It’s that time of year – holiday madness and celebrations, capping with a year-end celebrations, and a list of promises that you make to yourself for the new year. A WebMD article notes that a third of people make a new year’s resolution to get fit—and regular gym goers can attest to the surge in […]
Parenting
Strategically multi-task so it actually saves you time
You’re cooking dinner, finishing up a conference call, and thinking through tomorrow’s agenda. You’re attending a webinar and checking email. You’re listening to a conference call while working on a report—and not sure what the conversation was when someone calls you out to ask for your opinion. If this sounds like you, then you could […]
Make Time to Read – it’s good for your career and your family
For busy working parents, things that used to be part of a routine before you had kids seem like a luxury. In a desperate search for more time, we often cut these “luxuries” – exercise, lunch with friends, and reading – not realizing the unintended consequences. For some of these things, such as exercise, we […]
Not getting what you want? Try asking for it.
How many times have you told your kids that they can’t get what the don’t ask for? How many times have you reminded them about the proper way to ask? I’ve learned so much about asking for things by watching my daughters. They are so much more extroverted—and more confident than I. And they ask […]
Why it’s important to know your mental and physical energy cycles
Think back to the last three times you really rocked on something at work or at home. Write down what days of the week and what time of day those three things happened. Now write down the past three things you really flubbed on, with the days of the week and the times of day […]
Make the most of business travel
For working parents, business trips are a little more complicated than they were before kids. One the home front, you have to plan who will get your kids to school, do their homework, take them to their activities, and make them dinner (unless you have a partner that takes care of all of that for […]