You Can’t Grade Your Own Homework: How to Get Organized for 2016 With the new year around the corner it’s a good time to get organized. For many of us, however, thinking of this kind involves an interior monologue along the lines… Read More
‘Tis the Season to Prove You’re an Irreplaceable Employee! By Ritika Trikha, CareerBliss Writer, on December 11, 2012 Things are always a little hectic at the office during the holidays — what with all the parties, vacations, gift-giving and… Read More
Wow—it’s Time to Buy My Colleagues/My Boss/My Clients a Present Yes, it seems it’s that time of year—not my favorite, if you must know. (In fact, in my dream world, I would be like Sleeping Beauty: eating the apple that… Read More
It You’re Not Grateful for It, Maybe It’s Time for the Old Heave Ho As you’ve likely noticed, this week is a time when everybody has a lot to say about being thankful for this and that– and that’s wonderful. In addition, my plan… Read More
Work is Worship: “Slowly, Slowly, All is Coming” Fourteen years ago I was traveling with my father through Sikkim, a land of many marvelous customs (Consider, for example, that their national dish is made with orchids.) Among them… Read More
Welcome to “The Year of Absurd Prosperity”: The Readiness is All Before I begin, allow me to wish you happy, jolly, merry, joy. Regardless of what’s on your calendar for the holidays—whether it’s hosting 100 of your nearest and dearest or… Read More
Wow—it’s Time to Buy My Colleagues/My Boss/My Clients a Present Yes, it seems it’s that time of year—not my favorite, if you must know. (In fact, in my dream world, I would be like Sleeping Beauty: eating the apple that… Read More
3 Rules for Wowing Your Holiday Office Party Ah, the holiday office party! For many adults it fills the function once held by Sweet Sixteen festivities or bar/bat mitvahs: an anticipated occasion fraught with both dread and anticipation.… Read More
Why Wait? Start Your New Year’s Resolution December 1 Tomorrow is December 1. For many, this marks the start of holiday “merriment,” complete with indulgence into at least four of the seven deadly sins. Now, I’m no prude– I… Read More
How Can You Make Your Resolution a Reality? It’s all in the Timing “Timing: the alpha and omega of aerialists, jugglers, actors, diplomats, publicists, generals, prize fighters, revolutionists, financiers, dictators, lovers.” Marlene Dietrich didn’t speak often, but in this instance it was worth… Read More