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Does your company have a disaster plan? If you haven't been thinking about your emergency plan at work (or at home!), now is the best time to start. Here are a few starting points.

Admin unicorns, are you and your company prepared for a disaster? Does your staff know what to do in case of an earthquake, fire, flood, bomb threat, or active shooter? Often we don’t think about these things until they are actually happening – and then it is too late.

On October 18, my company took part in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill. During the process of preparing for this…

What are The Four Keys to Happiness at Work?

This week, I started the first of three courses for the professional certificate in The Science of Happiness at Work.  In the first course, The Foundations of Happiness at Work, the instructors define happiness at work as “feeling an overall sense of enjoyment at work; being able to gracefully handle setbacks; connecting amicably with colleagues, coworkers, clients, and customers; and knowing…

Lifelong Learning and Workplace Happiness

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE learning new things. I was one of those kids who  read voraciously and questioned everything (especially authority ;-)). Consequently, I grew up to be an adult that loves to read and questions everything; How does it work? What causes that to happen? Why is it done that way? Is there a better way to do it? How have other people done it?  What are some best…

Don’t Take It Personally

One of my favorite books is The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. Since I posted about complaining at work, I’ve been meditating a lot on the second agreement: Don’t take anything personally.

“Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally. Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; they are in a…

Does Complaining Do More Harm than Good?

Whether at work or elsewhere, I’m sure that all of us can agree that venting about an irritating client, coworker, task, or project can feel very cathartic. And honestly, I think the occasional venting session with a cool confidant can be beneficial, especially if that conversation actually leads to getting to the root of what is really giving us the feels and finding skillful ways to address it.…

The very situations that incite discomfort can be a teacher

I am loving Laura Peck’s recent blog post; it was just what I needed to read today.

The world is my field of practice and my warrior inner strength will not come from resisting my fears or walling myself off from those who are different. The very situations that incite discomfort in me can be a teacher.

For me, this means that all annoyances great and small provide an opportunity to practice…

How are Conferences and Meetings Impacting our Environment?

In my recent Earth Day post I reminded you about how horrible plastic is for ocean life. Lately, I’ve been ruminating on how branded promotional products aka “swag” must be impacting our environment. I mean, how many times have you returned from a conference or other big event with free swag that consisted of a lot of superfluous plastic and other non-biodegradable materials that will just sit…