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Merry Christmas, Modern Workers
2007-12-25 22:03:00 Christmas has arrived and I wish everyone a fantastic holiday break. Hopefully you are surrounded my friends and family. If you’re browsing for something to read this crisp, food-filled day, I recommend the following posts. Cheers! Modern Worker Week in Review - Blogosphere Santa Edition Holidays Have You Feeling Tired? 5 Tips for Amazing Weekend Sleep Reboot Your ... More About: Christmas , Workers , Blogging , Merry Christmas
Modern Worker Week in Review - Blogosphere Santa Edition
2007-12-21 16:03:00 I’m settling into a few days away from my full-time job to relax and celebrate Christmas with family, so needless to say I’m excited to be near my loved ones. It’ll be a good opportunity to recharge my creativity and work on the blog here at Modern-Worker.com How is everyone’s drafting of New Year’s resolutions coming ... More About: Review , Blogging , Blogosphere , Santa , Week
Holidays Have You Feeling Tired? 5 Tips for Amazing Weekend Sleep
2007-12-19 16:15:00 The holidays present a time of fun, exciting get-togethers, but sleep is often unwillingly ignored throughout December into the new year. More after-work activities and rushing around buying up gifts can wear on energy levels. That being said, I’ve compiled 5 tried and true methods for snoozing better when stacking Zs can be elusive on ... More About: Personal , Holidays , Health , Tips , Weekend
Reboot Your Morning Routine - The Night Before
2007-12-17 14:58:00 I’m willing to bet you’ve experienced on one too many occasions the effects of not having enough time to prepare for work after that alarm clock sounds the digital battle cry. To err is to be human, but beyond the darkness of consistently being ruled by clock there exists a promising light of promptness. Attaining ... More About: Organization , Productivity , Night , Changing , Morning
Modern Worker Week in Review - Full-On Design Edition
2007-12-14 16:26:00 I’ve been involved with a lot of design lately at work, and it has been a great source of self-discovery in regards to keeping creativity afloat. Staying increasingly focused has been a fun challenge and new content by some of my favorite bloggers have fueled my productivity fire. Holiday Gift Guide, Part 4: Frugal Homemade Gifts ... More About: Design , Review , Blogging , Week , Modern
Start Your Day with Mental Stretches
2007-12-13 16:02:00 This is a guest posting by Lise of Frugal in the Fruitlands. Her blog is a fantastic resource for plumping your wallet through inventive saving techniques. (subscribe to her feed here) Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book Finding Flow suggests that we are happiest as humans when we pursue tasks that are challenging, but not so challenging that they ... More About: Mental , Blogging , Productivity , Start , Learning
No-One Will Do ?It? For You
2007-12-12 15:35:00 Warning: this post may contain writing hazardous to lazy attitudes! Why is that a much too large percentage of the workforce is scared to take a white-knuckled kung-fu grip on the reigns of their career? This, an often thought question in my mind, has bobbed along on the meniscus of my consciousness for years. Now, everyone ... More About: Workplace , Attitude
Follow-up: New Year?s Resolutions
2007-12-11 16:37:00 (This is a follow-up to “How to Make and Keep New Year ’s Resolutions”) Last week, I posted an article here at Modern Worker about making and keeping new year’s resolutions. Additionally, I included a list of 10 goals to help get that process of choosing a resolution(s) going. Being that this blog is lucky and grateful to ... More About: Personal , Changing , Attitude
Stuck in Neutral? 5 Ways to Boost Past the Mundane
2007-12-10 16:05:00 1 - Educational challenges - What was once massaged your brain into stimulation can become a nuisance after repeated experiences. This is actually one of the leading causes in folks switching jobs/careers. Keep a fresh supply of mental chewing gum by digging into War and Peace, attempting a new language or revisiting high school mathematics. How ... More About: Inspiration , Changing , Past , Learning , Attitude
How Watching TV Helps My Career
2007-12-07 15:53:00 (This post is part of an ongoing ?Give Yourself a Break? series) There was a point several years back that I was, well… maxed out. By that, I mean appointments for school/work/fun back-to-back and day-in-day-out. There’s only so long that a person can go without relaxation. I soon realized this and knew that simplifying my schedule ... More About: Health , Career , Watching , Attitude
Alive and Kicking
2007-11-16 01:23:00 Here at Modern Worker headquarters, it’s been a busy past week! Ok, there’re no official HQs, however I have been focusing on some professional advancements. Not to fear though, as I have drafted some helpful posts which will begin to appear Monday, along with a new radio show episode. “Woot!” Wishing you all the best in ... More About: Alive , Kicking
Make You Say ?Duh? - Energy Drinks Stimulate Heart
2007-11-07 20:17:00 CBS is reporting that energy drinks jack up heart heart and blood pressure, due to caffeine levels found in Red Bulls, Rockstars, etc. I’m glad to the info is being published, and it really makes me wonder what misconceptions surround these mini jolts-in-a-can. “In a small study, they found that drinking just two cans of a ... More About: Health , Drinks , Energy , Heart , Learning
Feeling Stressed? 10 Guaranteed Stress Busters
2007-11-07 18:35:00 Occasional pressure is part of any job, but how you deal with it is what matters most. Coworkers have shared many stress-busting tips with me over the years and I feel it’s on me now to pass them along to you. I’m a mellow guy, so I rarely have to turn to these, but they’re ... More About: Personal , Health , Workplace , Stress , Attitude
Torre Dodges Heat from Yanks Fans - Learn How To Gracefully Switch Jobs
2007-11-06 17:41:00 Various surveys and studies show that Americans switch jobs between 10 and 15 times through their career(s). Joe Torre is an exception to this, as the majority of his professional path has been with the highly successful New York Yankees baseball franchise as head coach. In the light of an uncharacteristic season of poor performance, ... More About: Fans , Jobs , Workplace , Employment , Heat
Nintendo Wii Wisdom with MoneyNing
2007-11-05 22:06:00 The Nintendo Wii video game console has taken the world by storm since its release last year. Not only is it being played by youngsters, but many older professionals like myself are getting in the action. The highly sought-after, hard-to-find platform comes at an attractive price point and provides some serious fun for both serious ... More About: Finance , Nintendo Wii , Blogging , Wisdom
Why Perceived Convenience can be a Ripoff
2007-11-02 16:29:00 The rumble in my stomach this morning could have been satisfied by some high fiber cereal and fruit at home, but I wanted to arrive early at the office to do some personal organization. The perfect solution appeared to be stopping off for a couple of breakfast tacos from a local shop on my way ... More About: Personal , Productivity , Convenience , Learning
Free WiFi Hotspot Locations Directory - WiFi411
2007-11-01 18:47:00 Free WiFi is a saving grace for the hard working professional who needs to check e-mail from an airport terminal, download appointments at a lunch meeting, or instant message with a co-worker between Spicy Pumpkin Lattes at Starbucks. Although WiFi spots are fairly easy to come by with the crack of a laptop, the challenge ... More About: Technology , Free , Directory , Wifi , Locations
Has Adobe Heard of Spellcheck?
2007-10-31 18:04:00 Adobe, creators of fine software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and the AIR web application development environment…have made a boo-boo that I just couldn’t help but bring about here on the Modern Worker blog. Let me say that Adobe is one my favorite companies in the design/web industry, which is why I hate to see them slipping ... More About: Technology , Adobe , Organization , Spell
French President Sarkozy Leaves CBS Interview Amidst Scandal Questions
2007-10-30 22:19:00 Nicolas Sarkozy was interviewed by CBS recently and had left the set once personal questions regarding the cheating scandal surrounding his wife was brought up. “No, no. This is stupid,” Sarkozy was heard to be saying as he removed his microphone and began to walk out on CBS “reporter” Lesley Stahl. What a messy self-representation ... More About: President , Questions , French , Scandal , Interview
Record Effective Voicemail Greetings
2007-10-22 17:45:00 Don’t be the person with the barely recognizable voice, muttering incoherently into the receiver’s ear about how you somehow aren’t at your desk. Be clear, concise and friendly so you’re voicemail is a greeting and not a nightmare. Honestly, it’s doesn’t take much to craft an effective, yet pleasant voice mail intro. As long as you’re ... More About: Personal , Workplace , Attitude , Voicemail , Record
Weekend Reading Round-up
2007-10-19 22:47:00 As the weekend fast approaches, I’d like to direct you to some reading that will fatten your wallet and introduce some new ways of thinking when it comes to handling finances on your days off the job. 5 thoroughly enjoyable articles by none other than MoneyNing… Opportunities Are Everywhere, Even at Chick-Fil-A Why Do We Read and ... More About: Reading , Finance , Blogging , Round Up , Weekend
Liverpool Postal Workers End Strike - What Do You Think?
2007-10-18 22:28:00 Across the pond from the U.S., postal workers in Liverpool , England were on strike for the past several day. Nine days, to be exact. The members of the Communication Worker’s Union (CWU) went on an unofficial strike last week apparently over the rights to local negotiations about flex schedules. As you can imagine, no deliveries ... More About: Workers , Workplace , Postal , Strike
Cox Enterprises Spamming Blog Action Day Participants
2007-10-17 17:00:00 UPDATE: I thank Elizabeth for leaving a comment and apologizing for the message. If every employee of Cox were as well-spoken and responsible as she seems to be; the company would thrive a lot more Cox Enterprises is despised by thousands, possibly millions of Internet users through the U.S. due to their horrifically flawed customer ... More About: Personal , Action , Spamming , Blogging , Blog
WordPress Tested My Management Skills Today
2007-10-16 19:48:00 I was challenged today by the thoroughly flawed WordPress 2.3 upgrade process. For those who do not know, WordPress is a personal blogging platform/CMS that powers this site and millions worldwide. Generally, I am extremely satisfied with Matt Mullengweg’s product, and somewhat pleased with how he treats his customers. This morning’s surprise, was a horse ... More About: Wordpress , Personal , Technology , Management , Blogging
WordPress Tested My Management Skills Today
2007-10-16 19:48:00 I was challenged today by the thoroughly flawed WordPress 2.3 upgrade process. For those who do not know, WordPress is a personal blogging platform/CMS that powers this site and millions worldwide. Generally, I am extremely satisfied with Matt Mullengweg’s product, and somewhat pleased with how he treats his customers. This morning’s surprise, was a horse ... More About: Wordpress , Personal , Technology , Management , Blogging
Are You Asking Yourself These Questions About?Paper? - Blog Action Day
2007-10-15 18:27:00 Today is Blog Action Day and Modern-Worker.com is doing its part to support the growth of environmental knowledge. Many celebs have gone “green” lately as a trendy fashion statement, but I urge you to be smart in the use of office products and in your personal lives to save not only cash, but our environment as ... More About: Questions , Organization , Workplace , Blogging
Are You Asking Yourself These Questions About?Paper? - Blog Action Day
2007-10-15 18:27:00 Today is Blog Action Day and Modern-Worker.com is doing its part to support the growth of environmental knowledge. Many celebs have gone “green” lately as a trendy fashion statement, but I urge you to be smart in the use of office products and in your personal lives to save not only cash, but our environment as ... More About: Questions , Organization , Workplace , Blogging
Modern Worker Blog Design Update
2007-10-12 17:18:00 Out with the old and in with the new…design. You might have noticed the weekly radio show has been napping for the past couple weeks. This is because I have been spending my extra time on formulating a new design here, which takes elements from the old layout but incorporates a better color scheme and ... More About: Design , Blogging , Blog , Update , Modern
Modern Worker Blog Design Update
2007-10-12 17:18:00 Out with the old and in with the new…design. You might have noticed the weekly radio show has been napping for the past couple weeks. This is because I have been spending my extra time on formulating a new design here, which takes elements from the old layout but incorporates a better color scheme and ... More About: Design , Blogging , Blog , Update , Modern
Blind Painter John Bramblitt Will Inspire You
More articles from this author:2007-10-11 20:20:00 Today I’d like to share with you a young man I learned of this morning who truly inspired me. I’m sure you’ll be just as touched as I was, by University of North Texas senior John Bramblitt. Bramblitt, blinded years ago by epilepsy has found painting to be an increasingly enjoyable avenue for expressing the powerful ... More About: Inspiration , Attitude , Blind , Painter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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