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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The Unproductive Practice of Presenteeism
If you have never heard the term presenteeism before, I’ll bet you are a bit confused. After all, aren’t we supposed to be...
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The Unproductive Practice of Presenteeism
If you have never heard the term presenteeism before, I’ll bet you are a bit confused. After all, aren’t we supposed to be...
Do you have a job, a career, or a calling?
My young adult daughter is on a quest. Her quest is not an Indiana Jones-esque excursion through prehistoric booby traps...
Perimenopause and Productivity
NOTE: If you have ovaries or love someone who has ovaries, this post is for you. I follow The Holderness Family on...
Productivity & Time Management
Perimenopause and Productivity
NOTE: If you have ovaries or love someone who has ovaries, this post is for you. I follow The Holderness Family on...
Trello: A Great Way to Manage Ideas, Tasks, Projects, and More
If you have ever worked with me, you likely know that I have a love match with Outlook Tasks. I rely on it for my survival...
The Bittersweet Reality of “Found Time”
Yesterday, my son passed his road test and got his license to drive. He is our youngest, so the days of school drop offs,...
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.
Do you have a job, a career, or a calling?
My young adult daughter is on a quest. Her quest is not an Indiana Jones-esque excursion through prehistoric booby traps...
Can you help MORE people by being LESS available?
I am working with a client who is a college professor, department head, committee leader, published author, researcher,...
Variety is the Spice of…Business!
Yes, I have been radio silent (blog silent?) for the past couple of months. One reason is that I have been working on...
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.
The Unproductive Practice of Presenteeism
If you have never heard the term presenteeism before, I’ll bet you are a bit confused. After all, aren’t we supposed to be...
The Curse of the HIPO
There are people in this world whose abilities, both innate and grown, are beautiful and desirable to employers. Like the...
You don’t have to be GOOD at doing what you LOVE
Many things in life come with expectations of good performance. Good students receive high grades. Good workers receive...
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