5 ideas for improving yourself in 2022 If your New Year's intentions are waning, try revising core habits such as your sleep schedule, exercise routine and daily practice of visualizing success, writes Scott Eblin, who shares what he's working on. "If your mojo is fading, take a little bit of time this week to figure out a few things you can let go of to make space for the good stuff," Eblin writes. Full Story: Eblin Group (1/11)
Is a career coach right for you? Career coaches can help people find a different job or chart a different path, but finding the right coach is critical. Here is a look at what to expect from a coach and a description of how coaches differ from mentors. Full Story: BBC (1/12)
Asked to do something? What's your gut say? Check both calendar and your gut before agreeing to requests, especially if you're prone to overcommitting, writes author and speaker Lindsey Pollak. "But if our hearts aren't in it -- if it's not a 'hell yes!' -- then it's likely to weigh us down with regret, no matter how far in advance you make the commitment," Pollak writes. Full Story: Lindsey Pollak (1/11)
Sustained inflation is a severe threat to the recovery of the US labour market, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in his confirmation hearing before a Senate committee. "To get the very strong labour market we want with high participation, it is going to take a long expansion [and] to get a long expansion, we are going to need price stability," he said. Full Story: The Associated Press (1/11),Financial Times (subscription required) (1/11),BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (1/11)
Older women helping drive retirement trends Women who are 65 or older have helped drive the increase in retirements recorded during the pandemic, according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve. Retirements were up 7% in October 2021 compared with January 2020, above the number that would be expected given the aging of the workforce, the data shows. Full Story: BNN Bloomberg (Canada) (1/11)
An appeals court has upheld the termination of two Los Angeles police officers who, instead of responding to a robbery in progress, went searching for Pokemon on their phones. Gotta catch 'em all, right? Full Story: CBS News/The Associated Press (1/11)
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