Going back to school as an adult is a big decision full of challenges and rewards. You'll need to find a program that's hospitable to adult learners that balances your new coursework with your current family and career obligations. I am personally a huge fan of online courses. I love upgrading my skills, and with the huge surge in available online courses, I can find almost anything I want to learn and do so at my own pace. However, not all course are available online and some training may ... Read the Post
Top Tips for Adults Going Back to School
How to Rekindle Your Creativity (+ Unique Activities to Help You)
Creativity is the catalyst for innovation. Without it, the world as we know it wouldn't even exist. Someone, somewhere was creative enough to develop new technologies and techniques that have increased both our quality and quantity of life. The question, though, is how does creativity begin? Does it start as a dream? Does a light bulb suddenly appear over your head? Or is there something specific you can do to spark your creativity and passion? Harnessing your ingenuity will make your life ... Read the Post
How to Find Work Over the Holidays (+Balance Your Schedule!)
Do you find yourself in the position of having to find work over the holidays? Finding work is never easy, but the holiday season can make it exceptionally difficult. These are some basic principles and solid steps that you can take to get the most of the unique opportunities you can discover at this time of year. Here Are Some Basic Principles for Finding Work Over the Holidays: Be as gentle as possible with yourself. For all the joy, the holidays can be an emotionally intense period ... Read the Post
How to Help Your Team Work Well Together
Are you having difficulty finding a good flow in your team work? You are not alone, but you must know you are going to deal with adverse situations in any work situation. It’s a fact of life. You may even be experiencing adversarial situations or encounters. The worst way to handle this is to blow up and lose your cool. This puts you on the defense and it’s difficult to think rationally when this happens. It also can lead the way into saying something you may regret later. A better ... Read the Post
How to Boost Your Blog Traffic with Keywords
Bloggers usually begin a blog because they love writing. And although some like to remain incognito and keep their blogs somewhat private, most want their writing to be read. With such a vast online world, if you want to be found, you will need traffic to your blog. Getting traffic requires search engines to find your blog by having strong SEO (search engine optimization). This means you will need to create posts with specific keywords and keyword phrases. How ... Read the Post
10 Important Metrics to Track for Your Blog
As a blogger, one thing you can do for your blog to increase your chances for success is to track your metrics. The main reason for doing this is to ensure you are reaching your goals. So before focusing on tracking your metrics, you'll want to get very clear on what your goals are for your blog ... then cross reference those goals with the data you receive from your tracking. Then, you are in a position to match that data with software which tracks the metrics which determine whether or not ... Read the Post