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  • This is a Keeper

    From Seth Godin’s blog – what a good reminder of our own personal responsibility: A Simple Five-Step Plan for Just About Everyone and Everything Go, make something happen. Do work you’re proud of. Treat people with respect. Make big promises and keep them. Ship it out the door. When in doubt, see #1.

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  • Adding Insult to Injury

    It’s not enough to have a ridiculous workload. And it’s not enough to have management “issues.” And it’s certainly not enough to have a lot going on at home. Not when you can add a sinus infection to the mix. {sigh} Now you understand why the Hayley Daily has been quiet lately…I’ve been off blowing […]

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  • I Said No

    I feel a minor – perhaps major – sense of accomplishment. I just said no to something that I really wanted to say yes to. Background: I was asked to lead an important committee, which would have given me great professional exposure and new networking contacts. The time commitment was pretty intense for a seven-month […]

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  • Procrastination Nation

    I’m a born procrastinator. I hate this fact about myself. No matter how urgent the deadline, how much I know I’ll enjoy life balance if I just start early, somehow I just can’t knock something out without the heavy breathing of a deadline on my neck. I’m not saying I enjoy all-nighters at the office. […]

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  • From The Random File

    From the Friday Lunch Hour Random File: I’m in a bit of a state today. My lovely desk plant has gone from this: To this:Ideas? Suggestions? It’s survived nearly a year, which has got to be a personal record for this Brown Thumb!But in more colorful news…thank heavens it’s Casual Friday! That means I can […]