So you’ve finally managed to climb out of bed and get to work. Are you counting down the minutes until the end of the work day? Well, stop staring at the clock. There are many fruitful opportunities to change your outlook while you’re at work. 1. Give yourself a pat on the back If you [...]
Feeling down during the cold winter months is normal. But, there are ways that you can rejuvenate your body so that you feel fresh as a spring day. Eat Your Vegetables We all know that fruits and veggies are good for us, but here are a few ways to take your fruits and veggies, and [...]
Does a classic case of the winter blahs have you feeling down and out? With the winter chills in the air and an even chillier economic climate, it’s hard to stay motivated or even get out of bed in the morning. The first thing to remember during the cold winter months is to always stay [...]
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress [...]
“In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned… it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor — who have carried us up the long, rugged path toward prosperity [...]
The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good. -Barack Obama, Inaugural Address, [...]
“On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.” –Barack Obama The day we’ve all been anxiously waiting for has arrived and, with it we have a new President. The time has come to usher in what Barack Obama has called a new “era of [...]
With Inauguration Day looming, there has been much debate about President-Elect Barack Obama’s bold new Economic Recovery Plan. Many people think that the plan is too bold given the amount of tax payer money that has been laid out by the Bush Administration. Yet, there are others who believe that this new stimulus may not [...]
The glitz, glamour, and excitement of the new year are beginning to wear off. But with the inauguration of president elect Barack Obama just days away there is much excitement for change. Harness this excitement for your professional gain. What changes are you making for the new year? If you have change initiatives in place, [...]
And I don’t mean your office supply cabinet or your ever expanding file cabinet. Have you taken stock of what worked in 2008? If not, there’s no better time than the new year! As you are making your personal resolutions, and setting your professional agenda for the year dig beyond the surface to determine what [...]