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5 Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season (Without Disappointing Anyone)

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So, the holidays and all the cheerful “requirements” that come with it, from gift-giving for dozens of people to taking time off work, can just add another layer of stress in a season meant for joy and relaxation. For example, shipping services are trying to counteract the dip in spending by cutting shipping costs for businesses.

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Stress Management Techniques

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stress Management Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Living is inherently stressful, but how we manage it will determine the number and severity of the stress related symptoms we experience.

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How to be of More Value to Your Boss

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For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Your boss will see you are saving her time and see you as a stress-reducer.

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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

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The people leader role can also be stressful. Burnout is a state of physical, mental or emotional exhaustion caused by long-term exposure to stress. You might, for example, offer to reschedule a meeting for a later date, or recommend giving an assignment to another qualified team member. Manage expectations. Set boundaries.

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

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For example, if an employee reduces their work hours, they may not be willing or interested in taking a position or promotion that requires extended travel. You could, for example, assess over time, the impact on promotions of those who use work-life options such as flexible work arrangements versus those in traditional work situations.

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5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain's Hard Drive

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You’ll want to “defrag” these items by organizing them into their proper category, for example, work projects vs. home projects, things you need to do on a certain day versus those that are due by a certain day and so on. These same solutions can apply to the problem of a too-full mind.

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10 Tips to Help Keep Your Desk Clean

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The trick for any of them is to learn to use MULTIPLE TAGS so that you can find them, otherwise – for example, your searches will pull up a thousand documents with the word ‘HTML’ in them. HTML Editors, Chicken Recipes, Fat & Diet, etc., and use a free program like Coperinic, Google Desktop to find them quickly.

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