Let's do lunch. It might sound passe to think about your table manners, but believe me, it's not. Being a gentleman is never passe nor is making an impression with your top-notch etiquette. At some point or another, you will inevitably find yourself at a business lunch of some kind. Whether you're trying to make an impression internally with higher-ups or taking associates and clients out for a meal, it's critical that you're putting your best foot forward.
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You're Dehydrated and You Don't Even Know It
As we move towards summer, nothing appeals more to me than a cold drink. I'm thinking of a big glass of lemon water or an iced tea. As a runner, one of my chief concerns this time of year and on through September (sometimes October, depending on how hot Tennessee wants to stay!) is hydration. We can be dehydrated any time of year, but summer heat really accentuates our need for adequate H2O.
5 Essentials You Must Learn to Excel in Leadership
Leaders at any and every stage of their careers must be imbued with certain qualities to be truly effective. While many of us view leadership as a prestigious hierarchy, the truth is leadership carries an enormous responsibility. While it is a great privilege, leadership often takes on many qualities of service.
How to Mitigate the World's Biggest Business Risks
If someone were to ask you what the biggest risks in business were, what would you say? I think most of us would point to outside factors that are beyond our control: geopolitical forces, world economics, even our rapidly changing world of technology. That level of unpredictability is just too much risk to anticipate and challenge for a modern business!
This is Stopping You from Making the Right Career Moves
When it comes to our careers, self-sabotage can be very real. While we no doubt all want success, there are some toxic behaviors that we may not even be aware of that are holding us back from reaching our full potential in our career paths. Whether you're running your own business or looking to climb the professional ladder, there are always career moves and decisions that need to be made if we hope to advance.
6 Ways Nutrition Impacts Your Health (Besides Weight)
In our culture of dieting, we tend to think of nutrition is fairly narrow terms. In many cases, nutrition has been relegated to how much food will help or hurt you in a quest to gain or lose weight. However, we know that nutrition is much more than a weight loss journey, though that can be a part of the equation.
Master This Quality and Succeed at Anything
Throughout my life, I have found both success and failure at many different junctures. Whether it’s personal or professional pursuits, I’ve found one quality to be consistent when I have reached the heights of success. At the peak of the mountaintop, I know I would not have been there without mastery of self-control.
Simple Running Tips That Will Transform Your Performance
Endurance running is an exercise in patience if you truly want to master the art. Talk to any runner about their goals or motivations and you’ll get different answers every time, but at the heart of the runner’s desire is to be a better, healthier self. I know for me, running has become not only an outlet for stress relief but a way to invest in my wellness mentally and physically.
5 Ways Leaders Can Give More Than Good Advice
How Much Does Image Really Matter to Success?
We like to believe that intention, integrity, and message mean more than appearance. However, we find fairly quickly that image matters a great deal to our professional success whether we like it or not. If we want to optimize our impact and success from networking events and boardrooms to day-to-day interactions with employees and peers alike, we have to take care to craft our image and messaging very carefully.
How to Take a Break from Burnout as an Overachiever
As professionals with ambition, we all want to strive, achieve, and accomplish. The idea of stopping, taking a break, or somehow putting things on hold seems unfathomable. However, job burnout is real even for the most ambitious among us. I know I must be on guard even in my ambition. I have a deep desire to make the most of my career, but I must guard myself that I don’t let those ambitions overtake my overall wellbeing. I have to allow myself room to enjoy my life—through my exercise, my relationships, and my hobbies.
Revealing 8 Nutrition Mistakes Runners Make
Endurance running demands more than running shoes and a killer playlist. It's not only a dedication to getting up and running, but it is a dedication to your health and your body, inside and out. That said, I find that runners make a lot of mistakes when it comes to their health and nutrition. (I've been there!)
6 Secrets to Confident Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
Most of us would probably say that we avoid conflict, particularly in the workplace. When it comes to arguments and disagreements in the office, they are more headache and hassle than anything. At times, these conflicts can seem more like petty annoyances than anything worth your time and energy to deal with.
The Best and Worst Things You Can Do for Employee Productivity
Workplace leadership is an everyday challenge. Managers, bosses, and CEOs, whether in established firms or startups, have to deal with the task of maximizing employee productivity. We all want to excel and to see others tap into their full potential. However, there are things that hold our workers and colleagues back that we might not even be aware of.
4 Things You Don't Realize Are Major Workplace Distractions
How to Conquer 4 Major Financial Fears Everyone Faces
The modern age is full of anxiety. In fact, millennials are often called the “anxious generation,” as they experience stress and anxiety at higher rates than any generation before them. However, we think it’s safe to say that people of all generations deal with anxieties about money. We all have fears—rational and irrational alike—when it comes to our bank account.
Can You Use A Running Injury to Your Advantage?
If there’s one thing we runners hate, it’s an injury. In the middle of the training season, an injury can be a massive setback, causing us to lose weeks of progress. When you’re used to high-impact exercises, like endurance running, an injury can shake things up. Not only must you wrestle with the disappointment of having your training schedule thrown off, but in many ways, it can feel like starting from square one.
How to Give Unsolicited Advice without Ruining Your Relationships
In leadership, we are the last line of defense before work goes out into the world. Oftentimes, we don’t see the work cross our desks before it goes out, but we do see our colleagues and coworkers alongside us. There will be times when you see things that you know need fixing—a method that is not as efficient as it ought to be, something that habitually slips through the cracks, or a common thread of concern that bears addressing.
7 Sources for Probiotics That Will Keep Your Body Running Like Clockwork
Out of all of the fads generating buzz among health nuts, probiotics are one of the few worth your attention. You’ll see yogurts advertising live cultures and even milk boasting probiotic benefits. Though these naturally occurring bacteria bring with them a slew of health benefits, even if in concept, the idea of ingesting live bacteria can gross us out if we think about it a little too hard.