Tag Archives: career
Can Workplace Stress Ever Be Good?
Just as you were getting comfortable with your lunchtime “ohms” to reduce daily job stress comes word from business school researchers that stress can actually be good for you. Not the kind that raises blood pressure, attacks the immune system, and causes you to lose sleep, but the kind that motivates you to achieve goals, especially those at work. Changing your attitudes and expectations about stress can modify your responses to new stressful events. Learning how to redefine stress as a challenge ahead of time can limit the increases in … Continue reading
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Tagged adrenaline, attitude, career, challenge, control, crisis, expectations, fear, goals, growth, immune system, objectives, self confidence, stress, support, work
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Virtual Book Tour with Kathleen Toomey Jabs
Today we are pleased to welcome Kathleen Toomey Jabs to our blog for a discussion about her new book, Black Wings. Kathleen is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and also has an MFA in creative writing. She has written an engrossing mystery set in the world of secret societies, military tradition, and deception. In her novel, Lieutenant Bridget Donovan unofficially investigates the crash of Audrey Richards, one of the Navy’s first female fighter pilots, who had been her former roommate when both attended the Academy. What she … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, Black Wings, career, Kathleen Toomey Jabs, military, mystery, novel, US Naval Academy, women authors
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Tax Day Minus One and More
Women are used to multi-tasking, thinking about and dealing with many issues at the same time. Still, your head may be spinning today with the complex activities going on – Emancipation Day, the celebration of President Lincoln’s freeing of slaves in the District of Columbia 150 years ago, Patriot’s Day with the 116th running of the Boston Marathon and Tax Day tomorrow when 144 million income tax returns are due to be filed. Women and taxes are in the news again as the debate continues between moms who work in … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parents, balance, Buffet rule, burnout, career, family, finances, fun, growing children, Sandwiched Boomer, stress, Tax Day, women, work
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Virtual Book Tour with T.B. Fisher
Today we welcome T.B. Fisher to our blog for a Virtual Book Tour. He’ll be answering questions about his book, Bought In: Reignite, Retool, Rebrand. He’s got lots of exciting ideas to share so lets get started: NR: We understand that you promote a unique way of dealing with problems we currently face. TBF: Today we face challenges that fundamentals alone cannot solve. Challenges that necessitate utilizing our gift of free thinking. We are called to incorporate three new R’s – let’s call them R cubed (R3) – Reignite, Retool, … Continue reading
