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Blog Post: Eliminate Your Bad Quarantine Habits Before Returning to the Office: Countless months of lonesome coffees and daily commutes which require rolling out of bed, slipping into our comfiest attire, and opening our laptop lid. Lockdown has forced us to become…; Added by Caitlin Purvis at 11:42am on January 21, 2021

Blog Post: Merry Christmas, Bob (It's Motivation Time, RBC-World!): A buddy of mine writes articles for a site called T-Nation.com (the 'T' stands for testosterone, so they're shooting for a target market somewhat adjacent to RBC :P ) Anyway, he wrote an article…; Added by Joshua Letourneau at 8:59pm on July 24, 2008

Blog Post: Interview Day - It's go time!: So the blessed day has come, you have your interview. We have already talked about how to prep before your interview day - now some last minute fine tuning…; Added by Bill Meirs at 11:26am on April 7, 2009

Blog Post: Helicopter Management - Are You Holding Your People Back?: We all know about helicopter parents – those nuts who start off doing their kids' homework and end up filling out their job applications – but what about helicopter managers? I don’t…; Added by Katy Tynan at 4:46pm on March 29, 2010

Blog Post: 4 Ways to Give Your Employees a Work-Life Balance This Summer: I know far too many company leaders that avoid time off or other perks…; Added by Sean Pomeroy at 3:59pm on May 6, 2014

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Blog Post: Wellbeing Balance: How Managers Can Look After Their Own Mental Health: Focus on employees’ wellbeing is often at the forefront of forward-thinking, caring businesses. In fact, as company owners or managers, you have a duty to ensure that your team is comfortable. Not…; Added by Jake Holyoak at 9:11am on March 31, 2022

Topic: I'll Never Make Another Resolution: anything. I look at like a time of renewal. Like everything has expired and I need to decide if I want to renew or not, kind of like a magazine subscription. Did I get anything out of this practice? Do I want to renew that contract? If it required a new year in order for me to change something or do something better, was I really ready to make that change? I have to look at this practically. Is there a bad habit that I need to give up? Is there a good habit I need to take up? Is there a way of living or treating others that I should adopt? I have to think that many us fail miserably at accomplishing a resolution, otherwise, most of us would be perfect by now. I can’t think of a time in my life when a resolution stuck with me for longer than a month. Anything that I fully committed to was not done by making a top of the year statement – it was done because I recognized a need for change. Several years ago, I wanted to be more fit, in better shape. I knew it would take me letting go of about 1.5 hours a day and committing to a strenuous workout routine and a change in diet. I was married, at the time, to a law enforcement officer who was fanatical about working out. He jogged 60 miles a week, lifted free weights and performed hundreds of crunches and push-ups every single day. While part of my motivation was for self-improvement, mostly it was a need to keep up – to keep up with a partner who found this type of behavior important, important enough to permanently alter his lifestyle. I made the changes I thought necessary and I stuck with them. These changes were made when I was ready. I still live a healthy lifestyle. I try and walk every day and eat a balanced diet. But the extreme with which I initially dove into fitness, ultimately proved too extreme after a few years. I altered, once again, to fit my lifestyle. Rolling with the punches, changing as necessary, doing what is best for you or your family. These things all must be considered prior to making severe changes to which you may not even stick. I won’t be buying another elliptical machine. The last treadmill was the last treadmill. The hills around my home are my gym membership. Living to see grandchildren is my motivation. On this, I am resolute. by rayannethorn …; Added by Rayanne at 2:11pm on January 5, 2011

Blog Post: Why Successful People Do So Little and Why You Should Too: Ever since lockdown ensued in early March, we’ve been rather limited in the decisions we’ve been able to make in regard to what we do. Whether it’s visiting friends and family, going out for…; Added by Caitlin Purvis at 5:22am on November 23, 2020

Topic: Potentially Obvious: ut 26 years old, I was batting in the 700s, my arm was so good that I had been moved to shortstop after a summer of intense training to tame that, sometimes, wild arm. It seemed like my years in softball were finally paying off and I was preparing for the best year I had ever had - would have ever had. Yes, I said would have. Several of us got together for a Saturday morning practice. We had an intense workout and were just packing up when a few guys that played in a men's league approached us and asked if we'd like to scrimmage - play a practice game. Pu-lease, they asking a bunch of competitive women if they wanted to play against some guys who were begging to be beat... Of course, we said yes and the game began. A couple innings in, I had hit a single that dropped in, just past second base. The next batter hit a single as well and I had rounded second when the ball was thrown to third. I effortlessly switched directions but the ball had then been tossed to second and there it was: a pickle. It had been since I was fourteen that I was last involved in a pickle. The ball was again tossed to third as I switched directions once more. But this time, the switch was not so effortless. My body went one way, but my cleat stayed implanted, pointing the opposite direction. The pop resonated throughout my entire body. Something in my knee snapped and I went down, with an immediate loss of stability. I sat there in the dirt for a bit wondering what had just happened. I tried to stand but my right knee felt like a noodle - a cooked one. I knew it wasn't good, but my blind hope was just that - blind. The next morning, the swelling was tremendous and a doctor's visit proved my weak stomach as two vials of fluid were removed from my knee by a mega-syringe. I was told that I probably just tore my cartilage a bit and I needed to rest my knee for two weeks. At this point, my biggest concern was the fact that I may lose my spot at shortstop and two weeks seemed like way too long, but wait I did. And my first game back, I played catch... The second defensive play of the game I stepped out toward the mound to catch a pop-up. My second step took me down as my knee lost stability again and that's when I knew it was over. My anterior cruciate ligament had snapped. It would be eighteen years and five surgeries before it would be repaired properly. My desire to play pushed me to not rest, to not be careful, to not be mindful and it cost me - it cost me dearly. The sleepless nights where pain kept me from truly resting seemed endless. I refused to recognize my injury and continued on in my life, like nothing was wrong. Kneeling by a bathtub to give my babies a bath was excruciating, even driving, the angle of my bent leg caused me a significant amount of pain. Had I listened to my pain to begin with, it might not have been as bad - but I refused to hear- refused to listen. Sometimes, there are obvious signs when a deal goes bad, when a potential placement just isn't the right one. It is easy to ignore those signs, especially if it has been a difficult recruitment or a protracted search. We need to remember the damage and extra time that will be added to the process if we refuse to see the obvious, if we shun our gut. Sometimes, roadblocks are put in our way for a reason. Sometimes, it's worth the "fight through it." The hard part is figuring out which ones to fight through and which ones to embrace the obvious. by rayannethorn…; Added by Rayanne at 1:44am on September 16, 2010