Make the most of your failures
Failure and weakness are painful, but can be harnessed to your advantage, says Kevin Daum, a successful entrepreneur.
Category: Personal Development
Why your co-workers don’t like you
Work isn’t a popularity contest, but most of us want to be around people on the job that we like—and who like us back. Experts warn that many of us may be inadvertently undermining those relationships. Some of the most common offenders:
Are you afraid of success?
Fear of success, when you’re too afraid to take risks and move forward with your goals, is similar to fear of failure. Both fears can hold you back from achieving your dreams and goals. Here are several strategies to help you overcome a fear of success:
Build your work resilience: 3 steps
Without resilience, fast-paced, difficult and ambiguous situations become difficult, and personal performance and health suffer, writes Amy Martinez, Center for Creative Leadership. Here are three ways to better your resilience:
Google VP’s secret to avoiding burnout
“I have a theory that burnout is about resentment,” says Google VP Marissa Mayer. “And you beat it by knowing what it is you’re giving up that makes you resentful.”
Goal tracking software
The web wants you to stick with your goals, if the number of goal-tracking tools online is any indication. Five of the best free methods for tracking and sticking to your goals:
1-Minute Strategies: July ’12
Inject some fitness into your summer by incorporating exercise into your workday … Offer to be the “fresh eyes” for your boss and to sit in on important project meetings … Compose email using this rule.
Creating those light-bulb moments
The next time you need a creative approach or solution, nix the disciplined mental focus and instead let your mind wander. In his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works, Jonah Lehrer says that laser-like focus actually inhibits creative thinking.
Latest medical advice: Log off email
Office workers who take an email hiatus focus on a single task for longer stretches of time and have lower stress levels, according to a new study by the University of California and U.S. Army researchers.
4 techniques to nudge your memory
Who needs a good memory, with all the tech gadgets to help you? Technology helps, but a good memory will serve you well when you need to recall someone’s name, or make a mental to-do list. Here are four memory techniques to practice and improve upon: