Tag: New Year

Holiday: Top 10 Business Tips For Christmas – No 2

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The Smart Train Business Tips For Christmas

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Make sure you factor in some R&R into the holiday period. Some Business owners will use the “holiday” period as a perfect procrastination and distraction excuse to delve into tasks that were not meant for December, or that have been put on the long finger and have suddenly become urgent. Be aware of your limitations and be wary of “panic” setting in.

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Employee Of The Year – 5 Reasons To Be The Best

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Success

OK, so we know some of the attributes that employers look for when hiring. However, besides the above attributes, and relevant qualifications and experience, how can you ensure that you are a great employee in 2011? And more importantly, WHY should you be?

Here are 5 reasons to be the best that you can be:

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Christmas Tips for Managing Stress

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If you are stressing about past Christmases, or any past event, then you are relying on memory to provide the stress factors. Those stress factors can limit us in our everyday tasks. If you are stressing about the coming Christmas, or any future event, then you are just imagining it and creating your own stress factors. Based on what? Future event stress is normally based on previous events, so we are back in the past, which is imaginary, remember?

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