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Have a Fun Summer On A Tight Budget
Tight home budgets and busy work schedules can put a damper on our hopes for an exciting summer. Don’t wallow too long in your despair, people. Give the “no-fun” summer attitude the boot today, because your awesome summer awaits you – and it’s in your control to enjoy no matter what challenges you are facing! Here are eight simple tips on how to plan for, and create, a summer “staycation” for yourself and those you are closest to.
Improving Your Communication At Work
We all have trouble communicating at times. We get tired, we are stressed out, we lose patience and sometimes we just don’t get our co-workers or bosses. If you’ve ever lost your temper at work, had a misunderstanding or had to deal with a conflict, you know how important it is to communicate effectively. Unfortunately, we don’t always have the skills or awareness to know exactly what to do. Or, we’re good communicators who sometimes forget our skills at the door.
Three Financial Scams. Don’t Fall Victim To Them!
Financial scams often go unreported and can be difficult to prosecute. Here are three common scams and what you can do to avoid them:
Speaking Up & Speaking Out at Work
A few weeks ago, in my weekly e-zine Inspiring Workplaces, I raised the issue of employees not speaking up in their workplaces. I was flooded with responses from subscribers adding to the list of reasons employees don’t feel comfortable speaking up to their senior managers. Some told stories of how they were fired for speaking up too often at work, while others had been demoted or reprimanded for speaking up. And one person shared how she was let go for not speaking up enoughat work!
In Conversation with Tom Watson
Wow – what a great conversation! Tom Watson and I chat about all sorts of things including his story of a very challenging childhood but how the right support put him on the right path, how sharing this story has touched the lives of many and enabled Tom to make another change in his life helping people to have a better life.
Judy’s Taco Salad: Cinco de Mayo Recipe
Judy is my sister-in-law and many years ago she shared this recipe for taco salad that instantly became a family favourite. Salads were not something that my three boys loved when they were younger, but this one was often requested. Even as adults they will request this salad for family dinners when it their turn to choose the family dinner menu.
Flipping the Script
This blog post has taken me a year to write. Every time I felt close to writing it, some less risky activity would distract me and I’d decide to let it simmer on the back burner just a little while longer. But today, I’m feeling inspired – maybe in part by other people who have taken risks themselves. So, I’m feeling somewhat ready and have logged into WordPress for the first time since LAST March – actually a year ago.
How to Become a Dream Team Mate
If you want to be happier, more fulfilled in life, less stressed out, and more successful in your career, then be someone who is easy to work with! Improving your relationships with your teammates, or better still, becoming a dream teammate, will help you achieve all those goals and then some.
Create Your Best Bucket List Ever
Bucket lists are amazing things. They let us dream, let us grow, tell us where we might need to move to do those cool things and they let us see our spirit and our mortality up close and personal.
Don’t have one? Here are three things to help you get started:
Get More By Giving More
One of my core philosophies is giving back to the community. I’ve tried to make it a point to give back to my profession, my church and my local community. For years, I’ve served in various capacities at church and have led three or four Financial Peace University programs. When it comes to helping the community, in the past, I’ve served on a city Board of Trustees pension fund and currently serve on the Board of Trustees of an almost $1 billion foundation connected to our church body.
