Healthier Ways to Get Over The Afternoon Slump

Many of us experience it on a regular basis.  You’re having a productive morning and feel energized and on task.  Then sometime in the early mid-afternoon, a wave of sleepiness suddenly hits and you’re yawning and fighting to keep our eyes open.  It’s the “afternoon slump!” The afternoon slump is perfectly natural and normal. It’s […]

Summer Dress Code: Do’s and Don’ts

Summer dress code tips

Summer is officially here, and that means longer days and warmer weather.  Many offices have a more relaxed summer dress code, but the line between casual and inappropriate may not always be clear.  A number of businesses, particularly those that are small or creative environments, don’t have a dress code policy in place. Others have […]

Online Freelancing – Is it Right for You? 5 things to consider before taking the leap

Is Online Freelancing Right For You?

Simply put, freelancing is the act of identifying your skills, determining how marketable those skills may be, and then successfully finding ways to earn income with those skills.   On one hand, freelancing means freedom!  You are no longer tied to a cubicle, repetitive business hours, endless corporate meetings, office politics, and having to answer to […]

Will Phase 2 of the Expo Line Convince Motorists to Come Aboard?

The Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority is an independent transportation planning, design and construction agency created by the California state legislation in 2003. The Authority was created for the purpose of constructing a 15.2 mile, $2.5 billion Exposition Light Rail Line from Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. Phase 1 of the Expo line (from […]

Work and Life Balance in the Digital Age

Work Life Balance

Today’s technological devices (mobile devices, video conferencing, etc.) can help us to work flexibly from various locations and around the clock, but it can also lead towards a depreciation of work/life boundaries and the feeling of always being “on the grid.” Decades ago some authors, scientists, and business people predicted that we would advance in […]