by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor Everyone fears procrastination and beats themselves up for not being disciplined enough to manage it. But we all do it, we all get distracted. It’s important to find ways to ‘trick yourself’ into being more productive. 1. Find out what gives you greatest return for your […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor Professional Organizers are often engaged by individuals to eradicate clutter. For many people, they have to deal with wardrobe clutter, an overabundant and overabundant supply of clothing. Clutter can also exist in our kitchen or in our office. The Professional Organizer will instruct the client to pick up a […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor When we are stressed, we become less effective with out time. Our mind and energy is being stolen away by something that it playing on our mind. For professional working women, that can also originate from dealing with negative work environments or people. A toxic work environment […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor Most people will think of values as loyalty, honesty, integrity etc. While these virtues are important and admirable, they are more about honor and belief by which we which you choose to live. But what about the beliefs and values that sit at your very core? These are […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor When Time Stands Still Do you remember sitting in the most boring class during school? You look at the clock and think to yourself, just 20 more minutes until the bell and I can leave this mind-numbingly boring class. You try to focus on the droning teacher. Nope. Can’t. […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor All of us, at some point in our lives, lack confidence. We feel we lack the skills or capability to do something important. We may feel panic that things won’t go as expected or as we’d like. This is what we call SELF DOUBT. A little self-doubt can […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor If you think mindfulness is for hippies, you’re wrong. To me, mindfulness in business has always made sense. To be acutely aware but also taking the time to focus your attention on things that are important. It sharpens our ability to observe, to listen and to raise awareness of when […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor The hardest thing to face about success is that failure is often a useful part of the process. Here are some ideas on how you can make your mistakes worthwhile. Own it There’s no point trying to put lipstick on a pig. Don’t try to sugar-coat it, don’t […]
by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor As an employee or in the early stages of our your career, you would have been acknowledged or rewarded for operating independently and diligently. As a result, you have felt at ease being in full control of your work. When we move into positions of leadership, managing others, one […]
by Barbara Clifford People seek the total elimination of stress like Nirvana, yet this will always be an unrealistic aspiration as stress is essential for us to survive. Many forget that Stress is vital in the function of flight or fight. In fact Hans Selye, an endocrinologist was one of the pioneers in identifying stress and […]
