Hi everyone! Hopefully you had a good start to the week. This was probably the most tiring Monday that Iβve had in a long time. I had meetings from 9AM to almost 6 PM. Two projects had sprint planning sessions, and I was prepping for two others tomorrow. I am pretty exhausted, and I still […]
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How to Use Toggl – A Simple Online Time-Tracking Tool
There are times during this epidemic that I’ve been feeling a little sluggish, and I understand that many of you feel the same. Toggl is a time-tracking tool that has helped me keep track of my time, see where I need to make adjustments, and analyze the changes I need to make to my environment. […]
Working from Home Doesn’t Mean You Have to Work 24/7
Many of us are working from home, and it’s something that a lot of us are not used to. We would go into an office that would keep our personal and business lives separate. As someone who has been working from home for over ten years, I want to tell you that just cause you […]
Surviving Being an Online Grad Student
As everyone knows, schools all over the country, whether it be preschool all the way to colleges and universities are moving to an online platform due to the current climate that all of us find ourselves in. My own son and daughter are starting online school tomorrow. And so we will see how the schools […]
How to Easily Maintain Your PMP
As I’ve been telling everyone in the other PMP videos that are part of this series, June 30th is when the PMP was supposed to change. But good news due to the current situation that all of us find ourselves in, PMI has decided to extend that change until December 31st. This means that if […]
7 Ways to Read Books While Social Distancing
For many of us, schools, government buildings, and businesses have closed. We also have to find ways to keep entertained while practicing social distancing. If you are a parent, you also have to make sure that your kids are keeping up with their schoolwork. Reading is a great way to pass the time. You can […]
Practice Social Distancing Tips to Not Go Stir Crazy
As everyone knows in the US, we have been told that the isolation period has been extended to April 30th. One of the reasons why is because people are still not isolated. I heard that in New York, the police busted a karaoke party with adults and children during the time that they should be […]
Steps to Fill Out the PMP Exam Application
Last week I went over my approach to getting ready to take the PMP exam, and how it got me ready to take and pass it the first time. This week I talk about how to fill out the application. When I first saw the application, I was a bit frightened because it’s comprehensive. PMP […]
Pass PMP Exam on the First Try
This is the second video in the series on How to Pass the PMP Exam on the First Try. On June 30th, 2020, the PMP exam is changing. Therefore, if you have been studying for a while, then try and take the exam beforehand. I know you can do it! I will show you how […]
How to Work from Home with Kids
With the coronavirus, many companies are allowing their employees to work from home. Also, many schools are closing. Therefore, working parents are trying to figure out how to work while having the kids at home. This is especially true for parents with smaller children. One of them is my friend, who has a demanding job […]