Tips To Be A Better Gift Giver
December 2, 2016By Brian Maynor Gift Giving Is A Holiday Tradition, And To Some Degree Obligation, That Causes A Lot Of Stress And Anxiety. What Do You Get A Colleague You…
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Tips To Be A Better Gift Giver
December 2, 2016By Brian Maynor Gift Giving Is A Holiday Tradition, And To Some Degree Obligation, That Causes A Lot Of Stress And Anxiety. What Do You Get A Colleague You…
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The Best Ways To Ground Yourself During Stressful Moments
November 30, 2016By Brian Maynor Stress and the holidays go hand-in-hand, and it’s not just when you’re around family. Work continues to be a serious source of stress, even during the…
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The Best Ways To Ground Yourself During Stressful Moments
November 30, 2016By Brian Maynor Stress and the holidays go hand-in-hand, and it’s not just when you’re around family. Work continues to be a serious source of stress, even during the…
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3 Go-To Fall & Winter Combos
November 17, 2016By Brian Maynor Now that weather seems to have turned, it’s time to start pulling out more of our warmer, comfort pieces. The trick to maintaining your signature style…
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Keys To Finding Focus In A Sea(Son) Of Distractions
November 16, 2016By Brian Maynor Everyone procrastinates. Some people call it prioritizing, but regardless of what term you use, we all put off tasks we don’t want to do. While this…
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Whether Happy or Sad, Celebrations are Necessary
November 9, 2016By Brian Maynor Celebrations are nothing new or unexpected during the holiday season, and while they are a perfect setting for relaxed fun and frivolity, there is more going…
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Throw Caution To The Wind When You Style Your 6 Essential Fall Pieces
November 3, 2016By Brian Maynor For years the rules of fashion were dictated to us, but now we are seeing an end to that system of edicts and mandates. Thanks to…
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Tis The Season To Not Burn Out
November 2, 2016By Brian Maynor Whether you want to admit it, or can even believe it, the holiday season has arrived. For the next eight weeks on top of the stress…
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Tis The Season To Not Burn Out
November 2, 2016By Brian Maynor Whether you want to admit it, or can even believe it, the holiday season has arrived. For the next eight weeks on top of the stress…
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6 Essential Casual Pieces You Need This Fall
October 27, 2016By Brian Maynor As we move deeper into fall, the cooler mornings and evenings are hopefully going to extend longer into the days so it’s time to start…
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Are Your Apologies Manipulative?
October 26, 2016By Brian Maynor Specific causality aside, when you’re in the position of apologizing where is your focus, and is that the right place? There are two prongs to an…
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Are Your Apologies Manipulative?
October 26, 2016By Brian Maynor Specific causality aside, when you’re in the position of apologizing where is your focus, and is that the right place? There are two prongs to an…
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The Rules of Email Introductions
October 21, 2016By Brian Maynor Networking is all about making connections, and a key component in a connection is the introduction. In today’s constant-contact world email is often the quickest, easiest…
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The Rules of Email Introductions
October 21, 2016By Brian Maynor Networking is all about making connections, and a key component in a connection is the introduction. In today’s constant-contact world email is often the quickest, easiest…
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Ambition is Great, But it’s Very Different from Potential and Talent
October 19, 2016By Brian Maynor For most people, the first job you’re hired for is not your ideal job. New hires are often eager and ambitious to advance, viewing their first…
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Broaden Your Perameters of Success
October 12, 2016By Brian Maynor It’s fall and while the weather is perfect and outdoor activities abound the end-of-the-year looms ahead pushing you to reach all of your annual goals. This…
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Broaden Your Perameters of Success
October 12, 2016By Brian Maynor It’s fall and while the weather is perfect and outdoor activities abound the end-of-the-year looms ahead pushing you to reach all of your annual goals. This…
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Understanding the Difference Between Mistakes and Failures
October 12, 2016By Brian Maynor If you read any professional blogs, newsfeeds or journals you’ve undoubtedly noticed a lot of focus is being placed on failure. Whether it’s ‘how to fail…
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Understanding the Difference Between Mistakes and Failures
October 12, 2016By Brian Maynor If you read any professional blogs, newsfeeds or journals you’ve undoubtedly noticed a lot of focus is being placed on failure. Whether it’s ‘how to fail…
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How To Wear Primary Colors After Primary School
October 7, 2016By Brian Maynor Red, green, blue, yellow, learning the basic colors is part of childhood and they make up a large part of a child’s visual experience. Between…
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How To Wear Primary Colors After Primary School
October 7, 2016By Brian Maynor Red, green, blue, yellow, learning the basic colors is part of childhood and they make up a large part of a child’s visual experience. Between…
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Tips On Talking (Or Not Talking) Politics At Work
October 5, 2016By Brian Maynor In case you weren’t aware, we are in the middle of a presidential political campaign season. While most elections tend to bring out strong opinions and…
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Why a Degree is no Longer Enough
September 27, 2016By Brian Maynor Just a couple of decades ago, when I was matriculating, earning a college degree carried a lot more weight when it came to setting yourself up…
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Why a Degree is no Longer Enough
September 27, 2016By Brian Maynor Just a couple of decades ago, when I was matriculating, earning a college degree carried a lot more weight when it came to setting yourself up…
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Are You Prepped to Prevent a Cold
September 23, 2016By Brian Maynor Fall may have just officially started yesterday, but as I sit here feeling clammy, sniffling and just a bit under the weather I thought it would…
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Are You Prepped to Prevent a Cold
September 23, 2016By Brian Maynor Fall may have just officially started yesterday, but as I sit here feeling clammy, sniffling and just a bit under the weather I thought it would…
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How to Graciously Decline a Networking Invitation
September 21, 2016By Brian Maynor “Can we meet for coffee?” I bet you can’t even count the number of invitations to coffee or lunch you receive a month, especially if you…
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How to Graciously Decline a Networking Invitation
September 21, 2016By Brian Maynor “Can we meet for coffee?” I bet you can’t even count the number of invitations to coffee or lunch you receive a month, especially if you…
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The Stress of Professionalism
September 14, 2016By Brian Maynor Maintaining a professional image is important to a successful career, but did you know it was also a huge creator of stress? In fact, psychologists call…
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The Stress of Professionalism
September 14, 2016By Brian Maynor Maintaining a professional image is important to a successful career, but did you know it was also a huge creator of stress? In fact, psychologists call…
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Five Ways To Dress Down Your Workday Suiting For The Weekend
September 8, 2016By Brian Maynor Suiting and tailoring are expensive, so you definitely want to get your money’s worth in wear, but sometimes finding the right balance is hard. When we…
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What Do You Want?
September 7, 2016By Brian Maynor It’s a question we ask and answer a hundred times a day, but do you really stop and think about your answer? For such a common…
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What Do You Want?
September 7, 2016By Brian Maynor It’s a question we ask and answer a hundred times a day, but do you really stop and think about your answer? For such a common…
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Summer’s Over – Time to Get Serious
August 30, 2016By Brian Maynor Since it’s already Labor Day weekend, now is the time to regain focus on work and buckle down on some personal habits that may have loosened…
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Summer’s Over – Time to Get Serious
August 30, 2016By Brian Maynor Since it’s already Labor Day weekend, now is the time to regain focus on work and buckle down on some personal habits that may have loosened…
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Fall Prep – Feeling Confident Discarding Common ‘Essential Pieces’
August 26, 2016By Brian Maynor As anticipation for cooler weather starts to build, now is a great time to take stock of your wardrobe. Not only should you pull out any…
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Fall Prep – Feeling Confident Discarding Common ‘Essential Pieces’
August 26, 2016By Brian Maynor As anticipation for cooler weather starts to build, now is a great time to take stock of your wardrobe. Not only should you pull out any…
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Is There a Cost for Being Too Engaged at Work?
August 24, 2016By Brian Maynor Cultivating engaged employees has been a trend and ‘buzz phrase’ around offices for the past few years, and while there are measurable benefits like employee wellbeing…
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Is There a Cost for Being Too Engaged at Work?
August 24, 2016By Brian Maynor Cultivating engaged employees has been a trend and ‘buzz phrase’ around offices for the past few years, and while there are measurable benefits like employee wellbeing…
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Simple Steps to Regain Your Focus at Work
August 16, 2016By Brian Maynor School is starting back and summer vacations are ending, which means it’s time to buckle down and regain focus at the office. Summers are slow and…
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Challenge Is Often The Catalyst To Improvement
August 12, 2016By Brian Maynor Over the past week, a lot of the articles I’ve read shared a single theme; challenging yourself and others consistently leads to improvement. This has been…
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Challenge Is Often The Catalyst To Improvement
August 12, 2016By Brian Maynor Over the past week, a lot of the articles I’ve read shared a single theme; challenging yourself and others consistently leads to improvement. This has been…
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You May Be Suffering From Stereotype Stress And Not Even Know It
August 10, 2016By Brian Maynor Everyone knows the usual pitfalls of stereotypes, but did you know they could be the source of stress, especially at work? New research is documenting the…
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The Real Reason Designer Clothes Cost So Much
July 27, 2016By Brian Maynor Quality is often cited as the main reason designer clothes cost significantly more than similar items made by discount brands, but is that really true? Not…
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The Real Reason Designer Clothes Cost So Much
July 27, 2016By Brian Maynor Quality is often cited as the main reason designer clothes cost significantly more than similar items made by discount brands, but is that really true? Not…
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How to Stop a Rough Morning From Ruining Your Entire Day
July 26, 2016By Brian Maynor Mornings can be rough, especially if you’re not particularly a morning person like myself. The motto of ‘don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee’…
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How to Stop a Rough Morning From Ruining Your Entire Day
July 26, 2016By Brian Maynor Mornings can be rough, especially if you’re not particularly a morning person like myself. The motto of ‘don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee’…
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Dressing ethically and with integrity
July 20, 2016By Brian Maynor When you actually take the time to invest in getting dressed, there is a lot that goes into it. What style is appropriate? What colors are…
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Dressing ethically and with integrity
July 20, 2016By Brian Maynor When you actually take the time to invest in getting dressed, there is a lot that goes into it. What style is appropriate? What colors are…
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