Try a new way to get fit
A healthy body resists illness better and contributes to a healthy mind. Dietician Anita Mirchandani recommends four fitness trends to help motivate you to work out.
Category: Personal Development
1-Minute Strategies: March ’14
Sweat your way to better negotiations … Unplug to increase your productivity … Clear out your wallet and travel light with Coin.
Want to be retained year after year? Create some drama
Q: I’m rising through the ranks of my company little by little, but times are very tough here … any advice on how to make myself layoff-proof?
4 ways to summon your purpose in life
Some lucky people seem to have been born with a greater purpose in life while the rest of us are left to search for ours. Umair Haque, director of Havas Media Labs, thinks the problem may be that we’re looking so hard. Instead, he suggests four ways we can approach the world.
4 tips for leading with your actions
Douglas Conant, founder of ConantLeadership and chairman of Avon Products, offers four tips for being a conscientious leader and inspiring the people who work with you to become better versions of themselves.
5 tips for coping with criticism
Criticism can cut deep, but it doesn’t have to be crippling. Take back your power and learn how to accept criticism without crying, with these tips from Nicki Krawczyk.
4 speaking habits you need to ditch
People draw conclusions about your competence and professionalism from the way you speak, so make sure these four things don’t come out of your mouth.
3 leadership lessons from your mom
Mike Figliuolo writes that he gained some of his vast leadership knowledge from his mom. Here are three favorites from the founder and managing director of thoughtLEADERS.
How to get fit and stay that way
The secret of a fitness program’s success doesn’t lie in your ability to get results, but in your ability to maintain them. Take these tips from Tony DeSantis, an International Sports Sciences Association Certified Master Trainer, to do just that.
How to be more professional
Today’s job market is mercurial at best. If you want to hold on to your job, make sure you do everything you can to present yourself as a professional at all times. Start by taking these tips from Careerealism’s Dixie Somers.