It's common in people with high-pressure jobs for their identity to become enmeshed with their work, but hating your job should never mean hating yourself, says psychologist Janna Koretz. If you want to know if you're too enmeshed, think about how you describe yourself, what occupies your mind when out of office, what your weekly schedule looks like and what you'd feel if you could never return to your job again.
Efficiency is the name of the game, so tech writer Sean Captain looks at apps that help users streamline work tasks and maximize personal time. Apps such as Microsoft To Do and Any.Do help with organizing tasks and calendars, while Rescue Time and Forest keep mobile use in check.
Once you have viable leads, ask who they are, what they want, and what questions they have, marketing executive Faye Ferris writes. Make sure the leads are sales-ready and the timing is right, and provide relevant content and unique resources.
While many employees are clamoring for flexible and remote-work options, there are disadvantages to working remotely. Two primary concerns are loneliness of workers and a lack of career progression, as remote workers miss out on opportunities for collaboration and evaluation.
To become a better public speaker, communications coach Michael Thompson has 10 small steps to help you improve, including recording yourself, talking with comfortable company and building up your audience sizes. One easy way to practice is to ask a question during a Q&A session or meeting, he says.
Famous CEOs and entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Ryan Selkis perpetuate the attitude that workers in their 20s need to spend weekends and nights devoted to work, but Sarah Todd disagrees. Rather than put the company first, use your extra ambition and enthusiasm for independent projects, as this can be more rewarding at a lower risk of burnout.
If you are looking for one more reason to back off the booze and/or candy as part of your New Year's resolution, you can now claim you are doing so to protect the environment. While meat eaters have caught grief for quite a while about the carbon footprint of what they put on their plate, a new study says families who consume large amounts of sweets and booze may have an even larger carbon footprint.
