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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How to set goals when you are burned out
My friend Lou is the most positive and upbeat person that I know. We met in college, and my life is better for having her...
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How to set goals when you are burned out
My friend Lou is the most positive and upbeat person that I know. We met in college, and my life is better for having her...
A 3-Step Process for Setting Boundaries in Relationships
There is a lot of advice dispensed on the interwebs about the importance of setting boundaries, including from me. We are...
The ULTIMATE Office Chair
A few weeks ago, I was doomscrolling Facebook and ran across this post from one of my friends, Michael Lawley: Umm....
Productivity & Time Management
The ULTIMATE Office Chair
A few weeks ago, I was doomscrolling Facebook and ran across this post from one of my friends, Michael Lawley: Umm....
Do Your Coworkers Want to Divorce You?
Productivity is more than a well-managed email inbox and a comprehensive to-do list. Those things are important, but...
Virtual Meeting Mistakes That Cause “Zoom Fatigue”
As a productivity coach who has almost exclusively been Zooming since 2015, I feel defensive when I read or hear someone...
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.
How to set goals when you are burned out
My friend Lou is the most positive and upbeat person that I know. We met in college, and my life is better for having her...
Only Time will Tell: A discourse on Greek rhetoric and Gin Blossoms
One of my favorite songs is 29 by Gin Blossoms. The lyrics describe growing up and learning from the experiences of your...
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...
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.
A 3-Step Process for Setting Boundaries in Relationships
There is a lot of advice dispensed on the interwebs about the importance of setting boundaries, including from me. We are...
When did isolation become so…comfortable?
It’s time to get out. My family is fully vaccinated. Beautiful downtown Savannah beckons. Tybee Island is ready and waiting...
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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