3 Things Bosses Can Do to Show Appreciation
Imagine that you’re texting your significant other before lunchtime and she expresses to you that she forgot her lunch at home and that she’s extremely hungry. Being the kind and spontaneous person you are, you decide to surprise her and order lunch for her. You call her favorite delivery spot and have her food delivered […]
The Real Reasons You Crave Work-Life Balance
“Millennials are lazy. They don’t like to work. They are self-centered, uncommitted and full of excuses.” Well first, that’s just mean. Even if a few individuals in our generation truly possess these characteristics, who made it ok to characterize all 80 million millennials with these character traits? It’s almost impossible for 80 million individuals to […]
How to Survive Solo Business Trips
You envy the co-worker who strolls into the office with their suitcase. We all do. Why? Because, we know that by 11 a.m. when we’re heading back to our desk from the copy room, they’ll be heading to the airport. A destination way better than our cubicle. But the truth is traveling for business can […]
Three Reasons You Will Always Be Broke
Your desire to become whoever you want to become is a decision – first. That’s the reason why you can stop shopping, stop eating out and still be broke. It’s the reason why you can spend three hours creating a budget that you never used, even after you taped it to your wall and kept […]
How to Cancel Friday Night Plans Like a Pro
Weekends always go by way too fast. When have you ever heard someone say, “Oh my weekend was too slow?” I’d say never. If you have, it may have been from the new hire who desperately wants to impress your boss – which just means he’s lying too. No one ever says their weekend went […]
Three Reasons You Should Resist the Urge to Eat at Your Desk at Work
We all get tempted. It seems like the perfect solution. By noon, there’s still always so much to get done. But of course, we get hungry and need to eat. Why not eat at our desk? It’s a win-win situation, so it seems. But it’s not. The effects of eating at your desk are not […]
The One Question You Should Ask Around the Office More Often
How Are You Doing? At the moment, responding to this question would be pointless, since you’re reading this from your screen and there’s no way I’ll be able to hear your response…even if you chose to pour out to me about how life is taking a toll on you. But imagine. For a moment. Imagine […]
Forget the Free Food And Foosball Tables: 5 Qualities Millennials Really Want
Okay, don’t seriously forget the free food. Maybe just the foosball tables – only because, I don’t know how to play. I must say, hearing that there was unexpected free food in the kitchen definitely brought sunlight to dark days at work. And the Lunch and Learns, oh I wouldn’t miss them. I was there […]
4 Blogs That Will Help You Become More Financially-Savvy
Let’s face it. Everyone wants to be rich. If not rich and wealthy, you at least want to have enough money to provide for your needs and desires without begging others for money. But the reality is many millennials have a financial burden that prevents us from saving and living a financially independent life. A […]
6 Ways to Take Back Your Week Days (Or At Least Your Evenings)
No, don’t revolt against your boss. Please, don’t call in either. And, no it’s not ok to go to work in your pajamas. This is about an inner revolution. How many times have you received a conspicuous look after asking someone what they do during the week? Who even asks that question? But let’s say […]