I wanted to give an update on Google Tasks and how I’m using it. Even though they still haven’t given me the color coding for the different lists, I’m still using it because I use a lot of Google products. Gmail and Google Tasks If you have anything on Gmail that you want to turn […]
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Dealing with Stress When Multiple Projects Are Happening at Once
Podcast Transcript I love my company because we’re not like some other companies (or some that I’ve been part of) that will just lay you off. We really tried to find other projects that could take people. So we don’t have to do any layoffs. And I am glad to report that we haven’t had […]
7 Habits that Lead to Happiness and Success in Life
I saw this article about this Harvard study, which is pretty interesting. So I wanted to discuss that with you. It detailed the seven habits that lead to happiness in old age. Hopefully, all of us can reach old age so this is very important. One thing that usually sometimes happens is that the older […]
5 Tips for Working from Home with Kids
As you might be aware, one of the things happening is that we are moving in April. We’re heading to Florida and renting an Airbnb for three months. Hopefully, the house is ready before then, or we will have to find another one. One of the things I have realized is that it seems hard […]
Switching to Taskade to Manage My Projects
I wanted to do an update on Taskade. Recently, I decided to switch to Taskade because they have improved the project management tool. They’ve added a lot of functionality. It definitely competes with Trello, Asana, Monday, and all the other project management tools out there. Projects Taskade uses projects. Within each project, you can actually […]
It’s Never Too Late to Start the Career You Want or Change to It
Video Transcript I have been thinking a lot about just career changes have been seeing a lot of questions about it. I’ve been dealing with my young adults. They’re at the age where they’re thinking about what they want to do with their future. So thinking about that and just thinking about the careers I […]
Don’t Let Fear Stop You from Living the Life You Deserve
Shevonne talks about how fearful she used to be and how it caused her to be stuck. She has started fighting through her fear and is now leaving a more authentic life, which has caused her to be more content.
Leaders, Work/Life Balance Starts With You
Shevonne talks about the news that some countries are creating a law to stop employers from contacting employees outside of work hours. It shows how leaders are the ones who help work/life balance for themselves and their employees.
Six Reasons Projects Fail
Video Transcript Hello, everyone; hopefully, you had a wonderful week. My name is Shevonne. And I talk about productivity, work/life balance, and what I have learned throughout my career, especially now as a program manager slash project manager. So I wanted to talk about why projects fail. Yes, projects fail. You’ll probably have a project […]
10 Leadership Tips for Project Managers
Video Transcript Hi, everyone; hopefully, you had a wonderful start to 2022. I wish I could say the same. I will say that 2022 has started with a bang and is not good. But what I wanted to talk about is the honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. His birthday is coming next week, and […]