On a wet Saturday morning in 2011, I dragged myself into the election office to pick up my list of voters. I had volunteered to go door-to-door campaigning but was having trouble remembering why. I was hungover and in no mood to bother strangers at home all day. As soon as the voter list hit…
Q: Every day I come to work with the best intentions, but things keep getting in the way. The little things. Busy work. How do I actually clear my schedule for productivity? A: I know the things you’re talking about. I call them Low Leverage Activities. They include wasted meetings, activities that others should be…
We wish for you to have the very best, most fulfilling career possible, doing work that you love. And one of the best routes to that dream job is having a dreamy LinkedIn profile! We’ll show you how. Today we’re giving you a checklist for a LinkedIn makeover. We’ll provide many different ways to optimize…
Motivation is a tricky thing. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a student, a stay-at-home parent, or a worker bee in a large corporation, you know that motivation comes in a schedule of fleeting, unplanned waves. At some point, caffeine simply doesn’t cut it. When it comes to motivation, we generally understand that it either flows from…
How is your year going so far? I can tell you from my end, it’s been crazy! Between managing two national publications, the monthly SUCCESS+ training and everyday obstacles, 2019 has flown by. I make sure I take care of everything at work and home, but there’s one person that I overlooked: myself. It excites…
I wrote Management Mess for those who feel they weren’t perfectly groomed for leadership—those with a bit of a “mess” in them, whether that comes from being an outsider, a lack of experience, a lack of training, or all of the above. There are likely people I know who think I’m the last person who…
I chose my outfit carefully: the perfect dress, the perfect heels. I left two hours earlier than was necessary, just in case. It didn’t matter that there would only be 20 people at the luncheon, and they were there to socialize more than to take in one of my first speaking engagements. It didn’t matter…
Social networks change and evolve, rapidly. We’re seeing this happen on Instagram today: less polish, more authenticity. In particular, we’re noticing an embrace of memes — that historically unpolished, yet highly relatable category of social media content. Recently, we’ve picked up on the proliferation of memes across many major Instagram profiles, and we’d love to share…
Whether your side gig is born from a need of extra cash or you’re pursuing your passion on the side of a more classically “stable” job, good work going after what you want. You’re gaining not only additional wealth, but experience and contacts, all things that will help you develop your skills and career, no…
If you’re thinking of launching out on your own to take advantage of the myriad YouEconomy opportunities, the concept of risk is probably a close bedfellow. You’ve wondered if this business idea is going to work, if it’s going to work for YOU, and if you’re a little bit crazy to leave what’s become so…