Planning Your Maternity Leave Can Make a Difference Navigating pregnancy and being a new mother is a challenge. Then add work, and it gets more complex. Let’s face it, you may experience a shift in your career in the time that you are pregnant and once you have a new baby. Picture this. You announce you are pregnant at work and it is a very trying time for you, needing to figure out so much (plus morning sickness – hello!) Firstly, research has shown that maternal bias kicks in the moment a woman announces her pregnancy. Maternal wall bias is when a woman’s proficiency is questioned, just because she is…
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How you can build your own unique work life balance: Plus free check list to help you figure it out
Work-life balance, having work and life on opposing sides with just the perfect amount of time spent on each side – is not achievable. This pursuit of perfection will never happen. Life is messy. Instead, focus on building your unique lifestyle where you are okay with how you prioritize different elements of your life. That is a work-life balance (or integration) to me. Teaching others how you want to be treated is a key element of work-life balance. By setting boundaries, we teach others how we want to be treated. Handpicked Post: You worked so hard this week! 5 Easy Ways to Treat Yourself over the weekend You cannot blame your boss or your…
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Ace Your To Do Lists With These 7 Tips (Plus Free Weekly Planner)
I am one of those people, who get a little bit of a kick out of it when I scratch things off my to-do list. Lately, my to do list has exploded. I find myself often getting distracted and overwhelmed. With work, home, studies, and the blog it has create the need for me to carefully plan my time. To not get lost in everything I need to do, I have set a few routines for myself to help me focus and achieve my goals. Without focus, I am much slower and sluggish when I need to do anything. Some of which are new and some of which are old…
