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You can improve your productivity simply by reducing clutter and designing your workspace to match places that motivate you, writes Jory MacKay. Limit distractions in your workspace so you can focus more intently on important tasks, adds MacKay. Crew.co blog (7/25)
Get with the flow. How payment processing affects cash flow. Cash flow is the lubricant of business. Without a healthy cash flow, business dries up. It stops. It can't function. Which is why it is vital to keep the revenues coming in as the expenses go out. But there's one aspect of cash flow that many of us are not aware of. It is how managing credit cards and other such non-cash payments affect cash flow. Turns out it has a huge affect. Download the free guide today.
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Making the Connection
Easy ways to become a better public speaker To become a better public speaker, pay close attention to speakers you admire and gather plenty of information about speaking engagements before you appear, writes Alyse Kalish. Make a special note of your most important points and separate lengthy speeches into sections, adds Kalish. Inc. online (free registration) (7/26)Become more helpful to get more out of your network You can offer more value to your networking partners by knowing your specialty and sharing your knowledge freely, writes Hallie Crawford. Focus on helping others to make it more likely you will get assistance from them, Crawford writes. U.S. News & World Report (7/26)
Opinion: Always prepare for a job interview Practice answering common questions when you're preparing for a job interview, James Citrin writes. He adds that it is important that new grads keep their resumes to one page and focus on transferable skills. Big Think (7/25)
Balancing Yourself
Find the right work-life balance with these quick tips Instead of trying to separate work from the rest of your life, attempt to find a balance that allows you to improve professional relationships while focusing on what you love to do, writes Michael Thomas Sunnarborg. Make sure to take your vacation days, and plan your time with a calendar to avoid burnout and keep from overextending yourself. The Huffington Post (7/26)
The Water Cooler
How ball lightning works Ball lightning, nature's oddest form of lightning, has long been a mystery because of its seemingly many origins and the difficulty of predicting and observing the phenomenon. A scientist now says that bubbles of microwaves are the likely source, though more research is needed. Nautilus (7/24)
