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The Secret to Success: Best Workplace Advice
After years of soul-sucking jobs when I was newly divorced (after being an at-home mom for four years) and my son was young, I was hired by a defense contractor as a writer for a government agency. The salary wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged best advice, best workplace advice, career advice, work tips
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Best Work Advice Ever
I’m a writer at a large organization, and create high-visibility documents distributed to thousands of people around the world on a variety of subjects — many of which I know nothing about, starting out. The former chief of staff at … Continue reading
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Valuable Life Lessons My Parents Taught Me
I’m blessed to have wonderful parents who are sharp, active and involved in life. As octogenarians (and all the years before that), they’ve been truly inspirational! The lessons my parents taught me through words and actions were right on the mark … Continue reading
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Tagged lessons, life lessons, parents
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Good Year-Around Gift-Giving Advice
When I was in my early 20s and at my first real job, I wanted to buy a Christmas gift for my boss. She was a classy, conservative older woman.
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Tagged advice, family, gift-giving, gifts, thoughts tips and tales
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Take a Load Off Your Seat #2: Adjustable Stand-Up and DIY-Cycling Computer Desks
A while back, I wrote a blog post about stand-up computer desks and how using one could help improve your health, since many people sit way too much. I’ve used a stand-up computer setup at home for several years. Recently, … Continue reading
Something to Think About for Monday
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Tagged advice, inspiration, life
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Breakup Advice to Make you Laugh
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Tagged advice, breakups, thoughts tips and tales
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