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Follow That Gut Feeling: 4 Signs You’re Dealing with a Toxic Client

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They don’t respect your personal time Sonya Lee, a mindfulness coach who previously worked as a design freelance artist, received a text on Christmas Eve of 2016 about meeting with a potential client. “I I quickly agreed because time is money, and set up a phone call to speak with the founder right away,” she recalls. “He

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

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And then the phone rang. As the words “We have a problem…” came through the phone, the blood drained from my face and a sharp pain pierced my stomach. But I do know that it changed me and my life forever, the day I now refer to as “The 2×4 Day”—when I got hit upside the head by a 2×4. It was my partner. And it did.

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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence

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By keeping their mistakes at a safe distance, yet still handy enough to refer to, they are able to adapt and adjust for future success. turning off your phone gives your body and mind a break. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated. Forcing yourself offline and even—gulp!—turning

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Podcast 081: Low energy productivity

Clutter Coach

Refer back to Podcast 28 for more tips about how to make effective to do lists. Weed out all those unwanted photos on your phone, the ones that are out of focus or your finger is in the way or they just didn’t turn out right or they’re near duplicates or triplicates. Or get more specific; like Hawaii 2016.

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Ten Small Business Trends You Need to Embrace in 2015

Tips From T. Marie

Today when we talk about user experience it refers to things like your website and services. If you don’t realize the majority of your visitors are stopping by on their smart phones, you may not be offering them a responsive design in order to give them the best experience. What about marketing in 2015? It pays to be TRANSPARENT.

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Dealing with Disruption: Business Strategist Elin Hauge Discusses AI as a Business Tool

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I should send a thank-you note to Sam Altman for keeping us busy,” she laughs, referring, of course, to the pioneering entrepreneur, investor and programmer who’s the CEO of OpenAI. The answer you’ll get (from anyone being honest with themselves) is: “I look at my phone.” That can feel a little daunting, perhaps even overwhelming.

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The Art of Efficient Thinking (How to Reduce Cognitive Load)

Productivityist

The amount of mental effort being used in the working memory is referred to as cognitive load. I’ve used both extensively, but decided to stick with Mobile Assistant because their smart phone app is fantastic. I’ve got an upcoming book called The Productivity Playbook that is coming out in 2016.

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