Today is the first day of my vacation from work. WOW! I am actually excited, and I actually have plans to do other things besides working. I actually love my job and I love having my own business. I do both. I have a business as a career coach, blogger. And I work full time. I am busy 7 days a week, doing what I enjoy doing. If I hadn’t been talked into it, I probably wouldn’t be on vacation. But a friend of my, a coworker convinced me to go on vacation a few weeks ago and I finally …read more

Are you working or resting today? It’s Sunday afternoon and if you’ve invested a lot of time working this week, how about resting today. I actually believe that we have lost the art of resting. What does it mean? Here is my favorite definition I found on Google, take a short break from one’s activities in order to relax. What a great definition. Take a break today. We have lost sight of rest I believe. I typically work until I fall asleep every day. But after my workshop yesterday on Sharpening the Saw, I realize that I am out of …read more

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An article from Scientific American got my attention today, especially since I found myself sick several times last month. The article, entitled “The Danger of Stress”, revealed studies showing how long-term stress can be harmful to the body.
It might seem counterintuitive, but… stress makes our immune systems less effective because it actually elicits an immune response itself. [It] causes the body to release pro-inflammatory cytokines, immune factors that initiate responses against infections. When the body produces these cytokines over long periods of time—for instance, as a result of chronic stress—all sorts of bad things can happen. Not only …read more

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Only recently did I write about sleep as an essential part of your workday as well as another article on taking a permanent break, but today’s post takes the cake when it comes to slacking off.  Today we’ll discuss how daydreaming can be a fundamental part of your work.
Don’t look at me like that, I didn’t discover it (but you already know what a slacker I tend to be, so it’s too late for these disclaimers).
In a recent article from The Boston Globe, scientists from several universities in the US and England discuss the importance of daydreaming …read more

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Let me be honest: I slept for the most part of the day.  True, it was because I was feeling ill, but after a good day of sleep, I have to say that I feel more capable to tackle the work I have to do. I seem more focused and less likely to give in to distractions.
What are the benefits of sleeping, exactly?  If we think clocking in some overtime work and burning the midnight oil will do wonders for our careers, we might be in for a surprise if we find out that it might be doing the opposite.
A …read more