Tips to Help Women Entrepreneurs Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
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| Define how far are we willing to push ourselves before we damage the positive aspects of our lives that give us true satisfaction and joy...
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Do you Qualify for Home Office Tax Deduction for Small Business Owners and Professionals?
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| For several years taking a Home Office Tax Deduction was considered a red flag, inviting the IRS to Audit your tax return. But that may no longer be the case, with more and more businesses and individuals taking advantage of working from home and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. IRS is well aware of the rising trend in working from home office. As long as you use the ‘Home Office’ as IRS defines it. This one tax deduction alone may save you several thousand dollars in tax.
For example if you are an independent Information Technology contractor and mostly work out of your client’s office, however you use part of your home to manage the administrative aspects of your profession or business, you may qualify to take the Home Office Tax Deduction. IRS has specific rules to qualify Home Office Tax Deduction. |
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Effectiveness of Coaching in Work Life Balance
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| Work-life balance: why such a hot topic?
How coaching can help.
Some guidelines in the coaching relationship.
How to select a coach. |
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Have you become a commodity?
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| A society that accepts "head hunters", "down-sizing" and encourages people to sell themselves to the highest bidder in the market reduces its citizens to commodities. This has its ramifications in work/life balance or general life harmony. |
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5 tips on achieving better work-life balance
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| The success of the new generation of entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals and business owners implies 24/7 accessibility, especially for those in the service and competitive sectors (and who isn't these days). The line between "Not now I'm working honey" and "I'll be right there after I send this last email" gets blurrier and blurrier at home and affects the quality of lives of millions hooked up to perma-technology. In this article, you will find useful, simple and affordable tips to make the best of both worlds and gain a sense of control over your business; why not enjoy yourself more and be fun to deal with! Remember the rested,organized and satisfied mind is a productive, creative and profit generating mind! |
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5 tips on achieving better work-life balance
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| The success of the new generation of entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals and business owners implies 24/7 accessibility, especially for those in the service and competitive sectors (and who isn't these days). The line between "Not now I'm working honey" and "I'll be right there after I send this last email" gets blurrier and blurrier at home and affects the quality of lives of millions hooked up to perma-technology. In this article, you will find useful, simple and affordable tips to make the best of both worlds and gain a sense of control over your business; why not enjoy yourself more and be fun to deal with! Remember the rested,organized and satisfied mind is a productive, creative and profit generating mind! |
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How do you keep it together on a daily basis?
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| As the professional organizers industry thrives, the small business owner often drowns under piles of paperwork trailing from the kitchen to the bedroom. Each individual has their own approach to business, with various motivations and priorities. What are yours? |
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A balanced life: Learn these top 7 tips
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| Is achieving work-life balance really possible? Yes! That illusive balance comes from within you, through the daily application of these top 7 tips. Then the outside naturally shifts to align itself with this internal change. |
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Finding better work/life balance
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| Running a small business usually means your working day is almost never a nine to five affair. While this is the fate of most entrepreneurs, it's important that you strike a balance between being on top of everything at work, spending time with your family and getting some much needed rest and relaxation. |
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4 Most Popular and Quickest Ways Start Working From Home
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| It is very trendy to have a work from home business these days. Making money online is increasingly becoming popular as people seek to be in charge of their financial situation, earn income from home and get a better work-life balance. The internet is full of various opportunities for making money online. However, besides the genuine ways to make money online, there are also some scams which pry on those who are not well-informed about the legitimate and proven ways to make money online |
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From amateur to professional
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| “I was emotionally distressed. I was completely out of my depth. I felt very alone, and I was scared.”
This was Sonia last year. She decided to build up the human resources side of her business. She knew she was competent in this field, but needed to take a step into the unknown. She had to set up a professional arrangement with one of her clients, who was also a friend. |
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Have you done your fine tuning?
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| The digital clock on the wall flashes red. You look up, and realise that it’s seven o’ clock and another hour has gone by. And you are still at the office! Was that you yesterday? And the day before?
When was the last time you took a good long look at your work practices? Are you getting the work-life balance right? You may be trying to steer your team through the rough waters of change, but working excessive hours is not the solution.
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Tipping the scales.
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| How do we maintain a good balance at home and at work?
Managing a household is not dissimilar to the way we manage our business. In both situations we need to be recognized as a leader, setting a good example, and providing lots of opportunities for our staff – and our children – to develop and grow. For instance, we have family meetings where we can resolve any conflicts that may arise. In the same way, staff meetings are a chance to air any differences and agree on a way forward. It’s OK not to be involved every step of the way. Let your staff - and your children - have their own space.
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Winding down to quality time
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| When you look back on this year what do you see? I think we all agree that it has been tough economically. Politically, there has been a huge change in the USA, with the election of the first black President. Celebrities have waxed and waned – we’ve seen Madonna’s come back tour and her divorce from Guy Ritchie. What about in your life? I hope you can see progress and success in your business and personal life.
But how do we measure success? Are we valuing what is really important?
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Working To Live
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| Over coffee a friend told me that her brother who is an attorney had given up his job in a large NY law firm to practice in a smaller firm. When I asked her his reasons for doing that she said he wanted to “work to live not live to work.” |
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Work-life Balance Is Good For Your Health
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| Working more than 40 hours a week seems normal today - at least in the US. My clients tell me they consistently work into the night and over weekends. Blackberries and other smart phones enable employees to be on call at any hour day or night. It has become an accepted way of life here. What does the latest research say about this way of working? |
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How Do You Find Meaningful Work? - 10 Questions to Ask Yourself To Get A Good Fit
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| When looking for meaningful work, most people focus on the responsibilities of the job to find a good fit. There are three other pieces of the equation that should not be overlooked - your fellow workers, your manager, and the company. Here are 10 questions to ask yourself when you are seriously considering a particular job. |
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Work-life Balance is a personal thing. How are you doing with yours?
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| Understanding the difference between what work-life balance looks like for you rather than living up to other people's ideals and targets. |
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Shiny Happy Calendar
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| The sight of the blank year ahead excites me. For me, it represents a year of possibilities that I'll create -with my family, friends, clients, colleagues and the world. |
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Who Cares about Work-Life Balance?
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| Whether you manage one person, or lead an organization with thousands of employees, supporting your staff to create a better work-life balance makes sense and cents. When people you work with feel you respect their work-life balance and allow them some autonomy in their choices, they will feel more valued, more engaged, and more committed to the organization. You can make a difference in your employees work-life balance by giving them support and tools to make choices that fit with each person’s individual work-life preferences. Keeping your staff satisfied keeps them working well and working for you. |
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10 Years
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| This past week, as you already know if you are connected to me via email, newsletter, Facebook or LinkedIn, is the 10th anniversary of my business.
In between the planning of a Happy Hour, a contest, a book sale and free coaching hours, I’ve reflected on some of the things I’ve learned on my own journey towards greater career and work-life balance satisfaction. |
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Working while on Holiday?
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| Can't take your mind off work even while you are on a holiday? Feeling stressed when you should be having fun? Your colleagues, clients and superiors keep looking for you despite the fact that you told them that you will be on leave? Welcome to the world of "holi-work", where work and play become a norm for many busy executives. How do we draw the line and identify potential issues relating to "holi-work"? This article touches on a few main points in an interview format. |
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Strategies to Cope with Stress
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| Stress is defined as a reaction to continued excessive pressure or responsibility when you feel inadequate or unable to cope. It could be due to our personal life, professional life or both. Since we all have problems and get stressed at some point, why to some people respond better than others under stressful situations? The key is the way we respond and cope with stress. Its right that a little stress is good as it makes us work harder and gives us a sense of achievement however too much of stress could be detrimental to one's health and might also indirectly affect one's loved ones. How do you know when the stress is affecting you or your loved one in a negative manner? Here's some strategies to manage your stress. |
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Please talk to me!
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| What are you supposed to do if your work place management is problematical or even considered (by the staff) as poor and your staff don’t like where they are working? Try improving communications.
With all the modern means of communication, why is it that people don’t talk to each other? Communicating with the workforce, down to an individual level, to let them know what is going on and how they are tracking and the importance of their contribution is vital for harmonious relationships and individual staff members general well being. Yet this is a significant failing in many organisations.
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What’s Your Story?
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| I recently facilitated a Leadership Retreat for the Managing Partners of a law firm. We focused a great deal on improving interpersonal communication and creating more work/life balance. |
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Ten Tips to Help You in Your Pursuit of Happiness
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| What makes you happy? Each of us is responsible for our own happiness. Here are ten tips on keeping yourself in a happy and positive frame of mind. |
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Are You Truly Content?
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| It’s amazing to think that every day millions of people in our country spend their most productive hours at a job they wish they could change. Is this because there are very few jobs that are truly satisfying and rewarding? This is no doubt true in some cases, but I believe many people who are unhappy with their work are also discontent with other areas of their life as well. |
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Towers Perrin Study Discounts Workplace Myths;
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| Work/life leadership expert, author and speaker, Eileen McDargh, analyzes the data and expresses caution when reading the recently released 2007 Global Workforce Study by Towers Perrin. |
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Howling Dog
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| If you have made a poor choice of employment do something about it. For your own peace of mind do something! Anything is better than remaining in an unpleasnt situation. It is, of course, a different story if your current employment is necessary because of the economic situation. there is not much that can be done about this in the short term. You may have to put up with employment that you would not normally choose or which is possibly unpleasant. Internalise the fact that this is a temporary situation. |
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PLAY TO WIN .. or Play Not To Lose?
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| Whether as a parent, partner, small business owner or sales manager, we all know that there are two ways to initiate an important (perhaps even challenging) conversation or project. We can play to win - or play not to lose.
Playing to win requires some strategy and taking into consideration how the other person(s) will be affected and hopefully benefit. It also commands a sense of purpose, responsibility and a fair bit of effort!
Playing not to lose takes just about as much out of you, without the potential \\\\\\\'positives\\\\\\\' that come from playing to win. What are the signs that you have slipped into this mode; perhaps trying \\\\\\\'really hard\\\\\\\', feeling tired, disheartened or discouraged, confused, or unclear?
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Mega-Trend: WorkLife Initiatives Take Hold
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| In our tight job market, employees may have more of a say about when, and where, they work. According to some new studies we might be seeing more of that in the form of worklife balance initiatives. |
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Sensory Overload
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| It's been called sensory overload, infomania, 24/7 stimulus. We're bombarded with the stuff of media and our addiction to the internet, black berry, and I-pod. But it's those pesky e-mails that keep us tied to these devices. A recent study speaks to the problem, so here are some ways to battle it. |
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1 Real Tip for Work-Life Balance When Putting Kids to Sleep
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| One of the advantages of having a child that's 31 and one that's 8 is that I have different sets of parent/friends. And the way we raised or managed kids 20 years ago has certainly changed from today. What I find about parents with small children today is that they've almost become a maintenance issue. It's all we can do to pick them up from daycare, rush home, feed their faces, wash their bodies, throw them in bed and start the process all over the next day. I actually know lots of parents who tuck their children into bed with a quick kiss and video.
We can take advantage of the little time that we do have and get a big return on that investment at the end of every day. How do we do that? Create Bedtime Rituals....Tuck ‘em in!
Most people think they don't have the time to tucks kids in properly but if you'll get an eggtimer you'll |
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Work-Life Balance Tip 17 - Put Friends Back into Your Life (Part One)
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| Remember when you had friends? OK write the names of three friends down on a piece of paper.....oh....did I mention they can't be people that you work with? Why not? It's OK to enjoy their company but we need to get a life...balanced outside of work. And when was the last time you spent time with any of your friends?
When I did this exercise I realized how isolated I had become. With travel and work, school and sports events, one day lead to another. I had talked with but hadn't seen some of my dear friends in over a year!
Why don't we spend more time with friends? Most of us see entertainment as an expense of both money and work. Sure, if I invite people over to my home, it means I've gotta clean. And oh, that carpet it dirty, I'll need to have that shampooed first. The wallpaper is peeling and the walls need paint. One week delay t |
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Tip 17 Work-Life Balance - How to Put Friends Back Into Your Life (Part 2)
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| Hopefully you have read Part one of this article and picked up 2 ways to put friends back into your life. Now we have 2 more strategies.
Divide the Town and the Year
The most powerful solution I've found I'll share first. I've divided our city, Tampa, into 4 quadrants, N, S, E, and West. I've also divided my calendar up into quadrants, January, April, July, and October. Then I combine those two. Here are the rules:
First: Invite 5 couples (or 10 people) from the north side of town. Why? More than 10 and the restaurant will hate you and the mess you bring...plus at least 2 people won't show so your crowd should be the perfect size.
Second: Do this on a weekday. Why? Because weekends should be sacred for family time.
Third: Make sure you create this outing immediately after work. Why? You know why. If someone goes home fir |
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