Sometimes we get so caught up in giving to others, we neglect one important person: ourselves. But when you invest in yourself, you’re better able to show up for everyone else in your life. As we draw towards the end of the year, can you gift some time and attention to yourself? This may be the most valuable gift you give.
There are many benefits to building and keeping a routine. Routines help reduce our stress and ensure we make every minute count by blocking time for our top priorities. Many successful people follow a routine seven days a week – even on vacations – treating this ritual as their secret weapon in professional success. If you’re getting ready to head out on vacation, you may want to consider bringing your routine (or at least some of it) with you.
These days, we practically carry the office around with us in our pocket. Smartphones create a digital tether that is hard to sever, even during a precious vacation. But just because we can check email while we're away doesn’t mean we should. A break is so much more valuable. If you have a vacation coming up, here's why you should take time off from your email too – no matter what time of year.
Summer means longer days but for most of us, that doesn’t mean we want to spend more time at the office. Here are 7 tips for making the most of your day at work, so you can get out sooner and soak up more of our precious summer.
“Summertime and the living is easy” George Gershwin/DeBose Heyward Once again the summer has slowly arrived to the true north strong and free. To reward [...]
Remember when technology hadn’t yet infiltrated our lives and blurred the boundaries between work and home? Remember when we could take a vacation and we [...]
A vacation may not feel exactly like a vacation if we keep getting pulled back into work. That’s why a lot of teams arrange for [...]
Almost one-third of Canadians (29 per cent) aren't using their fully allotted vacation. Things are worse south of the border. About half of American workers [...]
Here in North America, we are notorious for not using all of our vacation time. Business Week cites that “more than 50% of Americans fail [...]
