The rise of the didnt-have-time-to-dine culture

The rise of the ‘didn’t-have-time-to-dine’ culture by Michael Cheary Three in five UK workers are given less than an hour for their lunch break68% of people dont take  the full amount of time allocatedTwo in three admit that they don’t actually eat at lunch62% of UK employees are given less than an hour for their lunch breaks, according to our latest research.We surveyed 1,000 UK workers to find out how we really spend our lunchtimes. We found that not only are more of us given less time for our lunch breaks than the traditional hour we may expect, we also spend less of that time actually eating.Whats more, when we do take a break,  over two thirds of us elect to take less time than our employer gives us.So, why are we still finding it so difficult to separate ourselves from our desks?It may be that this less regimented approach is symptomatic of our hard working mindset: we’ve already seen that more people are working overtime  due to increasing workload demands. Are we similarly skipping our sandwiches, not out of choic e, but out of necessity to get the job done? And is our appetite for career advancement outweighing our hunger for a hearty midday meal?With 66% of workers taking their own lunch into the office, this would certainly seem to be the case. Instead of going out to a gastropub or grabbing lunch on the go, perhaps the happy medium for many is, simply ‘bringing-your-own’.Its well-known that the  DIY approach is also a great way to save cash. Whilst  some opt to splash the cash on a £25+ lunch week, the majority of us (61%) spend less than a tenner: the equivalent of  saving £780 over the course of a year.But what about those who choose not to eat at all? Only one in three indicated that they actually eat on their lunch break. Other popular activities included reading news or personal interest articles, socialising with colleagues or going to the gym.So maybe the ‘didn’t-have-time-to-dine’ culture has as much to do with our own personal downtime as it does with our working live s and office environments. With less than one precious hour to spend on our interests, food may simply come out as the lowest priority, with many preferring to catch up on the latest drama-on-demand  on their desktops  than making the effort to eat lunch.However, despite the lack of importance placed on our lunchtimes, almost half of us acknowledged that a free or subsidised lunch may influence our decision to change jobs.Food for thought for some employers perhaps…Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicable to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Features

5 Examples of Gratitude To Inspire You - Classy Career Girl

5 Examples of Gratitude To Inspire You We always remember to be thankful on Thanksgiving. What a great day to show some gratitude for all the blessings in life.  But, being thankful doesnt just need to be  just for Thanksgiving. Here are five ways  to make being grateful  part of your everyday: 1. Be Grateful For Things You Hate I know it’s hard, those things you hate do have some use (money to pay your bills, house over your head, ability to work while job searching or ability to learn). If you are unemployed, be grateful for your unemployment because you can focus on job searching full-time! If you’re grateful for the job you have, even if it is not your dream job, things will begin to change, so you enjoy your job more and opportunities for you will suddenly appear. This is what happened to me when I was terribly stuck in a job but I was still thankful for that paycheck. Out of nowhere an opportunity to become an Adjunct Professor at my company opened up, which fit me perfectly. I got to teach a course about how to navigate your career to new employees which I LOVED.  I still had to keep my day job and put in lots of overtime, but I was SO THANKFUL for a few hours in my day when I got to do something I was excited about.  And what happened next? More teaching and training opportunities continued to come to me effortlessly. If you are grateful for the job you have, even if it is not your dream job, things will begin to change, so you enjoy your job more and job opportunities for you will suddenly appear.  The more gratitude you feel, the happier you will be. [Related: How to Attract the Job You Want] 2. Start a Gratitude Journal “Thank you is the bridge from where you are now to the life of your dreams. Your life will change by practicing gratitude and saying thank you.” â€"Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret and Magic Every day, write down three things that you are thankful for. Just this simple act of being mindful of the blessings of life will immediately make you feel better about your day. I did this when I was very bummed about the direction my life was headed and frustrated with things outside of my control. I recorded the video at the very bottom of this post at one of the hardest most difficult times in my life. Just watching it makes me a bit sad because I see the pain my eyes but also I see such a brave woman who battled through frustrations to be thankful.  And staying positive paid off because many blessings came my way after that rough patch. 3. Count Your Blessings Another way to show gratitude in your life is to count your blessings. When you’re grateful for the things you have, no matter how small they may be, you will see those things instantly increase. You will be happier when you count your blessings. The more gratitude you feel, the happier you will be. Studies show people who practice gratitude have closer relationships, are more connected to family and friends and have people look at them more favorably.   Even being thankful for your boss will give you more patience, understanding, compassion and kindness. You will forget about the things you use to complain about them if you are thankful for them. I once had a very tough client in my previous corporate consulting job who was not nice to me AT ALL, but I was and still am SO THANKFUL to her for showing me how to handle difficult clients and situations with class. 4.  Say More Thank Yous Start telling people thank you more.  Make a point of saying thanks when you might otherwise not have.  Every day, find something to thank someone else for. It will make you  happier and give you a better outlook for the day.  You will also find joy in making others happier as well and develop deeper relationships with those around you when you are grateful for each other. 5. Watch  Read Things That Motivate You This is always something that helps me get out of a funk.  If you are feeling unhappy and like life sucks, check out this video I recorded a few years back: Which idea are you going to implement in your daily routine?

The Daily Misogi Helping You Establish, Maintain Your Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

The Daily Misogi Helping You Establish, Maintain Your Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Editors Note: This blog is an adaptation of a chapter in Headhunter Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! by Skip Freeman. In previous blogs we’ve examined a variety of the substantive, “nuts and bolts” methods and approaches you can use to create and maintain the “brand” that is you. In this blog I am going to take a slightly different, rather unique approach and share with you a method that not only will help you establish and maintain your unique “brand,” but one that will also help you prepare your mind and your spirit to effectively meet the challenges that lie ahead for you in your job search. The method is known as The Daily Misogi, which is actually an ancient Japanese cleansing ritual once practiced by Japanese Samurai warriors. To be sure, in the days of the Samurai warrior, it was literally a “kill or be killed” existence. Make no mistake about it, in today’s fiercely competitive job market, it is, at least figuratively speaking, essentially the same thing when it comes to your economic well-being and survival. Every contact you make with  a potential hiring manager or company, every email and every phone call you make to advance your job search makes an impression (good, bad or indifferent). Taken together, how well (or how poorly) you create and implement such contacts during your job search therefore becomes your personal brand. Obviously, you’ll want to ensure that you are perceived as someone who is unique, differentâ€"and better!â€"from other job candidates. If youre anxious about the possibility of losing your job, have actually lost it, or youre simply so fed up with your current job that you feel you must immediately find a new one, you quite likely have a very strong urge to take action! Now! This is very understandable and a very human reaction under the circumstances. You want to pick up the phone and call a recruiter, contact people in your social and professional networks. You want to hit the job boards and start sending out résumés by the dozens, if not by the hundreds! You’ve got to get something going, and you’ve got to do it now! My advice: STOP! It is absolutely critical at this point that you take the time to collect your thoughts, to get adequately prepared and to formulate your plan. Oh, and did I mention that you will also want to make sure that you properly brand yourself before rushing headlong into today’s job market? Who are you, really? What do you have to offer a potential employer? What are your unique skills and talents? How are you different from other candidates who will be vying for the same positions as you? Chances are, if you haven’t ventured into the job market lately, you will be hard pressed to answer such questions well, and answer them well you must, if you hope to be successful in today’s brutal, ultra-competitive job market. Applying the daily Misogi to your job hunt The majority of us start each day with at least some general plan regarding the activities that we would like (or have) to undertake. But most of us don’t fully prepare our minds and spirits for the day. Oh, some of us may start our day with prayer, reading a holy book, or even by going to a religious service. But how many of us really ever stop to think deeply and quietly about the issues of the day ahead and make a definite plan of differentiating activities? Back to the Japanese Samurai warriors for a moment. Each day, before dawn, these warriors would get up, sit cross-legged and sharpen their swords, often for a couple of hours. Did their swords really need to be sharpened for two hours? Of course not! While it may have appeared to the casual observer that the warriors were merely sharpening their  swords, actually, they were really “sharpening” their minds. Since,  as I said, the Samurai warrior lived in an essentially “kill or be killed” world, each day he would narrowly focus his mind in order to visualize the day ahead. He would analyze the results of previous battles. He would visualize victory. He would do “success/failure” analyses. What must he do to replicate past successes? What had he learned from past failures? Preparing for the “job hunt” each day requires this same kind of intense focus and daily preparation of the mind and spirit. And once you find your next position (or even if you are currently employed), you would do well to continue such daily preparation. Before the start of each new day’s activities, you should quietly and deeply reflect upon and then set “drop dead” targets and/or goals, i.e., those things that you positively, absolutely must accomplish, as a minimum, for the day. Equally importantly, you should also quietly and deeply reflect upon the targets and/or goals you set for the previous day. Ask yourself this: “What successes did I achieve?” “How do I replicate those successes?” “What failures occurred?” “How do I learn from those failures?” There are two types of failure: Honorable and dishonorable. Honorable failure means that you didn’t achieve your objective(s) for that day. However, you analyzed the failure(s), discerned lessons, applied them and simply collapsed on “the battlefield,” exhausted, having failed, but still knowing that you didn’t “surrender.” Dishonorable failure means one of two things: Either you didn’t learn from your failures or you simply surrendered (quit) before completing the task(s) (“drop dead” minimums) that you had set. How I practice the daily Misogi Here is how I practice the daily Misogi. When I get up in the morning it is still dark. The coffee has automatically brewed. I savor the aroma. I stumble downstairs and pour a large cup, groggily make my way back upstairs and turn on the shower as hot as I can stand it. I get in the shower, sit down with my legs crossed, let the hot water flow on my neck and back, and I slowly sip the coffee. (Taking care not to let water from the shower get into my cup, of course!) I am still groggy and sleepy. I let my mind wander. I think of the known issues of the day ahead. I think of the successes and failures of the previous day. After sitting in the shower for about twenty minutes, suddenly the synapses in my brain start firing rapidly, “dots” are instantly “connected.” Ideas surface that I hadn’t previously thought of. Solutions to persistent problems seemingly occur out of nowhere. My mind and my spirit are on full steam ahead by the time I exit the shower. None of these things would likely have happened had I merely jumped out of bed, hopped in for a quick shower, dressed, grabbed a cup of coffee and made a mad dash to get out the door and head for my office. For what? So I could quickly fire up my computer and check my email, taking the day largely as it unfolded? Or, another way of putting it: I would be letting the day seize me rather than my seizing the day! This isn’t magic, of course, or any kind of “voodoo.” It has, however, proven to work remarkably well, time and time again, for me, and it can also work for you! Actually, it wasn’t until just the last couple of years that I learned that the practice (now a habit!) actually had a nameâ€"Misogi. (Some “purists” may debate me on this and say that I am not actually doing a Misogi. But again, the point is not what we call it. The point is that we do something each day to prepare our mind and spirit for the day ahead!) Misogi a whole new way of preparing for the day Again, Misogi is different from praying, reading a holy book, or a “how-to” or motivational book. This is a practice of intensely focusing on the day ahead and the specific tasks that must be accomplished, in light of both the successes and failures of the previous day, in order to develop creative solutions. So, whether you do what I do or get coffee and just go sit in a swing or rocking chair on the porch, find a way to spend about twenty minutes waking up slowly, keeping your eyes closed and truly, thoroughly contemplating the day ahead. Consider some “hard” questions/issues such as these: • What interviews do I have today? • If I don’t have any interviews, what must I do to start getting them? • How do I best follow up on the ones I have had? • How do I identify new companies and hiring managers to contact? • What can I do today that is unique versus the other “job hunters” out there, so that I will be perceived as adding value to a potential employer? Performing a daily Misogi has helped me uncover the secrets for successful hiring. I began asking myself questions such as these: “Why didn’t the candidate we represented  get the job?” Or, “Why was the offer so low?” “What happened to enable the offer to be so high?”â€"higher, actually, than any of us imagined? By letting the brain ponder such things in solitude and quietness, solutions and answers can come together that most of us probably would never otherwise think about! In essence, then, practicing the daily Misogi has allowed me to shape and define my “brand” as an executive recruiter. It can accomplish the same thing for you as a job hunter. Give it a try! I strongly suspect that you will be surprisedâ€"and delighted!â€"by the results. Note: Want to keep track of your daily Misogi activities? You can download a form (Word document) that allows you to do that. Simply click on this link: www.headhunterhiringsecrets.com/workbookforms.html Select “Daily Thoughts (Misogi)” and download the form to your computer (assuming you have Word, that is). Author: Skip Freeman is the author of “Headhunter” Hiring Secrets: The Rules of the Hiring Game Have Changed . . . Forever! and is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The HTW Group (Hire to Win), an Atlanta, GA, Metropolitan Area Executive Search Firm. Specializing in the placement of sales, engineering, manufacturing and RD professionals, he has developed powerful techniques that help companies hire the best and help the best get hired.

A Great Executive Summary

A Great Executive Summary One of the most important things you can do for your career is to keep your boss in the loop. He wants to be informed of your progress and be able to report up to his boss, if need be.   How can you do that without overwhelming him with details?   The well-written Executive Summary is an art form that will pay big dividends if you can master it. First, why summarize at all?   Why not just give your boss access to all the reports on your intranet site, or make hard copies of everything?   First, because they simply won’t get read.   Chances are, your boss will just ask for a meeting or written summary of the project anyway.   You look smart and proactive if you provide the short version first and offer access to the background documentation and   other reports only if he asks for it. I almost always start a project by doing a one page summary of what we hope to accomplish and the steps we’ll take to get there.   It’s a helpful tool for organizing my own thoughts about what to do first, and it’s useful for recruiting people to the working team or asking for resources.   Trust me  you’ll use the summary many times over the course of the project. Here are some tips for writing a great project summary: Keep your summary to one or two pages.   One page is ideal, but it’s important to leave room for white space, which makes it more readable, and for graphics if needed (charts, tables, etc.)   Any information after page two stands a 75% chance of being ignored. E-How (www.ehow.com) offers this tip on length: “Plan to create a summary each time you write a business report exceeding four pages. Write the summary after you write the main report, and make sure it is no more than one-tenth the length of the main report.” Use plenty of bullet points; they make your writing easy for follow and draw attention to important points.   Bold headers and other formatting will help guide your boss through the document and boost his comprehension. Avoid superlatives and other editorial comments (“We have done some terrific background research.”) Your boss may not agree with your enthusiastic judgment, and you may be letting yourself in for disappointment.   On the other hand, if your work really is worthy of a superlative, you’ll give him the chance to compliment you on the quality of your work. When I forward a project summary, I always invite comment â€" “your input is welcome” is my usual line.   Inviting people to add their wisdom to yours shows that you’re open to new ideas and secure in your own position as a project manager.   Sometimes, you even get ideas that make a difference and help you head off mistakes.

5 student Christmas shopping tips that wont break your bank balance - Debut

5 student Christmas shopping tips that wont break your bank balance - Debut Christmas is a difficult time for students everywhere. Most of us have spent the majority of our loan that we received in September and are eagerly waiting for the next instalment to hit the bank account in January. This, however, means that our funds are running low over the Christmas period! There is no need to worry because here at Debut, we have formed a list of companies, websites and stores that are helping students survive Christmas without breaking the bank. NUS Extra / Student Beans / UNiDAYS As I am sure you are aware, the best way to get discount prices on items is by using and abusing your NUS card or by signing up to UNiDAYS using your academic email to receive amazing offers on stores such as ASOS, Adidas and Goldsmiths boutique. Many companies double their discounts for certain periods so it is worth keeping an eye out for special offers! Whether you want to buy online or in store, flash offers are ideal when on a budget. HMV Crazy Deals HMV has an online ‘crazy deals’ scheme where you can find discounts on multipacks on DVDs and CDs   including the complete 8 film collection of Harry Potter to the complete collection of Indian Jones. You can kill two birds with one stone here and buy the family a joint present, one that everyone can enjoy over the holiday period and, with thanks to HMV you will be sure to find something to satisfy the entire family. Photographic Presents Family members always appreciate the classic gift of a photo album or a framed picture of you and your siblings that they can proudly place on their mantelpieces, and companies such as   Vistaprint and Photobox are making this easy for you to do with their  â€˜Get Ready for Christmas’ campaigns. Nowadays you can do more than find a nice photo to frame, instead, you can create personalised gifts such as cushions, mugs, phone cases with your favourite photographs on. If it is your first purchase from either of the companies, make sure to make the most out of the discounts they offer for first time buyers. With companies such as these, there are always discounts offered, so don’t buy anything at full price! Apps Although this might seem like quite an unusual idea for a present, we are in the twenty-first century, and technology is the way forward so why not buy your sibling the app they want but never want to pay the money to purchase? With the majority of people having either a smartphone or tablet, it is a cheap yet an unexpected gift. Another great thing about apps is that they cover a broad spectrum of interests, from entertaining games to crazy fitness to magazine subscriptions. Boots weekly offers: 3 for 2 Christmas Mix and Match We have all once received the classic Christmas present of the toiletries box set that includes beautiful smelling shower gel and body creams, which makes us think that the present giver is trying to tell us something about our personal hygiene. Thanks to Boots, there is a 3 for 2 offer on such products including the Soap and Glory Hello Super Spa set. Get buying sooner rather than later! With university deadlines fast approaching around the Christmas period, it is not worth making yourself more stressed than you need to be by preoccupying yourself with what you need to buy your family members. Give yourself a reasonable budget and stick to it! Connect with Debut on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for more careers insights.

Q A Handling an Unplanned Interview

Q A â€" Handling an Unplanned Interview Q A Handling an Unplanned Interview How do you prepare for an on-the-spot call from an interviewer? Or if they call you should YOU ask to set up a time? It seems I get caught off guard and not prepared when the interviewer just calls and says, ”I would like to discuss with you the job you applied for. Answer: I warn all of my clients to be “on deck” (ready) the minute you start applying to jobs or networking for new opportunities. That means: Change your voicemail message to ensure it is professional. “Hello, this is and I’m sorry I missed your call. Please leave a message and I’ll get right back to you. Thank you.” Change your auto-signature in your e-mail. Go into the settings and create an auto-signature that has your first and last name, phone number, and e-mail address. Why e-mail address? If the recipient wants to forward your e-mail your address may be lost from the address bar at the top. Answering the phone: “Hello, this is Joe” instead of “Hey” or “Whattup.” Now, for surprise interviews, there are two paths you can go down: A. IF you are in a quiet place and have your notes with you for this company, then say “I would be happy to talk to you now. May I have a few minutes to get to a quiet place?” B. IF you are not in a quiet place, or you are at work, or you don’t have your preparation with you, then say “I am very interested in talking to you. However, this is not a good time. Can we look at calendars together and set a phone meeting time?” Either way, you should have your interview answers pre-scripted, especially for the most commonly asked interview questions. Additionally, you should have the job description at your fingertips so you can make your answers relevant to what the interviewer is looking for. I am a mature Dallas paralegal who will be interviewing with local law firms. Of course a high-quality skirted business suit with conservative accessories is appropriate attire for when interviewing. Is a similarly-accessorized pantsuit of comparable quality an appropriate choice as well? Answer: For women interviewees, a pantsuit is equally appropriate, formal, and effective as a skirted business suit. For maximum formality, the pantsuit should be a “set.” However, a wonderful jacket with solid slacks is also very nice. For cost savings, I have a few pairs of black slacks and a few nice blazers that all mix and match. Local consignment stores have beautiful garments, too! For both genders, be sure you are focused on what you are carrying. Do you have a briefcase? How about a folio that you can place on the desk with copies of your credentials? And a pad and pen, since you will be taking notes, right? Leave laptops, coats, umbrellas, etc. in the car so you are not burdened with extra items you have to carry and manage.

12 Tips to Be Less Busy, More Productive - Career Advice Blog for Millennials

12 Tips to Be Less Busy, More Productive - Career Advice Blog for Millennials Busy doesn’t equal productive. You might think it does, but it really doesn’t. You’ve probably had plenty of days where you’re running around the office like a chicken with its head cut off, trying to get multiple things done at once. Then, at the end of the day, you realize that, even though you felt like you were busy all day, you didn’t get much work done. This ultimately happens because you didn’t manage your time well. And you’re not alone: many people feel busy when they’re not necessarily productive. Here are some tips that’ll help fix that: Stick to Your Schedule Make sure that all of your tasks are scheduled throughout the day. Before your workday begins, you should assign times to everything you have to do. Now that you have a schedule, make sure you stick it. It’s so easy to get distracted and go on social media or text your friend about weekend plans, for example. But your sense of busyness will worsen when you depart from your schedule, since the work you’re putting off keeps piling up. Consider using programs that restrict your social media use or block distracting sites. Create a To-Do List Feel less busy by keeping track of your tasks in the form of a to-do list. Some people find that to-do lists make them less productive, but that’s usually because they arent using it correctly. To-do lists should be used as a guide to help you navigate your way through the workday. Order your tasks by importance and break down each step to see the best results. Take Breaks If might seem like the last thing you want to do when you’re busy is take a break. But the truth is, this can improve your productivity. Productivity isn’t about how much time you spend working on tasks â€" it’s about performing at the highest level possible when you are working. You can re-energize and give yourself the mental boost you so desperately need when you take a break. This will help your work performance and allow you to get more work done in a short amount of time. Say “No” You might be busy because you say “yes” to everything that comes your way. Stop! You’re allowed to say “no,” and you won’t hurt anyone’s feelings if you do. Sometimes you just aren’t able to work on something, and that’s more than acceptable. If you reject tasks that seem like they’ll waste your time, then you’re able to focus on more important tasks that are beneficial to you. Before you commit to a task, you should really analyze what you’ll be doing. Is it busywork that won’t benefit you or the company? Is it something that has nothing to do with your job or department? Do you have time for this task? Ask yourself these questions, and don’t be afraid to say “no.” Think About Your Daily Achievements Take time each day to reflect on what you’ve accomplished. It’s possible to be so worried about the next task that you don’t take time to appreciate what you’ve already achieved. When you don’t finish a task at the end of the day, you feel like you haven’t done anything â€" and this lack of pride can carry into the next day and impact your productivity. Take time at the end of the day to reflect on your accomplishments. Prioritize Your Tasks Not every task has equal importance. Analyze each task and figure out the top three most important ones. Make sure you work on these first, and don’t worry about the rest. You’ll find yourself feeling less busy when you create a to-do list and only focus on the most important tasks. It’s more important to excel at these tasks than to rush through all of them and perform each task poorly. Don’t Get Caught Up on Busywork Busywork is defined as work that keeps someone busy but has little value to that person. The key part of this definition is that it has little value. Let’s say you have ten tasks that need to be completed. If you analyze these tasks, maybe you find that three of them are valuable. Do these three tasks first and try to avoid letting the busywork take up your time. Alter Your Perception Don’t make yourself busy. The difference between busy people and productive people is their perception. Busy people get overwhelmed by the number of tasks they need to complete, and this results in them feeling like they have so much to do. And then they’re so overwhelmed that they get little done. Productive people choose to look at the value of each task instead of the specific number. They decide which tasks will benefit them and the company, and they focus solely on that task. When you start to do this, you’ll realize that you were never truly that busy to begin with. Focus on One Thing at a Time It’s a very rare occurrence that you only have one thing to do at work. Usually, you have multiple tasks lined up, and you’re running around the office trying to get things done. It might seem natural for you to try to get a few things done at once. Don’t do this. Switching between tasks lowers your productivity by 40%. You work much better when your brain and body are focused on the same thing at the same time. Your productivity will increase when you stop trying to do everything at once, which makes you a whole lot less busy. Get Help From Others You don’t have to do everything yourself! Please let that sink in. A lot of the time, you might feel like you have to let all of the responsibility fall on your shoulders. Don’t let this happen. One of the best ways to decrease your busyness and increase your productivity is to outsource your work to others. This will immediately take some daunting tasks off of your to-do list and boost your productivity, since you’ll get to focus on the tasks that matter most. Avoid Distractions Phone calls, email and social media are productivity killers. Distractions can make you feel busy, but all they do is slow down your work momentum. Phone calls and emails are tricky, because they seem like important tasks that you have to take care of. Sometimes this is true, but consider this: employees waste about 28% of their time at work checking emails. If you have to make a phone call or respond to an email, make sure you get to the point before the conversation gets out of hand. You should avoid social media at all costs. There is no better way to waste time than by checking Facebook for a minute. This minute will very quickly turn into an hour that you could’ve been using to get work done. Do Something You Love You might feel busy because you aren’t passionate about any of your responsibilities. If this is the case, then maybe you should consider switching careers to something you love doing. You’ll still feel like you’re busy, but you won’t mind it as much because you love the work you’re doing. You’ll also be more productive, since you’ll be excited to go into work every day and get started on your daily tasks. Being Busy Does NOT Mean You’re Being Productive Don’t make the mistake of equating busyness with productivity. They’re very different, and by implementing the strategies above, you can boost your productivity and feel like you can take on the world. Give it a try! And share your success stories in the comments!