Come and Go Blues

Have you ever thought about the people who populate your life? I’m talking about ALL the people, those you’ve known from your earliest memories, to your most recently-created friendships. I was thinking the other day how some people we get to “keep” throughout our lives, and others we only get to “borrow.” While family members are some of those whose relationships will often last a lifetime, I’m thinking more about friends and acquaintances. Are you lucky enough to still be close with your first childhood friends? Have you created bonds with others as you have matured? How long do those…

Play That Joyful Noise!

If you are down, feeling defeated, worried and anxious, basically in the dumps, what is the best thing to do to lift yourself up? LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC! Studies show that listening to music, really any kind of music, improves your mood! http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20031022/music-improves-mood These days, with smart phones, satellite radio, Pandora, Spotify and iTunes, you can literally be surrounded by music all day long. Even if your office environment isn’t conducive to having music playing at your desk, maybe you can use earbuds or your Beats headphones? How about listening to the music in your own head? Try to…

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I Ain’t Wasting Time No More

What do your days look like? Are they chunks of frenetic activity, interspersed with catching up on a thousand emails? Do you control your days or do they control you? We’ve all heard the same advice: email is obtrusive, turn it off or don’t look at it for extended periods of each day, and your productivity will soar. Really? Have those advice-givers ever actually tried it? If so, and if they were successful at it, then they are clearly not as in-demand as the rest of us are! Everyone has a different dynamic in their position or job. Some jobs…