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Good Bye Hamster Wheel, Hello Less Stress!

By Marvae Eikanas | March 12, 2024 |
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Feeling a little stress? Maybe you’ve been on the run so long you haven’t tapped into just how stressed you are. It doesn’t take long before that stressed state feels normal. In fact, you may not know what to do with yourself when you have a few moments to breathe! It’s all too common to…

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Some Great Tips For Being More Fruitful

By Marvae Eikanas | March 5, 2024 |
Fruitful-Productivity

Would you like your life and work to be more fruitful? There’s a lot of talk about being more productive, but about a more fruitful life? If you majored in economics like I did, productivity is about… …how much output can be produced with a given set of inputs. Productivity increases when… Greater output is…

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Be A Leader That Inspires Great Performances

By Marvae Eikanas | February 27, 2024 |

What if you were a leader that was able to draw potential out of your people that they weren’t even aware that they had? Then you would be a leader that inspires great performances that naturally enhances your bottom line! Directing Greatness Being a wildly successful actress is something I’ve never aspired to. A drama…

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You Can Make Progress In Hard Seasons

By Marvae Eikanas | February 20, 2024 |
Hard Seasons-Productivity

Some seasons of life are very hard! Maybe you are in the midst of one of those challenging seasons right now. I want to encourage you! Even in hard seasons, it’s possible to make progress. Nearly eight years ago I ventured into one of those truly hard seasons. It began with a crazy kind of…

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7 Steps to Reinventing The Beautiful You

By Marvae Eikanas | February 13, 2024 |
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Reinventing yourself throughout your career is essential because careers have seasons and so does life. The reinventing doesn’t just happen along the way, it’s something consciously pursued. Work Working is something I have relished even before I had any concept of career. On Saturdays when other kids were playing, I went to “work” cranking out…

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What It Takes To Make A Difference

By Marvae Eikanas | February 6, 2024 |

My guess is that you want to make a difference. Deep down is the desire to contribute to the world in a way that leaves it better than it was before. However, you may overlook the brilliant contributions you are able to make day to day because it’s the world-changing differences that count in your…

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Surviving The Dark Tunnels of Life

By Marvae Eikanas | January 30, 2024 |
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When life is going well, I don’t always appreciate it. And when life feels dark, uncertain, and like whatever I’m going through will never end, I also don’t appreciate it. If I’m honest, sometimes I let hopelessness and discouragement settle in. I get angry and impatient about the seemingly unfair circumstances I’m experiencing. If I…

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Wow! This Is A Massive Morale Killer!

By Marvae Eikanas | January 23, 2024 |

In a family or in an organization…so much hinges on morale! Lurking out of sight is a massive morale killer. Oh, you feel the effects, but don’t always know what the source is. Guess what, it has a name! You see, we all have a Fear Monster. It might be alive and well and making…

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Wow! The Secret to Boosting Morale: Communication!

By Marvae Eikanas | January 16, 2024 |

Morale is mysterious and intangible like the wind. You feel the effects, but the contributing factors aren’t always obvious. When morale is good, you feel it – everything flows better. Your team has more fun working together and there’s a surge in creativity, energy, and productivity. The bonus – a better bottom line! When morale…

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How New Adventures Lead to New Success

By Marvae Eikanas | January 9, 2024 |
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What would make this year a successful one for you? Whether you are reading this at the start of a new year or somewhere mid-year, it’s not too late to consider a brand-new adventure! After all, being open to new experiences naturally contributes to your success. My Definition of Success Before I go any further,…

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