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4 min

10 Easy (and Overlooked) Excel Tips

Want to make your time using Excel easier and less stressful? Check out these 10 Excel tips. The tips save time and make your spreadsheet...

28 Work-Life Balance Quotes to Inspire You to Work Less and Live More

Anita Chastain, MBA

6 min

28 Work-Life Balance Quotes to Inspire You to Work Less and Live More

Most people will never feel truly satisfied if work is the only thing they have in their life. So, what do you do? Prioritize...

Starting a New Job? How to Make Your First Day a Raving Success.

Anita Chastain, MBA

9 min

Starting a New Job? How to Make Your First Day a Raving Success.

Preparation is the key to success in work and life. Your first goal in starting a new job isn't memorize everything written in your job...

Feeling distracted? 10 Ways to Get Focused at Work

Anita Chastain, MBA

7 min

Feeling distracted? 10 Ways to Get Focused at Work

"Ignore the noise. Focus on your work." - Unknown Some days it's hard to get focused at work. Today was a good example: I wasted the...

Anita Chastain, MBA

3 min

3 Tips to Reduce Work from Home Stress

Many people find it challenging to transition from an office to working from home. Here are three ways to make the transition easier.

5 Tips for Your First Work from Home Job

Anita Chastain, MBA

4 min

5 Tips for Your First Work from Home Job

I've worked from home for almost half of my career. In that time I've learned a few things about how to make working from home easier.

7 Things You Can Do When You Hate Your Job but Can't Quit

Anita Chastain, MBA

7 min

7 Things You Can Do When You Hate Your Job but Can't Quit

Stuck in a bad job? Do you start dreading Monday on Sunday afternoon? Here are 7 things you can do to make a bad job better.

9 Ways to Avoid a Complete Meltdown When You’re Stressed Out at Work

Anita Chastain, MBA

7 min

9 Ways to Avoid a Complete Meltdown When You’re Stressed Out at Work

Because walking off the job isn’t an option for most people, here are 9 things you can do to get control of the situation.

Anita Chastain, MBA

8 min

How to Apply Minimalism at Work

I became a minimalist because I wanted to decomplicate my life. In the beginning, my path to minimalism wasn’t inspired by a desire to get

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