Category: Career Success Tips

Multitasking has become such a regular part of our lives that most of us believe we do it well—and few imagine it could actually be dangerous. — Guy Winch Ph.D.

Marie, a mother of two who works as a hotel receptionist by day and takes business administration classes at night, believes she’s a master multitasker. “I have to or I won’t survive!” she laughingly said. She admitted that it was hard the first time but things got easier once she learned what she called “the ways of the trade”.

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You Versus Procrastination!

Many who experience repeated procrastination want to change. This desire and motivation to change is most acute when time is running out and the person procrastinating is in the throes of an emotional storm of anxiety. — Michael Brustein, PsyD

Procrastination is the art of delay – putting off what needs to be done to do something that’s less important. Almost everybody – if not everybody – is guilty of it. You might even have something to do right now but put off doing it to read this article.

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The more connected workers felt to the office, the more pressure they felt to “get ahead” by staying on the clock for extended periods of time. With only twenty-four hours in a day, something had to give. — Tchiki Davis, Ph.D.

We are now at the age where working mothers is the in thing.  Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics of 2016, 70.6 percent of women with children under 18 years old are working or looking for work.   Some women choose to work for career satisfaction, others because their families need the income.  There are even mothers who, soon after giving birth, decide to go back to the workplace because of fear of losing career opportunities.  

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