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Organization Habits That’ll Make Your Business Insanely Productive

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Taylor / January 22nd, 2015 / No Comments

An organized work space is a productive work space. I learned this first hand after working for two employers in the same industry whose organization habits were like night and day. My first company was neurotically organized, so much so that our personal offices were annually audited down to the location of our stapler. If something as small as a paperclip was out of place it could affect our overall...

Posted in: Business, Career and Work, Life Hacks

How to Get Better Sleep in 2015

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Taylor / January 2nd, 2015 / No Comments

Did you get enough sleep in 2014? I’m fairly certain I didn’t and most of you will probably agree. The stresses of work, raising a family, and keeping a social life can wreak havoc on our sleep scheduling. Yet without decent sleep we can’t be our most productive; no matter how many late nights we dedicate to getting work done. I speak on this from experience. As a first time business...

Posted in: General, Life Hacks Tagged with: life hacks, productivity, sleep

7 Cheap Last Minute Christmas Gifts People Will Appreciate

Taylor / December 24th, 2014 / 1 Comment

Can you believe that Christmas is nearly upon us? You have just a week to find thoughtful gifts for your spouse, family, friends, co-workers, and boss. And if you’re anything like me, you haven’t even started shopping but you’re hoping to find some gifts that people will actually appreciate. I can’t help but think of how many past kitschy gifts I’ve received that are...

Posted in: Life Hacks, Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: Christmas gift, gifts, holiday

How to Set Goals for 2015 When Your Past Resolutions Failed

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Taylor / December 18th, 2014 / 3 Comments

It’s that time of year again. One holiday down and the other’s are quickly approaching. We’re spending more money than usual on gifts, decor, and entertaining. Our clothes are slowly getting tighter from holiday party food binges. And the closing of another year inspires us to make resolutions. In the back of our minds we’re vowing to take control of our finances, weight, or...

Posted in: Business, Career and Work, Life Hacks Tagged with: New Year's Resolutions, setting goals