Dr. Melissa’s Blog
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Since 2009, I have been writing articles about office organization, time management, work/life balance, email management, and productivity. I am passionate about helping people better manage the hours they choose to spend working and enjoy their non-work time as well.
I also believe in authenticity in my writing. One of my readers describes my blog as a place where I offer my head, my hands, and my heart to others. You will find posts about my struggles with perfectionism interspersed with humorous stories about my family and how we cope with life. This is a place where I choose to be brave and vulnerable with you.
My blog posts are broken down into three major areas:
- Productivity & Time Management
- Goals & Planning
- Life Balance & Self Care
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Taking Inventory of 2020 with Duct Tape, Henry the VIII, and Forrest Gump
Do you remember the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, and Demi Moore? Of course, you do. Picture the...
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Taking Inventory of 2020 with Duct Tape, Henry the VIII, and Forrest Gump
Do you remember the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, and Demi Moore? Of course, you do. Picture the...
A Complete Guide to Having an Accountability Partner
Maintaining your productivity can feel like a solitary endeavor – just you and your task list or calendar. While...
How do you keep a journal? Just say “ARGH!”
I stink at journaling. Journaling is a productive use of time. It has been shown to: Relieve anxiety and depression...
Productivity & Time Management
A Complete Guide to Having an Accountability Partner
Maintaining your productivity can feel like a solitary endeavor – just you and your task list or calendar. While...
Working from Home…how research informs our current and future world of work
In July 2020, I was invited by Mike O’Neill of Bench Builders, a workforce consulting firm, to speak on a webinar about...
Is Bravery the Opposite of Procrastination?
In the past two months, I have done some wonderfully brave things. I picked myself up, dusted off my chaps, straightened my...
Goals & Planning
Do you have a mountaintop in the distance toward which you direct your steps? Or, are you wandering through the valley avoiding obstacles and navigating around rivers? These posts are here to help you set goals and increase your motivation to achieve them.
Do you have a mountaintop in the distance toward which you direct your steps? Or, are you wandering through the valley avoiding obstacles and navigating around rivers? These posts are here to help you set goals and increase your motivation to achieve them.
Managing our Impulses: A Call to Action
In the world of marketing, a Call to Action (CTA) is the part of an advertisement where the viewer/reader/listener is asked...
How psychological tests can change your life…and the world
Psychometrics is “the science of measuring mental capacities and processes.” Early in grad school at Virginia Tech, I was a...
Good, Fast, and Cheap…Pick Two
I was in my early 20s when I first heard the truism above in a project management class. The implications of “Good,...
Life Balance & Self Care
You are a human being, not a human doing. You do not hang up your humanity when you enter your workspace. These posts will help you recognize that your work and personal life can be integrated and fulfilling.
You are a human being, not a human doing. You do not hang up your humanity when you enter your workspace. These posts will help you recognize that your work and personal life can be integrated and fulfilling.
Taking Inventory of 2020 with Duct Tape, Henry the VIII, and Forrest Gump
Do you remember the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, and Demi Moore? Of course, you do. Picture the...
How do you keep a journal? Just say “ARGH!”
I stink at journaling. Journaling is a productive use of time. It has been shown to: Relieve anxiety and depression...
Are we broken?
This year has been tough. Understatement, right? I won’t waste time listing all the things that have changed or disappeared...
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