Leaning in, with clementines
Can you have a big career, be ambitious, and still appreciate a clementine? Can you achieve great things professionally and still appreciate “the color, the …Read More
Writing About Time Management, Life, Careers & Family
Traveling light, and Thursday thoughts
I’m on the road again the second half of this week. This photo is of my small carry-on bag, and my purse, which holds what …Read More
Magnolias and the drumbeat of days
I've always wanted to have a gorgeous, flowering garden. I also know that the planning and production of such a garden -- paying a landscape …Read More
Make over your workday, light a fire under your career
One of the phrases that has stuck with me over the years is that “A life is lived in hours.” We may have grand ideas …Read More
Adventures in Japan
I am writing a draft of this post 7 hours into an 11 hour plane flight from Tokyo to Dallas. I spent the past week …Read More
What do the most successful people do at work?
My next ebook, on What the Most Successful People Do at Work, will be out next Tuesday (see Amazon and BN.com to pre-order; it will …Read More
Single moms: Make time for adult companionship (guest post)
(Laura's note: I'm on the road this week, so I'm running some guest posts on my favorite time and money themes. Today's post comes from …Read More
A saver learns to spend (guest post)
(Laura's note: I'm on the road this week and will be bringing you a few guest posts on my favorite time and money themes. Today's …Read More
How to have a great weekend
If yesterday was Thursday thoughts, today is Friday thoughts. They're shorter. HuffPost's OWN (the Oprah channel) picked up a piece I wrote on What the Most …Read More
Thursday thoughts
Over at Twitter yesterday, I posted this thought: "If you don't want to do anything on your to-do list, maybe you need a different to-do …Read More