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Good-Bye 2009: Reflecting On Meaningful Values And Goals

Alex Pattakos | Posted 12.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Meaning of Life, Values, Work, Alex Pattakos, Meaning, Living With Meaning, Viktor Frankl, Ubuntu, Work-Life Balance, The Inner Life, Religion, Living News

No matter how "bad" the year may have been, however, there is always opportunity to view it through a meaning-centered lens. By so doing, we engage in some deeper soul-searching and guidance.

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Don't Start a Social Enterprise -- Unless You Have To

Scott Ballum | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Work-Life Balance, Business School, Mba, Business Plan, Business News

Activist entrepreneurship takes a very strong kind of person, many days I wonder if it takes one stronger than me. It takes a visionary who is also a bookkeeper.

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Social Media in the Workplace: Reasonableness Standard

Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 12.16.2009 | Technology

Read More: Social Media, Small Business, Employees, Facebook, Employers, Work-Life Balance, Technology News

Social networking can create problems for small firms when employees spend too much time using the technology for personal rather than business reasons.

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Unitasking: 10 Ways To Gain An Hour In Each Day

wowOwow | Posted 12.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Slow Food, Scheduling, Efficiency, Multitasking, Unitasking, Time Management, Slow Movement, Work-Life Balance, Errands, Relaxation, Productivity, Organization, Living News

The power of slow says time is your friend, not your foe. When you embrace time with an abundant attitude, you actually have more of it....

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New Year's Resolutions And Time

James M. Lynch | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Quit Smoking, New Year's Resolutions, Holidays, Habits, Change, New Year's Eve, Time, Personal Growth, Preparing for the Holiday Season, New Year's Resolution, Work-Life Balance, Resolution, Love, Bad Habits, Self-Help, The Balanced Life, Happiness, Living News

As a life coach I recommend that my clients, rather than doing 'iffy' resolutions, take on their schedule and how they spend it. This could have more of an effect on your life than all the resolutions you've ever made.

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If It's Not Paradoxical, It's Not True

Marc Lesser | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Work-Life Balance, Mindfulness, Daily Life Experience, Paradoxical Nautre of Life, Recognizing True Self, Living News

Acknowledging, owning, and embracing the paradoxical nature of our lives, the lives of others, and the world can lessen our resistance to change and increase our effectiveness.

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Accomplishing More By Doing Less

Marc Lesser | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Meditation, Work-Life Balance, The Balanced Life, Living News

Doing less and accomplishing more is about aligning your actions with your values and your particular passions. By becoming more peaceful, you will spread that into the world.

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What Maids Teach Us About Physical Health, Life Longevity

Todd Kashdan | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Mental Health, Work, Mindfulness, Sex, Work-Life Balance, Physical Exercise, Stress Reduction, Happiness, Positive Thinking, The Secret, Politically Correct, Positive Psychology, Google, Health, Living News

What if maids were made aware that a fitness routine is embedded into their job? Could changing their mindset lead to actual changes in their physical and mental health?

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The Art of Slow: Just Say No!

divinecaroline.com | Christine Hohlbaum | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Just Say No, Overworked, Work Life Balance, Relationships, Slow Living, Unplug and Recharge, Commitment, Anxiety, The Balanced Life, Slow, Living News

Now, more than ever, we need to utilize the tiniest complete sentence the English language has to offer. Are you ready? Say it with me now: No!...

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It is Not Our Parents Workplace Anymore

Pat Earley | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Education, Labor, Working Families Party, Workplace, Work, Living, Work-Life Balance, Skilled US Workers, Families, Business, Workplace Diversity, Business News

Employers must seriously consider the deficiencies in today's workforce and begin to develop solutions to better improve our educational system, create new incentives to attract tomorrow's workers, and stay competitive in a global marketplace.

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10 Ways To Embrace Change

realsimple.com | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Fear, The Balanced Life, Unemployment, Job Loss, Dealing With Change, Work-Life Balance, Identity, Happiness, Risk, Living News

Blindsided by a job loss, the unfamiliar isn't to be feared: It can be a chance to turn your life around....

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Our Work, Our Worth?

Jen Grisanti | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Small Business, Motivation, Work, Spirituality, Contentment, Julie Jansen, Self Esteem, Work Life Balance, Corporate America, Gratitude, Corporate Ladder, Living News

I remember feeling numb by the amount of work I had while climbing the corporate ladder. Somewhere along the way, I lost track of what I loved most about my job.

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Work-Life Balance? The Mantra That Balances What Matters

Fawn Germer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Work-Life Balance Skills, How to Balance Your Life, Work-Life Balance Tips, Work-Life Balance, Work Life Balance, Life Balance Tips, Work/Life Balance, The Balanced Life, Living News

Work. Life. Balance. Work. Life. Balance. We've all heard those words so much it's as if they have merged together into a simple little mantra which, if repeated enough we will manifest.

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Super Mom: Melissa Lopata

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Mom Blogs, Playdates, The Balanced Life, Park Slope, Working Mothers, Brooklyn, Toddlers, Motherhood, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Life Balance, Blogging, Living News

When a woman feels creatively, spiritually, and emotionally fulfilled, then she has the mental and physical energy to be the best mom she can be: a Super Mom.

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Working After Retiring Can Be Good For Health

reuters.com | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging, Mental Health, Work, Health, Retirement, Work-Life Balance, Physical Fitness, Disease Prevention, Living News

People who keep doing some work in their field after they retire may enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop work completely or sw...

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The New Normal: Die Childless at Thirty

Joan Williams | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Work-Family-Issues, Glass Ceiling, Motherhood, Gender Bias, Work-Life Balance, Gail Collins, Living News

Men have lost three-fourths of the jobs during the Great Recession, making women's wage work more important than ever. Our public policy hasn't caught up.

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"Sharpen the Saw," Whether You Like It or Not

Greg Coleman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Job Layoffs, Greg Coleman, Work-Life Balance, Aol, Amagansett, Ceos, Living News

Over the five months that I took off from work, I learned a lot of very valuable lessons and came out of the experience feeling like the luckiest guy in the world. But it didn't start out that way.

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Why Email Can Be Habit-Forming

Linda Stone | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Continuous Partial Attention, Attention, The Balanced Life, Email Apnea, Technology, Health, Work-Life Balance, Multi-Tasking, Over-Consumption, Email Addiction, Ergonomics, Work Addiction, Living News

One of the most significant lifestyle changes to happen over the last twenty years is screen time: time in front of a television, video game, computer, or mobile device.

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What is Work? An Honest Interview with Myself

Sharon Glassman | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Darrell Scott, Work, Tom v. Morris, Career Advice, Twitter, Work-Life Balance, Andrew Zolli, Interview, Happiness, Sharon Glassman, Glenn Llopsis, Humor, Deb Robins, Living News

Assume no one will make your dream job happen -- or should. And then get out there, identify what it is -- and make it happen.

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A Domestic Proposal: No More Babies

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Longevity, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Satire, Work-Life Balance, Jonathan Swift, Jon Kyl, No More Babies, Birth Rate, Politics News

Senator Jon Kyl made headlines recently by proposing that maternity care shouldn't be covered by health insurance because he didn't need it. When S...

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Flu Season Shows the Need for Workplace Flexibility

David Gray | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Congress, Department of Health and Human Services, Work, Health, Economy, Swine Flu Pandemic, Pandemic, Work-Life Balance, Health Care, Telecommuting, Living News

There are many people who are used to going to work when they are a bit under the weather. However, swine flu is changing that equation.

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Peaceful Revolution: Facing Up to the Consequences of Paying Lip Service to the "Work/Life" Agenda

Juliet Bourke | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Family Friendly Policy, Work-Life Balance, Employee Benefits, Living News

We may title policies "work/life," but what we really mean is "work/family," and those who get pride of place even in this group are parents.

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13 Tips To Help You Become More By Doing Less

beliefnet.com | Terry Hershey | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Efficiency, Multitasking, Unitasking, The Balanced Life, Work, Health, Work-Life Balance, The Power of Pause, Anxiety, Terry Hershey, Wellness, Productivity, Organization, Living News

We live in a world that urges us to admire and pursue everything that's faster, newer, bigger. But here's the disquieting truth: a life based on urgen...

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