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Coming Soon: Productivity Solutions for Solopreneurs

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I’ve just returned from an inspiring four days up in Santa Clara for Brendon Burchard’s Experts Academy, and the experience has compelled me to create Ridiculously Efficient productivity solutions for solopreneurs. [Read more...]

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TED Talk Tuesday: Rob Legato on Creating Awe

By Marissa Brassfield 08/28/12

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This inspiring TED talk by Rob Legato might be derived from the entertainment industry, but the ethics and pride of workmanship that are the backbone of the talk cross subject lines. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: employee engagement, engagement, motivation, TED, worker engagement

TED Talk Tuesday: Larry Smith on Excuses and Your Career

By Marissa Brassfield 08/21/12

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Sometimes you need a good laugh, and Larry Smith is here to deliver. In this hilarious TED talk, Smith address the many ways people excuse themselves from pursuing their dreams. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: failure, motivation, TED

Weekend Reading: Guest Posts 8/13 – 8/17

By Marissa Brassfield 08/19/12

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This week’s guest posts cover career-switching, social media and professionalism, and the perils of multitasking. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Productivity, Work Productivity Tagged With: infographic, infographics, motivation, multitasking, productivity, social media, telecommuting, work productivity

TED Talk Tuesday: Neil Pasricha on Being Awesome

By Marissa Brassfield 08/7/12

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In this fun, inspiring TED talk, Neil Pasricha, author of the No. 1 International Bestseller “The Book of Awesome,” guides his audience through the 3 A’s of awesome. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: motivation, Neil Pasricha, TED

TED Talk Tuesday: Ric Elias’ Lessons From a Plane Crash

By Marissa Brassfield 07/31/12

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In this inspiring TED Talk, Ric Elias, the CEO of Red Ventures, shares the three things he learned while his plane crashed. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: inspiration, motivation, Ric Elias, TED

Summer Fridays and Productivity

By Marissa Brassfield 07/27/12

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Many offices have some form of Summer Fridays, but this ecard from someecards illustrates one pitfall of such an initiative: low productivity. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management, Team Productivity Tagged With: goal setting, goals, incentives, management, management strategies, motivation, productivity, summer fridays, work productivity

5 Inspiring Business Stories

By Marissa Brassfield 07/23/12

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Starting the week off with inspiring stories from the business world seems like the perfect way to beat a case of the Mondays. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: inspiration, motivation

TED Talk Tuesday: Shawn Achor on the Happy Secret to Better Work

By Marissa Brassfield 07/17/12

In this inspiring and quite funny TED talk, positive psychologist Shawn Anchor shares his views on how happiness relates to productivity. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: emotional recharging, motivation, Shawn Achor, TED

Indifference at Work

By Marissa Brassfield 07/13/12

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Let’s face it: we all occasionally get what I call a case of the f*ck-its. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: motivation, productivity, work productivity

TED Talk Tuesday: Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of Motivation

By Marissa Brassfield 07/10/12

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In this TED talk, Dan Pink gives a persuasive argument that might make you rethink the way managers should motivate. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: Dan Pink, Daniel Pink, management, management skills, management strategies, motivation

The Importance of Context

By Marissa Brassfield 07/6/12

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This ecard from someecards may be a bit dramatic, but it does highlight an essential point for a high-performance worker: context. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: high-performance teams, high-performance workers, motivation, personal productivity, productivity, work productivity

TED Talk Tuesday: Susan Cain on the Power of Introverts

By Marissa Brassfield 06/19/12

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“There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas,” says author and lecturer Susan Cain. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: inspiration, motivation, Susan Cain, TED

5 Tips on Managing and Motivating Millennials

By Marissa Brassfield 06/18/12

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Millennials have often been maligned as being entitled or difficult to manage. Maybe they’re just misunderstood. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Management, Team Productivity Tagged With: management, management skills, management strategies, millennial workers, millennials, motivation