Make Time for Family and Friends; Just how do you find more time for your family?

Step 1. First off, it is extremely important that you get organized. Chances are everything is out of place, order, and control. It is very difficult to achieve free time for your family when everything that is going on around you is in utter chaos. This is both true for people who work in or outside the home. Many folks who work at home are spending less time with their families than people who work outside the home.

Step 2. Secondly, you need to make a clear and concise routine for yourself and your family. When you bring everyone in your family together to get on the same track, you will find that things will begin to run more effortlessly.

Step 3. Lastly, you absolutely must schedule family time and stick to the schedule. It becomes easy to stick to the family plans that you set when you actually take the time to schedule activities and definite things that you are going to do with your family.

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Healthy Lifestyle Tips

Here are some simple tips to help you keep a healthy lifestyle. They will help you boost your energy and feel balanced and healthier. It is important to know what you can do to improve your health.

• Watch what you eat. Your daily meals should consist of a healthy diet with a good balance of nutritious foods. Knowing what your body needs, and not going overboard, or eating too little can help in determining a more balanced lifestyle. There are several resources to turn to in order to find what your body needs. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it is important to incorporate a healthy menu to your breakfast everyday!

• Fight addictions. This is in relation to eating or not eating foods, as well as over consumption of different things. This can imbalance your body easily and cause problems.

• Exercise. This should be done at least four or five times a week. This helps your body to build muscle in several different areas, helps you to lose weight and can prevent illnesses and disease. A good walk is relaxing and rejuvenating.

• Sleep. If you are sleep deprived, it causes your body to begin to shut down. Make sure that you feel rested and are getting the right amount of sleep. This will allow your body to work at a consistent and full speed every day. It is believed that the body goes thru a healing process during your sleep. So, it is extremely important for your health to always get

• Take vitamins and supplements as needed. Paying attention to where your body doesn’t feel balanced is important as well. Once you have determined this, you can balance it out through vitamins and supplements.

• Stay motivated. Often times, it is easy to work on improving our health for two weeks, then to stop once we don’t immediately see results. The major part of improving your health is remaining consistent and motivated in doing activities. Do what you have to do to make sure your health is an everyday concern.

• Never stop learning. There are several different approaches to what improving health means. This doesn’t stop with diets, but also moves into holistic approaches that can be a part of your diet. Research and keeping up with studies about what works and what doesn’t, can help you in improving and maintaining your health.

• Consult. There are several health care providers and nutritionists that can help you. If you are uncertain about the steps that you need to take, get in touch with the right person to see what you need to do.

Always be aware that if you work towards a healthier lifestyle you will start to feel the changes at a physical and emotional level. You will have a more fulfilled and balanced lifestyle. By knowing what you need to do and taking action, you can be assured that you will be able to have a more energetic lifestyle.


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Printing tips

* Don't print slides with dark backgrounds, as it uses lots of printer ink -

* Recycle printer cartridges - see also Xerox Office Product Recycling

* Many companies now recycle laser cartridges too. Long-life cartridges that are usually cheaper to use per page are also available. Some of the newer laser printers, such as the Kyocera Ecosys ones, have a long-lasting print drum and require only toner refills. This reduces both environmental impacts and costs.

* Use both sides of a piece of paper in order to conserve. Keep a scrap paper pile for misprinted or unnecessary documents to either print on or write on.

* Only print the pages of a web or other document that you need. Some PDF document files are hundreds of pages long with unnecessary pages of graphics so print only the ones you need - and only the text.

* Use the Print Preview function to check layout and style instead of printing.

* Use paper with the highest recycled content the manufacturer or supplier recommends for your printer.

* Set sleep mode default times to the lowest available setting that is convenient for your needs.

* Use ink and toner saving settings.

* Don't leave your photocopier on. A photocopier left on overnight uses enough energy to make 1,500 photocopies.

* If you need to keep paper records of your emails as generally required in the legal profession then amend your message sending options so that you attach the message when replying or forwarding emails. This reduces the number of pages that are printed out to the most recent email.

* Get eco business cards

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At your desk tips

* Whack off the monitor when you take lunch

* Get a green computer, reducing toxicity in production as well as in use, and saving energy.

* Install a streamgarden at your desk: cultivate at home or your workplace with the same hydroponic technique used in space stations and greenhouses. Green Fortune have transferred this industrial cultivation technique into the urban enviroment and adopted it to the demands of the modern urban people. Irregular working hours, travelling and many activities outside the own home makes it tricky to keep normal plants in good condition but the streamgarden requires little care and is very user friendly.

Here are some tips to organise desk

1. Get rid of pens and pencils you don’t need– I have one type of pen I like to use, but every month or my pencil holder gets filled up with other random writing instruments. If you aren’t going to use it, don’t feel bad about throwing it out. It is just clutter. The less clutter you have, the closer you are to having an organized desk.

2. Have a place for pocket stuff- Your keys, phone, PDA, wallet, bluetooth ear piece, etc. should have a home. My ideal setup is to keep them in a drawer with wires already run for charging the various items. Unfortunately my current desk doesn’t have drawers, so I have set aside a small amount of space under my monitor that isn’t really usable for work anyway. I have all my charging cables right there so I don’t have to hunt for them.

3. Proximity based on frequency of use- If you use it every day, it should be closer than something you use only a few times each week. This is common sense, but it is easy to arrange are desk for aesthetics instead of usefulness. This helps you keep an organized desk because items are located closer to you based on the probability that you will use them so fewer items need to be moved around where they can become disorganized.

4. Move electronics out of sight- Your cable modem, wireless router, firewall, battery backup, etc. shouldn’t be on your desk. Even if you have enough room in introduces visual clutter. Once again, cutting down on clutter reduces the amount of work between a messy desk and an organized desk.

5. Easy to access files- Without moving your chair or getting up, you should be able to grab an unused manila folder, label it and put it in your file cabinet. Easy filing is one cornerstone of good organization. The more effort it requires the more difficult it will be to stay organized.

6. Scanning documents- This is something I’m experimenting with. I have a scanner and I’ll turn important documents into PDFs and keep them on my computer. I use OCR so the documents are searchable. This is wonderful if you travel a lot because it keeps everything right there with you. The problem is trying to figure out what to scan and what can just be filed. If you are good at guessing what you’ll want to have electronically this can work very well. I haven’t figured out how accurate I am just yet.

7. Cleaning supplies- Keeping an organized desk clean helps you maintain the organization. If you clean your desk with Windex and a paper towel, make sure you have some nearby. This will help encourage you to wipe down your work surface which will encourage you to clean it off more often. It is all about making things as easy for yourself as possible.

8. Scratch notepad- During the course of the day, you will have telephone numbers, names, addresses, order confirmations, flight numbers, etc. If you can keep these all in one place, you’ll be far more productive if you need to look something up later. I have the bad habit of grabbing a nearby envelope and writing a telephone number on it. By keeping a notebook, specifically for these types of items, I don’t lose nearly as many things. The Franklin Planner method is to keep all of this info in the diary page of the planner which is probably an even better option.

9. Organize those wires- It is easy to have half your desk covered with wires for various pieces of electronics. Moving some stuff off your desk can help. Some pieces of velcro wrapped around wires can go a long ways toward cleaning things up. Also make sure that you have wires that are long enough to tuck out of the way. If they are too short you won’t be able to arrange them neatly. Sometimes wireless is an option. With more and more devices supporting bluetooth and WiFi, you may be able to get rid of some wires simply by enabling the wireless settings. It is hard to keep an organized desk work surface when you are looking at a rats nest.

10. If you don’t have enough drawers- My current desk is large, but it is a sheet of glass over a metal frame. While it looks really cool, it doesn’t allow much in the way of storage. To compensate, I’ve brought in a dresser for storage. I also use bookshelves with a bunch of boxes with lids to help give me some more drawer like storage. I have a two drawer file cabinet that slides under my desk to help make better use of the space.

11. Lighting- Make sure you have enough light on your desk. Maybe it is just me, but a bright work area is easier to keep clean than a dark one.

12. Organize as you go- As we discussed the Iron Chef Fable, it is more efficient to stay organized as you work instead of trying to do it all at the end. You should be constantly working on keeping your desk neat. If it gets disorganized in the middle of a big project, take small steps. Clear a 1 foot by 1 foot area before you leave for the day. Make a small effort toward organization may not seem like much, but if you do it everyday, it will keep things headed in the right direction for you.

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Recycling tips for business

* Think of places in your business where you can use recycled content items, such as janitorial supplies (paper towels and toilet paper), office supplies (toner cartridges and paper), cafeterias (napkins).

* Make a goal to add at least one product that contains recycled content per year. To find recycled content products, visit NERC's Green Purchasing Resources for Businesses.

* Offer incentives to your suppliers that will earn them more of your business if they offer you recycled content products. This will lower the cost of those products and increase the amount available to purchase!

* Recycle your printing equipment with Xerox Green World Alliance, a valuable recycling program that minimizes environmental impacts of printer supplies and provides options to throwing away empty containers. Its alternatives for used supplies include print cartridge reprocessing, waste toner reuse, plastics and metals recovery and turning waste into energy.

See also Recycle printer cartridges.

* Install recycling containers to make it easy for your employees to participate. Don't forget other materials such as cans and bottles, your employees will be bringing items from home, such as beverage cans which will be thrown out if there is no place to recycle them.

* Track and publicly post how much recycling is done in your building. This will increase awareness among your employees.

* Make office policy to have reports produced electronically to save paper. Have all employee training manuals available online.

* If you sell a product, see if you can design it to use less material, or eliminate excess packaging.

* Reuse material whenever possible. Save boxes to reuse for shipping, reuse file folders.

* Install hand dryers in employee restrooms. While saving on paper, this is also more sanitary than using paper towels.

* In your cafeteria, use real silverware, cups and plates instead of disposable ones.

* Save all packing peanuts from incoming shipments. Even if you don't ship out using them, most shipping outlets will gladly accept them from you.

* Donate any unused or obsolete office supplies to local non profit organizations at green-works.

* Recycling doesn't have to just be at home. Even if you aren't a business owner, speak with management about instituting a recycling program where you work. Spearhead a committee to get it started. Once it becomes easy for people to participate, recycling will become a habit.

* If you are a business Poly C. Reclaimers will collect your old CD's and DVD's free of charge and plastic waste.

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Focus on the Positive

Identify the things that you like at work, even if they are as simple as your coworkers or the nice view from your office window. You create your own mind-set. If you stress the positives, you will make your job more enjoyable. Worrying about the negatives may cause you to become overwhelmed.

what are the 8 straightforward positive work behaviors for moving up the corporate ladder?

1. IdeasRegardless of how junior you are in an organization, you can have ideas that positively affect the company. Do not be contented with just doing your own work. Do not be shy or embarrassed about sharing them either. What’s the worst that can happen? They laugh at it and reject the idea? Well, then you turn it into something positive. Ask why can’t it work, and you would have learned something new. That information can be used to come out with better ideas.

2. ImpactBe smart enough to choose some projects in a year that are considered a challenge for your level of experience. Be hardworking enough to see it through. But have the wisdom to cross check with your bosses to make sure it is a challenge and not impossible for your experience. That way you can create an impact in the company. This positive work behavior ensures that you aren’t just the average worker clocking in and clocking out without making an impression.

3. ImpeccableThis positive work behavior is to be flawless in your language and dressing. Know that you are judged at all times. First impression or not, people judge you on how you talk and what you wear. You are lucky if you work in a company with dress codes, then just dress up or down accordingly. Being impeccable when it comes to dressing doesn’t mean expensive clothes. It simply means to dress well. Being impeccable with your language doesn’t mean using bombastic words. Quite simply, it means abstaining from vulgarity.

4. IndependentLearn to work independently. In the age of empowerment, most employees are given the freedom to fail. Even if this culture is not practiced in your company, learn to work with minimal supervision. When you can work independently, it allows your boss to concentrate on other things. But remember to always update your boss on what and how you are doing. Working independently as part of positive work behaviors will help you in moving up the corporate ladder.

5. IgniteBe an ignition of your company. Take the initiative to start something. It does not always have to be work oriented. It can be something fun or informal. For example, if you know some of your colleagues enjoy exploring different restaurants, why not start a group that does it after work Fridays? When you are a positive ignition, you can move up the corporate ladder quickly.

6. InterestShow interest in your company’s initiatives. Be an interested party in things involving your department. Some career newbies I know come across as being cynical with initiatives that are being carried out by the company. As part of positive work behaviors, show interest in these initiatives. Give it a chance and support them. Do not send signals that your bosses see you as being merely contented as being a passenger of the company. That doesn’t help in your plan of moving up the corporate ladder.

7. IntangibleDo not always focus on the tangible benefits when working. There are a lot of values in doing things that at the moment does not seem to benefit you. For example, helping a colleague on a project. Volunteering to cover for someone who’s sick. Taking on an extra project when your boss seems inundated with work. Positive work behaviors like these may not have immediate tangible benefits but in the long run, helps you in moving up the corporate ladder.

8. IntegrityThis positive work behavior means to have a sound moral character. Practiced at its most basic level for a career newbies, it can be as simple as not talking bad about a colleague and gossiping. Do not be drawn into wrong doings like cutting corners. Be honest in your dealings with colleagues, clients, business partners and suppliers.

These positive work behaviors are straightforward and simple to practice. You need not have an evil plan when thinking about moving up the corporate ladder. Cliché as it maybe, the cunning plans makes you fall off the corporate ladder faster than you can climb it.

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Organizing Tips

Manage your time - don't just "walk" through the room. Look around and take a moment to plan and then straighten up the cushions, pick up the old newspaper, and remove the clutter. This is what the organizational part is all about. You'll leave the room with a better organized appearance than when you walked in and you won't have to make the second or third trip back to remove clutter or straighten the magazines. That's what planning and organizing is all about!
Make every effort to finish what you begin. It's easy to be distracted, lose your train of thought and actually forget what you were doing when organizing. Stay focused. If you must tear yourself away from what you are doing, get back to it before you quit for the day and finish it - if it is at all possible.
Whether at the office or at home, be aware of those around you. You may need help from a co-worker to shoulder a load, or who can give you advice on a better way to accomplish your goal. At home, your family needs to be involved in helping to keep the house tidy and organized. Encourage them to help with the dusting and de-cluttering.
Do you procrastinate? You aren't alone!! Once you are distracted from completing a task, it's hard to get back into the groove. Here are a quick fixes to avoiding this pitfall:

• turn off the computer and forget email until you are done with the job at hand.
• turn off the TV and turn on the stereo. Play a little "salsa" music to get up to speed.
• turn off your cell phone and turn the volume on your land line to "low". 
  

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Top Ten Ways to Find Joy at Work

I set out to write a David Letterman-style Top Ten list about finding joy in the workplace in tough times. But recent revelations about how Letterman found joy at work is not what I’m advocating. His extramarital affairs with subordinates were perverse, dishonest, conspiratorial, and exploitative power-mongering — harmful and possibly illegal. No joke. Jobs are not saved nor enhanced by turning workplaces into sleaze factories.
Exploiting others is definitely not on my list for getting more joy out of work. But enlisting others in a great cause tops it.
In researching my SuperCorp book, I saw joy during what I call “Rubik’s Cube moments,” when everything clicks into place for an uplifting accomplishment. “Rubik’s Cube moments” might come after pulling off a complicated food drive for the homeless; collaborating across functions for a creative presentation that wins a big client; flying technology experts to the rescue after a natural disaster to manage relief supplies; convincing bosses to try job-sharing instead of a layoff; or seeing a product prototype work for the first time. Creating collaborative innovation to save the business (and overcoming frustrating drudgery) was how managers Juliana Azevedo and Tarek Farahat found themselves holding hands with workers and customers at a P&G factory as a new product first came off the line – an iconic “Rubik’s Cube” SuperCorp story.
Although some studies report growing employee cynicism, job satisfaction polls show high satisfaction rates for those still employed. Job security has been the most important factor in an 80% satisfied rate for the past two years, followed by compensation and benefits, in Society for Human Resource Management surveys.
Clearly, people report job satisfaction simply because they get a paycheck. But are they getting joy? OK, maybe work was never all that joyous, and that’s why it’s called “work.” But the post-crash daily grind is grinding some people down to a pitiful pulp. Melodramatic, I know, but I’ve heard sad tales from people in numerous cities during my book tour. People in secure jobs they once liked report working harder with fewer resources just to hold their own, like treading water in an endless swim machine. If current economic trends continue, we might face not just a job-less recovery but a joy-less recovery.
Here are some clues about joy. On a recent Gallup Healthways survey of 100,000 Americans, business owners outrank 10 other occupations in overall well-being, despite working longer hours and earning slightly less, on average, than professionals and managers/executives, who rank second and third. The surprising fourth is farming, fishing, and forestry, despite the lowest income of any group. (Maybe not surprising, given how many leaders unwind by fishing or brush-cutting.) More confined service, clerical, transportation, and manufacturing workers are at the bottom, in the low 40s on Gallup’s 100-point well-being index compared to over 70 for business owners.
Autonomy, influence, and a sense of meaning are associated with lower stress and fewer work-related illnesses, regardless of hours worked. Supervisors are better-off than the supervised, and entrepreneurs are the best-off of all.
This suggests that exerting leadership is the surest route to joy (other than going fishing). The key is setting the agenda and starting the pieces moving towards a purpose-driven goal. If 90% of success in life is just showing up, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor advises that when you show up, you might as well run the meeting.
So here is my list of top ways to find joy at work.
10. Identify long-term personal purpose. Write a personal mission statement, to review often.
9. Be an entrepreneur from anywhere. Even if you don’t start a business (now), imagine starting a project that will improve your current job, workplace, or community.
8. Discuss the idea informally to find others feeling the same way. Enlist them in the quest. Now they’re counting on you not to let them down. Describe it as an experiment that will benefit others. Incorporate feedback so that others hear their ideas in yours.
7. Get a Big Name to endorse giving it a try.
6. Negotiate out of demands that don’t contribute to the goal. Keep doing what you must to keep your job, but simplify.
5. Find every supporter a task, however small. Show that you’re working for their goals, too.
4. Widen the circle of the informed. Involve people not usually included.
3. Remain positive. Smiling takes fewer muscles than frowning and is contagious. Ignore skeptics unless easily converted.
2. As the bits of the cube start moving, keep communicating and coordinating.
1. Celebrate each “Rubik’s Cube” moment of accomplishment. Share the joy to multiply it.
More jobs with more joy – now that’s an agenda the public should rally behind. Let’s not wait for employers to make changes, necessary as those are. A few good “Rubik’s Cube moments” can keep us going – and influence employers to see why joy matters.

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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