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Escape The Desk: The Ultimate List Of Inspiring, Free Places to Work Remotely — Parks, Coffee Shops, And More!

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Remote work enables people to choose from a variety of environments like coffee shops, parks, libraries, and coworking spaces, each offering unique benefits such as networking opportunities, creative inspiration, or a change of scenery. Libraries The idea of being surrounded by books might be very appealing to literary types.

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Seasonal Overwhelm? Here’s Your Sanity-Saving Guide

Tips From T. Marie

Last Saturday was our annual Apple Festival here in my little Maine town, my youngest granddaughter had to be at the field for soccer pictures at 8:20 am, my oldest granddaughter needed a ride to and from work, the local library was holding their book sale and my favorite metaphysical store was holding a special autumn equinox event.

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The Secret Tool Every Workplace Needs to Thrive in 2024

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The toll the current environment is taking on people can’t be overstated and, based on the trends we’re seeing in stress and burnout, if businesses don’t course correct these trends will have an incredible impact on companies’ bottom lines. Stress tolerance tools, like mindfulness-based programs, help.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. And it worked. “I

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How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

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Positive mindsets reduce stress. A small clinical trial published in the Journal of Education and Health Promotion found that “positive thinking training” increased feelings of positivity and reduced rates of stress and anxiety among hemodialysis patients. Negativity steals our power. Others’ mindsets influence our own.

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The 3 Biggest Working from Home Challenges

Tips From T. Marie

Stress to yourself and others that when you are ‘in office’ it’s to be treated accordingly. Especially when you hit a slow period or something is going on in your personal life that is causing excitement or stress. Working from your local library is also an option if a coffee shop isn’t close by.

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Company Perks and Showing Appreciation

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Employee discounts to local businesses and the performing arts -Executive retreat or seminar based on Jim Loehr’s The Power of Full Engagement or The Power of Story -A team of volunteers to promote a fun culture at the office with a nominal budget allocated by the company for game nights, Halloween costume contest prizes, talent shows, etc. -On