The Three Rules of Intelligent Restraint

The Three Rules of Intelligent Restraint

We’re throwing it back! This week we’re showcasing a guest post from Alison Eyring about the theme from her latest book, Pacing for Growth, which launched on February 20, 2017.* In endurance training, you can apply simple rules of restraint to ramp up and ramp down...
Can a Woman Ever NOT Multi-task?

Can a Woman Ever NOT Multi-task?

There is all sorts of condemnation online and in books about multi-tasking. It’s unproductive. You don’t get anything done. You feel like you haven’t accomplished anything even when you’re busy. And on and on. It’s discouraging....
What I Learned from My Cat

What I Learned from My Cat

This post is part of our 2017 Team Buzz Builder Guest Blogger series. Today we are pleased to introduce you to bestselling author and customer service expert, Chip R. Bell.  Week before last, I visited the Key West home of famed writer Ernest Hemingway. The...
Can I Have Your Attention Please?

Can I Have Your Attention Please?

In November 2016, I read an article posted in a Facebook group of social media lovers. This article, Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend On It, was written by Cal Newport, author of several books including Deep Work and So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why...
The Joy of Clean Closets and a Clear Focus

The Joy of Clean Closets and a Clear Focus

I’m about a year late to the party, but I just finished Marie Kondo’s book on ‘tidying.’ Kondo’s method, which she calls KonMari, has a cult following. I can easily see why. Who doesn’t want a once-and-for-all answer to the clutter in their home and office? Kondo...