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Time to de-stress

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It's tough. People are grumpy and with budget cuts happening everywhere, well, it's just plain stressful. That got me to thinking of tips I've heard and used to create a little peace and relaxation in the middle of the day.

Always remember, if you're stressed and in a bad mood, you project it through everything you do. Personally, my jaws clench, and I become short with people. And that's no fun. I'm not as effective as a leader, a mother or a friend. And while a little stress is good for performance, a lot of stress throws you and your nervous system out of whack, leading to nasty physical consequences as well as leaving you vulnerable to anxiety and depression.

So, it's time for a break!

Here are my five favorite tips to de-stress.

Feeling isolated working at home? Try a coworking space.

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Many entrepreneurial businesses start in the proprietor’s home. For some, this is exciting; while others miss the personal connection and water cooler conversation of the office. If you are an entrepreneur that misses having a co-worker to shoot the breeze with, coworking might just be…

10 ways to organize your work space

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Want to achieve your goals, become uber successful? But, first, where's my pen?

Outstanding performance is one of the keys to success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success. If you want to become an outstanding performer, you need to do three things:</>
1) become a lifelong learner; 2) set and achieve high goals; and 3) get organized.

For some reason, I have a difficult time organizing my work space. My living space is very neat (it always was, even before I got married), but my work space has always been a mess – very cluttered. I am working very diligently on better organizing my work space.

Are you well organized? Or are you disorganized? Leave a comment letting us know what you do to enhance your level of organization.

The September 2008 issue of “O, The Oprah Magazine” devotes 11 pages to an article call “Overwhelmed?” I found some great ideas for reducing the clutter in your workspace and living space.

Here are a few ideas that I particularly like…

The most functional bunk bed we've ever seen

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It's a bunk bed on top. It's a closet with a chalkboard on the door. It's a workspace with a desk, chair, and storage compartments. All that and it's good-looking too. Which means it's basically a miracle.

Alas. It's not for sale.

It was designed in 1975 by Luigi Colani for a German company called Elbro and from what we understand, is no longer in production. So unless you happen to have a source on a vintage specimen (if yes, please share), we'll all have to wait for Ikea to make a knock-off.

Cubicle Coach: 5 Easy Steps to De-Clutter Your Desk

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You'll likely spend more time scavenging your desk for paperwork than on vacation this year. In fact, the average executive pilfers six weeks a year searching for important documents buried in clutter, according to the Wall Street Journal. Simple tidying could avoid that kind of egregious waste...

Double duty playroom

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Architect Diana Kellogg and writer-director Neil Burger have created the ultimate play/work space for their kids, Lukas and Clara in their Tribeca apartment that was once a cold-storage warehouse. A room where gymnastics and homework is possible? Genius. Check out the rest of their gorgeous apartment here.

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