If you have felt powerless over your work, career or life in general, it might be time for you to look long and hard at your goals and how you approach them. Creating your own personal and professional goals, and establishing a process for accomplishing them, protects you from going completely into a ditch when you hit an icy patch in the road. Learn how:
by Sherri Edwards · Published February 12, 2014 · Last modified June 23, 2017
Everyone I ask has the same response for why they haven’t answered an email, text or phone call: “I’m too busy!” Really?
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