tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67787018737375641192024-03-20T06:27:53.093-07:00Ari MonkarshAri Monkarsh, a business expert, shares his thoughts, opinions and guidance on how to develop yourself as a professional, and your business.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-91700190815322509752018-02-27T12:06:00.000-08:002018-02-27T12:06:14.169-08:00How You Can Use Sports in Philanthropy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Whether doing something small like donating time or money, or something larger like managing a charitable event or organization, most generous people pick causes that are personally relevant to them. For those who love athletics, exercise, or other physical activity, it might seem difficult to tie that kind of passion into philanthropy. However, there are actually many ways that sports can be used in philanthropy.</span><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">According to Greatist, </span><a href="https://greatist.com/health/8-sports-and-exercise-charities-changing-world" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">many sports-centered charities are having great success improving the world for the better</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. Here a few highlights of these charities that you could get involved with and make a difference.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For example, </span><a href="http://www.righttoplay.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Right to Play</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> demonstrates how well-known athletes can serve as excellent partners in philanthropy. The organization leverages exercise and competition to empower children who come from challenging backgrounds. Right to Play supporters believe that providing athletic opportunities to children in difficult circumstances helps them develop important mindsets and skills. More than 300 athletes from over 40 countries serve as </span><a href="http://www.righttoplayusa.org/Learn/keyplayers/Pages/Athlete-Ambassadors.aspx" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ambassadors</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> for the organization. Right to Play is a great organization that’s sincerely making a difference.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Meanwhile, both </span><a href="http://www.challengedathletes.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Challenged Athletes</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><a href="http://www.access4adaptivesports.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Adaptive Sports Access for Wounded Warriors</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> demonstrate ways that sports can provide opportunities to disabled people. Challenged Athletes focuses its philanthropic efforts on anybody with physical challenges, including those who have suffered traumatic injuries such as military veterans. Adaptive Sports for Wounded Warriors focuses explicitly on former members of the armed services. Both organizations seek to provide goods and services to injured people to ensure that they can improve their lives through athletics.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One ambitious charity called </span><a href="https://www.peaceplayers.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PeacePlayers International</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> teaches how to leverage sports as a way resolve major conflicts. The organization focuses its work on places where there is considerable turmoil of varying types. For example, PeacePlayers International conducts work in the Middle East and in Northern Ireland, but also in American urban centers such as Detroit, Chicago, and New Orleans.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.projectfitamerica.org/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Project Fit America</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is another excellent example of a philanthropic outfit that uses sports for the greater good. It does so by providing to schools with indoor and outdoor fitness equipment, lesson plans, curriculum, and training to ensure that children in underserved communities have access to education related to fitness to ensure their physical and mental health.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">These are just a few examples of how sports can be used for philanthropy. These types of organizations can help inspire others to start similar ones, but they all also gladly accept donations and support. To find more about other similar causes, visit </span><a href="https://sportscharities.org/find/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sports Charities USA</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-87731642154831023082018-02-23T12:05:00.000-08:002018-02-23T12:05:25.450-08:005 Challenges Facing Philanthropies that Prevent Their Success<br />
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">No matter what cause a philanthropy works toward benefiting, there are very real challenges the organization will face while trying to help others. Many people want to help out specific causes, yet it can be difficult to launch a charity and have it be successful. In order to better prepare yourself and your philanthropy for the challenge that comes with striving toward success, here are five challenges faced by philanthropists that prevent their success.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It is always problematic for some philanthropies to take a step back and relax when they have minimal reserves and there is a need, often desperate, for more money. Nonetheless, it is of the essence to break the cycle by finding time to step back and breathe and then plan ahead. Thinking about the future and planning for it at present would help them overcome the same battle over and over again.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A reasonable time frame to consider could be five years for instance. In this duration, they should imagine where they want to be after the period elapses and what difference they want to make in the community. Once they have established their destination with clarity, they can work out how much money they need to fund their activities and work backward to create a strategy that won’t fail and can prevent future worries about money.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Frequently, it can be difficult to find enough time to spend dedicated to philanthropy. Naturally, one can not do everything, so no one should try and you need to pace yourself accordingly. However, they should try to stay focused on specific areas they can make a major impact. It is always better to do a few things well, than try to do a lot of things and then do them poorly. Learn to </span><a href="https://www.thebalance.com/time-management-tips-2947336" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">manage your time</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> well so you can do as much as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Philanthropic ventures cost money and need money continuously invested in their causes. Philanthropists that are starting up often face a dilemma over where to place their limited resources and what aspects make for the best investments. It may be necessary to take any spare funds on investments to generate more money to </span><a href="https://www.themuse.com/advice/5-things-you-need-to-throw-a-fabulous-fundraiser" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">fund the activities</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sufficient training for small philanthropists can be challenging to achieve. With limited time and funds, it can be difficult to get workers and volunteers the training they need to do their jobs effectively. It’s important to set aside enough time and resources to properly train those working with your organization and then focus on continually develop their skills.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are too many philanthropies that are doing more or less the same thing. Therefore it becomes a crowded marketplace that makes it tricky to attract support. It is essential for philanthropies to focus on sectors that make them stand out from the crowd. Before starting a philanthropy, make sure there’s a need for your organization and that there’s something that </span><a href="https://charityvillage.com/cms/content/topic/_standing_out_from_the_crowd_six_ways_to_help_your_organization_get_noticed#.WoR1uZPwaUk" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">makes you different</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> from other charities.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-84380641372638475642018-02-13T12:04:00.000-08:002018-02-15T12:04:43.393-08:005 Great Podcasts Focusing On Philanthropy<br />
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">People often turn to podcasts as a resource for self-development. Many popular hosts share tips for life improvement and they usually require listeners to dig deeper into their own minds. On the other hand, philanthropic podcasts create the same positive feelings by urging listeners to do the exact opposite. Getting </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">out</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> of your mind is sometimes the best form of therapy. Learning how to help others and listening to encouraging stories of those already doing so is a great way to be more aware of the world around you. Here are some great podcasts focusing on various aspects of philanthropy.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As its title may suggest, this podcast aims to quantify the process of giving. Philanthropy affects so many people on this planet, so it’s important to talk about it and be knowledgeable. This podcast serves as a place to discuss the trends set by the most successful philanthropists. Unlike some other entries on this list, this show often takes a more general look at philanthropy in society at large.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Philanthropy Roundtable is all about discussing the ways freedom of giving affects our right to liberty. Above all, the podcast homes in on the philosophy of </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">responsibility</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and how it affects philanthropic efforts. The monthly show features great stories of people who solved big problems through acts of selflessness.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Giving back socially is a growing part of philanthropy. The Classy Podcast spreads stories of social leaders who used their business platforms to promote change in their communities. With social media being what it is, business leaders have more opportunity than ever to champion important local causes. The Classy Podcasts gets into the heads of the people who establish these causes.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Nonprofit Leadership Podcast is similar to the above entry on this list, but it focuses on leaders from the nonprofit sector. More so than the other podcasts, episodes of this show tend to revolve around particular social issues that are being addressed through nonprofit work. The show also aims to guide aspiring nonprofit leaders onto the right course.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, The Life You Can Save is a hybrid podcast that focuses equally on philanthropy and self-improvement. This show is the best example of how the different concepts of </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">getting</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">giving</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> are actually similar in many ways. Each episode is usually based on a centralized theme, and discussions emerge outward from there.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-11576555467978009222018-02-06T12:02:00.000-08:002018-02-15T12:03:30.400-08:003 Habits Any Great Entrepreneur Must Possess<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The life of an entrepreneur requires high levels of physical energy, mental focus, emotional strength, motivation, and productivity. To perform at their best, many entrepreneurs rely on daily habits to guide their behaviors on autopilot, allowing them to accomplish much more than the average worker on a daily basis. Developing habits that make you more efficient are beneficial no matter what your career is.</span></div>
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Below are three key habits that the best entrepreneurs put into practice every day to help them achieve their goals and lead their companies to success.</div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the most important abilities that every successful entrepreneur possesses is the habit of </span><a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/238847" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">focusing on high-priority tasks</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> at all times throughout the day.</span></div>
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High performers are constantly asking themselves, “Is this the best use of my time right now? Is this activity moving me toward my most important goals?” This habit ensures that the entrepreneur is always doing the work that only he can do, while everything else is either delegated or ignored completely. Being able to push lesser tasks to the side and focus on what’s most important is invaluable.</div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leadership expert </span><a href="http://awakenthegreatnesswithin.com/39-inspirational-quotes-on-the-power-of-habits/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">John C. Maxwell has said</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">High achievers are known to follow daily routines, whether in the morning, in the evening, or both. There might be several reasons why following a daily routine is important. One of them is that people have a finite amount of energy and creativity from which to draw upon every day. If every decision made throughout the day taps into this finite supply, then it makes sense to set up systems and routines that minimize daily decision-making. This allows the entrepreneur to save that limited creative energy for the truly important decisions of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are many healthy habits that successful entrepreneurs incorporate into their lives. Some of these include eating fresh fruits and vegetables, minimizing consumption of processed foods and junk food, meditating, walking, running, and lifting weights.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Activities and habits such as these promote high energy levels, mental focus, emotional stability, and proper body weight. It is impossible to be productive when the body is unhealthy and the mind is sluggish, so </span><a href="https://www.inc.com/barbara-mendez/7-healthy-habits-for-entrepreneurs.html" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">adding healthy habits</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is a smart move for everyone who requires high levels of work performance.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Successful entrepreneurs use good habits to increase their effectiveness at work and in daily life. Anyone who is looking to achieve their best results in their business should follow entrepreneurs’ leads and develop habits that help them accomplish their goals as well.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-38328244284168592722018-02-02T12:00:00.000-08:002018-02-15T12:01:57.100-08:004 Ways to Reduce Stress at Work<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When most people think of stress, they think of their jobs. The workplace is the largest single source of stress in the average person’s life, likely because you spend so much time there and it impacts the rest of your life. While work is a necessity, there are some things that a person can do to </span><a href="https://greatist.com/happiness/manage-workplace-office-stress" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">reduce the amount of stress</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> that they experience at work and feel more relaxed.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the simplest things that a person can do to reduce stress is to take a break. Whether it is going outside to stretch for 15 minutes or taking a weeklong vacation at the beach, everyone needs to take the break time their employer offers. In fact, studies show that employees who take breaks are more productive than those who do not. Those who take breaks are more productive as they are more relaxed and better able to work steadily than those who sit continuously at their work site.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A person may not be able to control the amount of stress they experience, but they can work to reduce the impact of that stress on their body. Regular exercise, preferably daily, can help to burn the stress that life provides. In addition, a healthy diet that features a mix of nutrients from every food group keeps the body energized to fight stress. Getting plenty of sleep at a regular time can also work to improve mental and physical health. </span><a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/23148/%E2%80%8Bhttp://www.dailymirror.lk/55031/www.americanexpress.lk/personal/cards/offers/default.htm" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Taking care of yourself</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is one of the best ways to manage stress.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the largest causes of stress is feeling like there is not enough time to get everything done. However, the simple truth is that many times there is not enough time to do all the things that are needed. People need to learn say ‘no’ to tasks they cannot handle. Though it can be difficult, a person needs to set boundaries at work and at home. If a job constantly presents more work than can be completed, he or she needs to look for a new job.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dealing with stress often makes a person withdraw from others. However, staying in contact with others is a </span><a href="https://www.rd.com/health/wellness/how-friends-relieve-stress-and-help-us-cope/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">helpful way to deal with stress</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. Whether it is talking to a supervisor about a problem, having dinner with the family, or hitting the gym with a workout buddy, social connections are key to dealing with stress. Praying, meditating, and attending religious services also can serve as a calming influence for those who are dealing with large amounts of stress.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-15444225272252817782018-01-30T06:46:00.000-08:002018-01-30T06:46:31.566-08:00Tips for Creating a Successful Morning Routine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It can be difficult getting up in the morning without the aid of a helpful routine to get you started and motivated to get out of bed. Feeling tired and slightly moody isn’t uncommon. The temptation to crawl back into bed and get more sleep is certainly real and often overwhelming. Before you give into it though, you can try these special tricks for establishing a successful morning routine and jumpstart your day.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For some, rolling out of bed is deemed a huge success. Once this has been accomplished, it’s time to take a nice, slow </span><a href="https://www.prevention.com/fitness/benefits-of-stretching-every-day" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">stretch</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. This is believed to increase blood flow in the body and will have a person feeling wide awake within minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">These days, cereal with milk is a popular breakfast choice. The problem with this food is that the focus is on dairy, rather than on </span><a href="http://www.cityline.tv/2016/03/23/7-steps-to-a-healthy-morning-routine/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">protein</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. A couple of pan-fried eggs or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich are both good options instead of, or in addition to, cereal. Because of their high protein content, they’ll give a person the fuel and energy he needs to get through his busy day.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Besides these, an exercise routine comes in handy. During a workout, the body actively engages in various, quick movements, and a person will be left feeling more awake and energetic.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Drinking water is good for bodily health, but the simple act has exceptional </span><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayala-laufercahana-md/can-water-improve-your-mo_b_7510760.html" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #2ea3f2; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">benefits</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> for the mind, too. It can improve a person’s mood in no time. A grueling, drawn-out morning routine that leaves much to be desired, can make an individual feel like he’s practically homebound. He can skip his usual morning shower and take it the night before instead. Also, he can save a few extra minutes in the morning, by setting the timer on his coffee maker then, as well. That way, the coffee will be brewed and ready to go the moment he gets out of bed.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That innocent looking snooze button on the alarm clock is supposed to be a friend. In reality, though, it’s the enemy. Not only does it interrupt your sleep, it makes it more difficult to accept the fact that the day has, indeed, begun. The snooze button is like the part of the brain that keeps trying to deny it.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By changing the usual, tedious morning routine, anyone can become a morning person. Getting the mind and body both on board may just be the key to the new one’s chance for success. It doesn’t hurt to try.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-75115288161002899052018-01-26T06:45:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:46:02.386-08:003 Reasons You Should Use an Open Coworking Space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We’re used to the traditional layout of offices where people working for a single company share the area and are placed in different offices or cubicles. Now, a new trend is growing; coworking spaces. Coworking spaces act just as dynamic and flexible as the people who work in them every single day. When a business owner gets into one of these spaces, they soon see that they will get a lot of functionality and malleability from performing their daily work tasks in them. Coworking spaces operate as a viable option for many businesses because they are a lot more affordable than the average commercial space and also make collaboration more of a reality.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If a business owner needs their clients to meet them at their office, this won’t act as a problem as most coworking spaces are located in some of the most populated cities in central locations. If entrepreneurs think they might want to rent an office, a downside to this option is that they will probably have to sacrifice getting a prime location if they want to pay a lower rent amount every month. When entrepreneurs and freelancers have a shared office, their office will sit in a key area. If they work in centrally located coworking spaces, people also have access to other amenities also located in those areas.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coworking spaces let entrepreneurs and freelancers do their work in a professional setting without needing to rent expensive office space. When they get a shared space for their company, they can do their work without needing to pay for equipment, different types of insurance, monthly building rent, and a lot of other expenses.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Even if a company made enough money to rent their space, the time they will spend talking to contractors, buying office furniture, and obtaining all of the licenses that they need would not be worth it. Renting a coworking space takes that task off their to-do list.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When a freelancer or business owner do their work in a coworking space, they are surrounded by hard-working people with a lot of achievements under their belts. Every day, they have the opportunity to network with these hard-charging, interesting professionals. They can explore potential partnerships, invest in the projects of their space mates, and outsource some of their work to freelancers in the office.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-79464276398577285712018-01-23T06:44:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:45:01.859-08:002 Ted Talks You Need To Watch As An Entrepreneur<br />
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Entrepreneurship is both a rewarding and potentially isolating way of doing work. A lot of people desire to work for themselves, but the reality of doing so is sometimes more of a challenge than what people had bargained for. This is why those who do this kind of work need frequent bursts of inspiration from others who have done the same or similar types of projects before them. A great place to find some of that inspiration is through Ted Talks.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Age really is just a number if you are asking Paul Tasner. He went on to defy social stereotypes that someone who is well into AARP membership age could not start their own business or be an entrepreneur. He didn’t become one until the age of 66. However, at that point he took it on with a passion that most of us desire for the things we do in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He had worked for other people for more than forty years, but he was not ready to hang up the hat and contribute nothing more to society. Rather, he took the experience that he had gained through all of those years along with some of his own ideas about business and mashed them together to form his own ventures. His talk is definitely one to check out.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scroll through your Facebook or Twitter feed one of these days and take note of the number of people describing mental health issues that they are having. They might be trying to laugh them off, but in reality there is a desperate cry underneath those jokes saying “something is not right here!”.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This particular Ted Talk helps explore the issues of how we treat mental health, and how we sometimes brush it aside in our own lives in order to avoid taking time away from our work or other responsibilities. This talk makes the argument that doing so is more costly than whatever work we are missing out on in the meantime. This talk is definitely one to watch for anyone suffering from mental health issues, but also just for those who know someone who may have these kinds of struggles as well.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-71191385223404819932018-01-17T06:43:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:43:52.827-08:00How to Write a Top-Notch Business Plan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are many people who are interested in owning their own business. Owning a business is a lot of hard work and it requires the owner to take on numerous financial risks. Writing a business plan before getting started is also critical. However, writing a business plan is not easy to do. There are numerous areas of the company to focus on when writing a plan and plenty of thought that must go into your business plan.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Before writing a business plan, it is critical for a business owner to understand the goals of the business. Writing down goals is one of the best ways to have success in life. There are numerous studies that show the impact of having strong goals in a business. When starting a company, it is difficult to find time to plan for the future, which is why writing a business plan is so critical. If you plan out your ultimate goals before you even start your business, you’ll find it easier to focus on and achieve them.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the biggest issues with starting a business is getting the required capital to invest in a business idea. There are some people who try to raise money from investors. Other people would rather borrow money from a bank. In the business plan, the financing plan needs to be carefully outlined. Some business owners get into financial trouble because they borrow too much money in the beginning and do not understand how to budget or properly use this money. This issue can be avoided through proper planning and fundraising before opening your business.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As a general rule, starting a company is harder than many people realize. Although there are success stories of business owners who have become millionaires, this is not the normal experience. When writing a business plan, it is critical to be realistic. Some people have lofty goals and get discouraged when they do not reach them. By writing down realistic and attainable goals, a business owner can have a plan to follow over the course of time.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some business owners never spend time interacting with customers. It is critical to understand the customers who could be purchasing products or services from the company because they’re the reason your company will succeed or fail. By understanding customers, business owners can design marketing plans that improve sales and profits at the company.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-28889744636598679472018-01-11T06:42:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:42:59.624-08:00How to Create Positive Relationships Between Your Coworkers<br />
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Positive working relationships are imperative in any workplace. When coworkers get along and respect one another, they work well together and the office is that much more productive. Establishing and maintaining healthy relationships in the office requires effort and these tips can help anyone foster a positive relationship with the people they work with at their job.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When people recognize the hard work their coworkers put into a job or a project, it makes their coworkers feel good. They feel appreciated and valued and that benefits everyone working in the office in numerous ways. The first is that it makes people continue to work hard so they can earn more appreciation. It also helps people realize their coworkers want them to have credit for their work rather than trying to take it for their own benefit.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Collaboration is the best way to ensure people are given the opportunity to work together and appreciate what their coworkers bring to the table. Each person is different, and it’s one way to teach people to learn to appreciate the talents and skills everyone in the office has so that they can work together for more success.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When an office sits down together and discusses their goals, they bring themselves closer together. Putting the entire office in a room to share their goals with one another helps everyone. When one person shares their goals, their coworkers can help them figure out how to achieve that goal, and the same goes for anyone who works in the office. Everyone is different, but they are working to achieve the same thing and motivation works no matter what your end goals are.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The workplace is often serious and busy, and the demand to produce great work and make positive changes in the lives of everyone connected to the business is sometimes overwhelming. It’s easy to forget to have fun and focus on just getting the job done, but coworkers who have fun together are more likely to enjoy working with one another. Create time for employees to unwind and have fun, such as an office dinner party or quarterly party to celebrate a job well done.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-18332605475537333592018-01-08T06:41:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:41:48.781-08:003 Tips for Starting Your Own Charity<br />
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For those looking to give back to the community and the world at large, there are several options. You can volunteer your time to a cause you care about or you can donate money to an organization you respect. However, another option is starting your own charity. If you don’t feel that there’s an organization out there that fits your mission, you can start your own philanthropy. A charity can be an excellent way to give to those in need and can positively impact all who are involved with it. While starting a charity may seem a bit daunting at times, it can most certainly be done successfully. That being said, it may be difficult to know where to start with such a venture. Below are some tips to consider when starting a charity.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Before attempting to start your own charity, do adequate research. This tip comes from Joanne Fritz’s </span><a href="https://www.thebalance.com/starting-a-501-c-3-charitable-nonprofit-2502145" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">article in The Balance</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. This step is vitally important, as poor planning and preparation can dissolve a charity rather quickly. If you want to lead a successful charity, you need to know what you’re doing. Make sure to research any laws and regulations regarding charities. Research the marketplace of charities as well, such as which ones are successful, and for what reasons. This can help organize a charity that is just starting. Also, make sure you aren’t starting a charity that’s too similar to another or will be overshadowed by an organization that already exists.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Odland’s </span><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveodland/2012/05/07/how-to-start-a-charity/#3ad195b25277" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">article in Forbes</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, highlights the importance of understanding what exactly you want your philanthropy to accomplish. Odland suggests creating both a vision and mission statement. According to the article, a vision statement includes the broad, general goals of an organization and should be qualitative in its descriptions, not quantitative. The mission statement includes more of the quantitative measurements and descriptions such as who and what the charity helps. Mission statements should also include goals for the charity to reach, according to Odland.</span></div>
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<b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bring out the uniqueness of the charity</b></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This is an important tip that Odland mentions in his article as well. There are many non-profit organizations out there vying for the attention of donors. This competition can make it difficult for a new charity to gather the funds to operate. Having a unique idea and way to contribute to society can help bring attention to the charity. This feature can then help bring in donations that further the charity’s cause.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the end, there are many ways to give back to the community, both globally and locally. A great way to achieve this goal and make lasting change is through creating a charity. Though starting a charity from the ground up can be challenging at times, it can also be immensely rewarding. Hopefully the tips above help anyone thinking about starting their own charity.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-54463454146726003642018-01-04T06:40:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:40:40.869-08:00Businesses that Donate Portions of Your Purchase to Charity<br />
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Charity is a wonderful way to give back to your local community and the world. There are many ways you can participate in philanthropy; volunteer your time, donate your money, or simply raise awareness. You can also patronize businesses that use your money for a good cause. There are a number of </span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/brands-that-give-back-2017-6/#bombas-1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">businesses who give back</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> to their communities and others by allocating a portion of certain purchases to be donated to a good cause to help people in need. Here are two excellent examples of these kinds of businesses.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The name “bombas” comes from the word in Latin for bumblebee. The company’s mantra is “bee better” because bees all work together in a hive with their combined actions having a big impact on their world.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The company puts that slogan on the inside of each pair of their socks to let it be known that you helped someone through your purchase because </span><a href="https://bombas.com/" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bombas</a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> donates a pair of socks to someone in need for each pair sold to the tune of more than five million donated thus far!</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bombas had spent two years developing the perfect pair of socks that would give extra support and comfort with extra cushioning on the footbeds, prevent irritation by placing blister tabs by your ankles, reduce moisture, and provide a tight fit at the arches by using a special honeycomb stitching at the middle of each sock. These are carefully crafted socks and many people love them.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Company Store, primarily a direct-to-consumer retailer of textiles and home goods, has offered everything to outfit your bed including sheets, pillows, mattress pads, and more. When you purchase one of their comforters, their “Buy One, Give One” program also donates one to a child in need.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On Thursday, December 21, 2017, Home Depot announced that it had acquired The Company Store, an e-commerce and catalog retailer. The Wisconsin-based store also has five physical locations, but they were not a part of this deal.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With the acquisition, Home Depot has an extra way to help customers complete every room in their house and expand their online décor business into broader categories. The Company Store could also receive a marketing benefit by being a part of Home Depot with its close to 2,300 stores.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-2401522404186094382017-12-27T06:38:00.000-08:002018-01-29T06:39:14.470-08:005 Great Books About Philanthropy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Every philanthropist is all too aware of the intense competition for limited resources; there are only so many donors to go around and philanthropies need large amounts of funding to successfully run and achieve their goals. Regardless of the amount donated, everyone wants to know their money is being spent wisely and achieving the desired results. There are many aspects that go into successfully running a philanthropy, so you need to be informed as a philanthropist.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Give-Smart-Philanthropy-that-Results/dp/1586488953/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313440046&sr=8-1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results</i></b></a><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">: Thomas J. Tierney and Joel L. Fleishman</b></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tierney and Fleishman give practical guidance to both donors and organization leaders. It addresses central questions for every philanthropist on executing strategies and gauging success. Case studies, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provide valuable insight.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Collier, once Harvard’s senior philanthropic advisor, addresses sharing family values through philanthropy. He discusses the role of philanthropy in teaching family values and in passing both values and assets to succeeding generations and how this tradition can benefit the world at large.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Morino’s book is an essential read for nonprofit leaders and donors alike, providing valuable, hard-won insights into measuring success. It covers the importance of clearly defined aspirations, gauging progress, making mistakes, adapting quickly, becoming more effective, and always remembering the goal is improving lives, no matter what specific cause you’re working toward.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Social-Sectors-Monograph/dp/0977326403/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313440329&sr=1-3" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great</i></b></a><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">: Jim Collins</b></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Collins’ monograph counsels the social sector, following his book </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others-ebook/dp/B0058DRUV6" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t</i></a><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. Many social sector readers of </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Good to Great</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> had specific questions on applying his advice. Collins concludes the crucial difference isn’t between business and nonprofits, but between great organizations and good ones.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Drucker-Druckers-Management-Essentials/dp/0061345016/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1313440424&sr=1-1" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #dac189; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker’s Essential Writings on Management</i></b></a><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">: Peter F. Drucker</b></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Drucker is well-known as a management guru for both for-profits and the social sector. This compilation includes 26 of Drucker’s core writings on management and effective execution, as essential for social change as for business success.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Each book deserves multiple readings and careful thought because they can benefit you in various ways. Whatever the social issues that most concern you, being able to judge and perhaps even improve the effectiveness of those implementing those changes is primary. Incorporating the principles outlined in these books with your values will improve the effectiveness of your philanthropy.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-21290535447901190352017-07-14T13:42:00.004-07:002017-07-14T13:42:59.167-07:00Principles from Your Childhood: What to Do if Your Startup Fails<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5e5e5e; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unfortunately, sometimes failure is inevitable. You put massive amounts of hard work into a project or new business and do everything you can to help it succeed, but it just won’t be the right time. While failure can be crushing, especially to an entrepreneur who put so much effort into their venture, you can learn a lot from it. Every failure holds valuable lessons that can help you do that much better the next time. While you may not feel like planning for the future after a failure, it’s important to look ahead. Here is some advice for the next steps you need to take to really achieve your goals.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First, you should take time to mourn the loss of your business. It’s a difficult occurrence and you’re going to feel down about losing something you put so much time and money into. Give yourself no more than a week to feel bad about it and spend time coping with it. You won’t immediately feel better after this period of time, but you’ll need to start doing something productive again. Instead of pushing forward right away, let yourself feel down for a few days.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After you’ve stepped away from the situation and worked through how you feel personally, it’s time to critically examine what went wrong. Think back over the business and the decisions you, or other people, made. What ultimately caused the business to fail? Lack of funds? No new customers? Pinpoint the reason to the best of your ability so you can know where you need to improve in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s worth seeing what you can salvage from your business. Are there tangible items like equipment and resources you can save? Do you need to sell items to cover any debt? Then, think about the business model and organization of the company. See if anyone you worked with would be interested in working on a new company. If there was something or someone that really worked well, you can use it or them again in your next business venture.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Before launching another business, take time to do something different. It might be starting a new job in a different industry or picking up a new hobby. You could take classes or travel somewhere. Doing something different helps stir creativity and lets you think about what goals you have for your future.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, it’s time to start planning once again. If you want to start another company, begin creating a business plan for what you’d like it to be and how you can build on top of what you’ve done before. Maybe you’ve decided being an entrepreneur isn’t actually for you right now, so make a plan of where you want your career to go. Set new, long-term goals for yourself and begin working on those.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-57343725194417493842017-07-04T12:00:00.000-07:002017-07-17T06:12:03.095-07:00Volunteers Work for Free: Keep Them Happy<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Most people feel the need to participate in philanthropic activities in some way and often do so by volunteering their time at an organization that works toward a solution for some social ill. Now more than ever before, people are getting involved in philanthropy and making it a top priority to give time toward a cause. However, if people really feel this way, why do so many charities desperately need volunteers? A big problem is that philanthropies do not know how to retain volunteers. While the main focus of a charity should be on helping their specific cause, it’s also important to take time to make sure volunteers are happy. It’s clear that too many people overlook the importance of satisfied volunteers, so here are some reasons to help convince you why it is so vital that those volunteering their time at a charity continue doing so.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The most immediate result of keeping volunteers happy is that they help out your organization. Without volunteers, nonprofits would not be able to keep functioning, because you need people who aren’t paid to help out with different tasks. Even those who receive a paycheck for working at a philanthropy cannot do everything on their own, so it’s basically a must that there are volunteers to help with the different programs and tasks to keep the charity up and running.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When people donate a significant amount of time to one organization, it’s likely to turn into a lifelong volunteer opportunity. As people become more experienced volunteers, they can take on the role of recruiting and educating new volunteers. Beyond being lifelong volunteers, current volunteers can become future leaders. Every organization eventually needs new people to take over leadership and having dedicated volunteers to fill those roles makes transitioning so much easier. Keeping happy volunteers means that you’ll be more likely to have people who want to take over leadership roles within the organization.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The longer someone volunteers with a specific organization, the more their mindset adapts and they take what they learn out into the world. Spending a significant amount of time volunteering helps people develop a philanthropic mindset, which changes the way they respond to the world around them. The more people volunteer, the more they’ll help others in the world outside of the organization they work at.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, people who spend lots of time volunteering further the cause. They do so by volunteering their time at a specific organization, but they are also more likely to do so their entire lives. If someone spends hours each week giving time at a local animal shelter, they’re more likely to later donate money and time once they’re established in their careers because they’ll also feel passionate about that specific cause.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now that you understand the importance of keeping volunteers content, it’s important to learn how to achieve this goal. Check back soon for part two of this blog on how to keep volunteers happy at a philanthropy!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-63483107323782807702016-08-23T16:47:00.000-07:002016-09-01T16:48:17.597-07:00Cultivating a Good Office Culture<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post was originally featured on <a href="http://arimonkarsh.com/">AriMonkarsh.com</a></span></i><br />
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You’ve probably heard that the average human being spends one-third of their life sleeping. So how do we make sure that we’re getting the most out of our sleep? We buy an expensive, adjustable mattress, we shell out money for pillows from Sweden and we take all the necessary precautions to insomnia-proof our rooms–blackout curtains, dim alarm clock, white noise generator, the works.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So what about other parts of your life? Where do you think you spend most of your time? What do you think is the one place that might matter most for the sake of your mental well-being?</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Your first thought would probably be your house–maybe your living room or den, more specifically. We do, after all, come home from work every day to our living room, relax on the couch and flick on the TV for a few hours before retiring to bed.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But what about the one place we spent eight or nine hours every weekday for years? That’s right–your office.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cultivating an atmosphere in your audience that is both beneficial to work and conducive to employee morale remaining high is </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">incredibly</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> important in the grand scheme of things. So how do we create such an environment?</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you consider yourself to be a boss, or do you consider yourself to be a leader? If you’re running the office like a totalitarian regime, it might be time to dial it back a bit. The best bosses don’t lead their employees by intimidation or by sparking fear of being terminated in their minds. Instead, they help to motivate their employees and guide them towards success, not just demand that they hit certain milestones.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone loves being told they’re good at their job. On the other hand, few are able to deal with criticism. Make sure that This goes for the management and the employees wherever you work. Opening up a two-way channel of communication between employees and management allows for critiques and corrections to be exchanged fluidly and smoothly. If someone at the office thinks that there is a better way to handle a problem they should be happy to share the idea with his or her fellow employees.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By creating a culture that revolves around an open flow of communication, employees will be more relaxed and easygoing, which will allow for a much more welcoming atmosphere.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A relaxed employee is a happy employee, and a happy employee is a hard working employee who will enjoy coming to work. By nature, office work can be stressful. Really, any work can be stressful, but looking at the same cubicle wall day after day can come close to driving a man or woman insane. So liven up the office.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make sure the office is well-lit. Dim lighting can give an air of prison, which is not particularly conducive to hard-work and fun. Having an office that has comfortable seating, a well stocked and well-furnished break room and doesn’t closely resemble Cell Block A will make the employees at any business enjoy coming to work much more than the alternate.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unless it interferes directly, let employees listen to music. Essentially, make work a place where people can get work done without constantly being on the verge of a mental breakdown.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413530486500136438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778701873737564119.post-64338544624842054382016-08-18T16:49:00.000-07:002016-09-01T16:49:51.209-07:00You Need a New Mentality, Not a Work-Life Balance<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23.8px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Go ahead and Google the phrase “work-life balance,” and see what sorts of results you get. Go ahead–I’ll wait. I wouldn’t expect you to sift through all </span><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">21 million plus</b><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> results that Google suggests for the term, as that would take up far too much of your free time. Your “life,” the crucial “good” part of that work-life balance. Without sifting too far past the first page, almost every result offers quick tips on how to better your work-life balance, how to make it the most effective it can be and how to reclaim the control that you may have lost as your work spills into your life time, and your life spills into your work time. All of these results, I’m sure, are hot takes that you undoubtedly couldn’t find anywhere else among the aforementioned 21 million results.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Except maybe once this post goes live, because I’m here to dispel the idea of a work-life balance once and for all. Strap in, because things are going to get interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First things first: you don’t need to balance your work and your life. Or at least, you shouldn’t. Perhaps if you’ve read my past posts on Business as a Game you know where I’m headed with this. The “business as a game” mentality permeates my work life (notice I used both in the same sentence in a positive connotation) to such a degree that almost every challenge I face, every scenario that gets thrown my way acts as another opponent in my game. I love games–and I love what I do. Coincidence? Probably not. It’s far more likely due to the fact that my mentality when approaching work is one that allows me to enjoy it.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When I get home from work in the evening, I don’t typically feel the need to “unwind.” I don’t feel stressed out, I feel amped up. When you enjoy what you do, your work doesn’t feel like work. “How,” you may be asking yourself, “does that sentence make any sense?” Let me break it down for you.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The word “work” carries with it a heavily negative connotation. Often the word is used as an addendum as one replies in the negative to an invitation to an event. “Sorry, I can’t go to the movies, I’ve got work,” or “no I won’t be able to make your birthday, I’m bogged down at work right now,” both clearly negative uses. It implies that work in and of itself is bad, something to be avoided if at all possible. If you look at “work” as strictly negative, you may find yourself in need of a “work-life balance,” but if you open your eyes to the fact that work </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">does not</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> have to be negative, you won’t feel that need.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t get me wrong, there are jobs we don’t enjoy doing. Maybe that’s what you’re doing wrong if you feel an intrinsic, burning desire to leave right when the clock hits 5 o’clock to balance your work and your life. The fact of the matter remains that if you’re in the right job–a job in which you enjoy doing what you do–it won’t feel like work.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don’t misconstrue this post as an inspirational “anyone can do anything” post–that’s not what I have intended. There is only one President of the United States at any given time, and there have only been 44 thus far in America’s ~240 year history. No matter how hard I try, I’m fairly certain that I won’t be number 45 on that list, or 46, 47 or 48 for that matter. Not every single person can do every single thing they set their mind to. But what you </span><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">can</i><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> do is find something you enjoy doing, and do it.</span></div>
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<span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chances are, you don’t need a better work-life balance, you just need a better job, or a better mentality.</span></div>
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