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Is it possible to fail at retirement? Isn’t stepping away from a lifetime of work a ticket to instant happiness? For many people, it’s not so simple. Mike Drak’s latest book, Longevity Lifestyle by Design is a practical guide to creating a plan for your ideal post-career life.
Today’s post outlines what I learned from Mike’s new book, along with details on how you can get a free copy. Let’s help Mike achieve his goal of a million downloads.
As we celebrate Labour Day in North America, a new workplace trend called quiet quitting has been making headlines. It’s all about working only the hours you’re paid for—something many productive people were doing long before this trend hit the news. What’s their secret?
This week’s Simple Living Sunday post looks at ways to boost your productivity.
On May 1 of this year, I did something I’ve wanted to do for a few years now. After 40 years of full-time work, I reduced my hours and started working a 4-day work week.
Since then, I’ve heard a lot in the news about 4-day work week trials around the world. Is this just a temporary tactic to address the current war for talent, or will a shortened work week become the norm in the future of work? Let’s take a look.
After two years of virtual meetings and travel restrictions, it’s finally looking like our workplaces may be getting back to normal. The return of in-person meetings and events after a long hiatus is an opportunity to revisit our practices and adopt some new eco-friendly habits. In today’s post, I’ve got tips for green meetings and conferences.
It’s Mother’s Day in North America. Greetings to all the moms out there! I hope your day is filled with love, joy and laughter. Many of us would describe our moms as wise. As I continue my May Simple Living Sunday tribute to qualities I admire in my mum, today’s post looks at the difference between wisdom and knowledge, and how we can cultivate wisdom in our lives.
One of the most common excuses I hear against adopting a greener lifestyle is “it’s too expensive.” That’s why I get frustrated when I see articles like Everything you need to buy to go zero waste. Living a more sustainable life doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. In many ways, it can save you money. As proof, today’s post is a roundup of 40 things I no longer buy since going green.
As we start to emerge from the pandemic, many employers are returning staff to the office. For a lot of people, working from home—at least part of the time—will be the new normal. If that’s the case for you, now is a good time to revisit your working habits. With that in mind, today’s post has eight easy tactics I use to stay energized when working from home.
It’s ReFired Not Retired Day—a day dedicated to changing the way we think about how we’ll live the last third of our lives. Today, I’ll look at why the time may have come to retire retirement, and focus instead on creating a plan to make the most of our best years.
Plus, I’ve got an exciting offer for anyone who is ready to create a retirement lifestyle plan.
Did you know today is Single Tasking Day? It’s a day to put multi-tasking aside and focus on getting a single task done. To mark the day, today’s post will look at the productivity cost of that task switching that we’re all guilty of. Then, I’ll provide time management tips to help you get more done, today and every day.
Today is National Fun At Work Day in the United States. Is it just me or is it a sad commentary on the modern workplace that we need a special day to give us permission to have fun at work? Today, I look at why fun is an essential part of any workplace. And I’ve got 25 ways you can have fun at work today.
