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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A Peek Behind the Scenes of Productivity Coaching
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Tolerance Tango: Finding a Balance Between Adapting Minds and Innovative Spirits
Sometimes the road ahead is paved, well-lit, cleared of debris, and visible for miles. You are the driver on a...
Creating Creates Creativity
Coming from a lineage containing what I consider “real” artists, I could not, for years, give myself any mercy or...
I LOVE After-Action Reports. Here’s why…
You have finished a huge project. You rolled the product out. You launched the initiative. The “go live” date has gone...
Productivity & Time Management
How to regain control over…everything!
In the past few days, I have been in home appliance Hades. As I hemorrhage money in the general direction of the kitchen,...
Productivity lessons from video games…seriously!
I enjoy mobile video games. Full stop. I think that this is an important admission to make at the outset of...
From Paper to Electronic Files: Do we still have the same problems in a new format?
When I opened my business in 2007, I spent lots of time guiding clients through the process of sorting, purging, and...
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.
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...
Don’t Pee on Every Mailbox
In 2019, the National Center for Youth Issues published my children’s storybook, Seraphina Does Everything. In 2020, volume...
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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