9 Organizational Planners That Will Change Your Life I’m a procedural person, meaning I like order, direction, process, being on time—all those fun things. (For a more in-depth description, read up on Thinking Talents!) And because of that, one of my favorite things to do every year is pick out a new planner. I’ll do my research, see who has the trendy ones, look for the perfect layout, and bonus points for a little inspiration. (I remember one year I had a Vera Bradley planner, and it had all these super-random holidays in it, so my friends and I would always text each other and giggle a bit about whatever day it was, according to Vera. Oh, high school.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Photos: Julia Davila-Lampe / Getty Images; Courtesy Images
Inside The Creative Office Cultures At Facebook, IDEO, And Virgin Airlines What do the leaders in the industries of tech, design, and travel have in common? Facebook, Virgin America, and IDEO all pride themselves in their approach to creativity and innovation. And their company cultures reflect their ethos. We took a behind-the-scenes tour of these three companies to see what goes into building inspiration into the everyday workplace experience. The moment you walk into these three organizations, it becomes obvious they aren’t doing business as usual. Virgin Airlines welcomes you to the party before you even enter the registration gate with rock music and the scent of freshly cut flowers. But building a creative culture goes beyond colorful office design. Hire Well And Trust Your Employees Instead of looking for robots who can take on the persona of a corporate brand, let the brand reflect the personalities in your company. Support Ideas With Action Meanwhile, Virgin sets the tone for teamwork via a scavenger hunt during their orientation. Celebrate Individuality
Think you drink a lot? This chart will tell you. Do you drink a glass of wine with dinner every night? That puts you in the top 30 percent of American adults in terms of per-capita alcohol consumption. If you drink two glasses, that would put you in the top 20 percent. But in order to break into the top 10 percent of American drinkers, you would need to drink more than two bottles of wine with every dinner. And you'd still be below-average among those top 10 percenters. The top 10 percent of American drinkers - 24 million adults over age 18 - consume, on average, 74 alcoholic drinks per week. Or, if you prefer, 10 drinks per day. These figures come from Philip J. I double-checked these figures with Cook, just to make sure I wasn't reading them wrong. As Cook notes in his book, the top 10 percent of drinkers account for well over half of the alcohol consumed in any given year. The shape of this usage curve isn't exactly unique. More from Wonkblog on the economics of drinking: The Wonkblog Guide to Efficient Drinking »
Captain Lee | Below Deck My Yacht Passion Captain Lee | Below Deck Well, it is time to write a bit about my passion. If you have followed the TV series that I’m on, Below Deck by Bravo, you probably already know that I came to boating and yachting a bit later in life than most “yachties”. But that does not diminish my passion for the water and whatever vehicle I can use to get out on her. I will try to explain what happens when the H20 bug bites you. It has no cure. Not sure I would take it even if it existed. In this first blog about yachts I’m going to go over how I came to be in the yachting industry. Have your own chef on board, check, and still get paid, double check. Well through a fortunate turn of events, even though it didn’t seem that way at the time, I got my chance to go to sea and I jumped at it. We moved back to the states and my education started all over again. In the next posting I’ll get more into yacht themselves and what makes them so seductive.
9 Reasons Why Getting Fired Isn’t So Bad | A WORLD AND A WAY When you’re in a traditional workplace setting – one you have to physically show up for daily – being told you’re no longer needed can feel like being hit by a truck. Even when you’re a work-from-home freelancer, an employment shakeup can catch you off-guard and make you feel pretty horrible if the loss of the gig wasn’t your choice. But every time a job comes to an end, a new you is waiting to be discovered alongside all of the other silver linings. You get to reset. What so many people stuck in the rut of routine wouldn’t give for an opportunity to turn everything over and reset! Getting fired is the perfect opportunity to reevaluate your life, your location, and even what you do for work. Like this: Like Loading...
Boston office towers have become hot property The local economy is strong. Interest rates are low. And big foreign money is looking for a safe bet. All that is pushing the market for Boston office buildings to heights not typically seen this side of Manhattan. Last week, two deals illustrated how high prices have climbed. Continue reading below In a market where top-tier buildings have typically traded at around $600 per square foot, the financial services giant TIAA-CREF said Tuesday that it would pay nearly $900 per square foot for a 70 percent stake in Biogen Inc.’s new Cambridge headquarters, in Kendall Square. Two days later, the word spread that Blackstone Group LP would be selling a pair of Back Bay towers for more than $1,000 per square foot, or about $1.3 billion in all. The transactions, two of the priciest on record in Greater Boston, come amid a flurry of sales over the past year, many at sums well above the highs of last decade’s bubble. Continue reading it below “The pension fund of Ontario, they’re not big sellers.
bravotv We've seen some impressive yachts on Below Deck over the years. But, believe it or not, there are actually boats that even more over-the-top than Honor or Ohana. Unsurprisingly, they also happen to be owned by some of the richest celebrities in the world. The Eclipse, owned by billionaire Roman Abramovich Kate's take: "It's the standard of excellence for all yacht owners. Seven Seas, owned by director Steven Spielberg Kate's take: "When you're the biggest name in the movie industry, one movie theater on your boat isn't going to cut it, which is probably why Steven Spielberg had his boat designed with a 15-foot panel of privacy glass that extends vertically from the infinity pool and transforms into a projection screen. Main, owned by fashion designer Giorgio Armani Kate's take: "In a sea of primarily white boats with shiny, stainless steel curves, Main's dark green hull is a one-of-a-kind vision. RC, owned by fashion designer Roberto Cavalli The Arctic P, owned by businessan James Packer
13 Ways to Boost Connectivity in Your Day-to-Day Life Somewhere along the way you got used to things. You shielded yourself from things. The depth of your experience went from the ocean floor to the puddle bottom. Busting your heart open is humanity 101. [Related: 5 Easy Mindfulness Exercises You Can Do at The Office] Deep, pulsing, vibrating experience happens when you’re human. 1. The guy snagging that size 10 shoes for you or the woman checking you in. 2. Earth shattering right? 3. Bigger girls + boys cry. [Related: 11 Easy Ways to Boost Your Willpower and Concentration] 4. Haven’t laughed in a while? 5. Yup. 6. Stay in bed…if you wanna. [Related: This Is the Surprising Secret to a More Meaningful Life] 7. It’ll tell you. 8. Just pet him. 9. Take side hugs out of your life. 10. Let yourself know what it means to get swept up. [Related: WATCH: A Simple Meditation Exercise to Keep You Stress-Free at Work] 11. And remind you that you’re connected. 12. Connect. 13. You didn’t even realize. Human.
A Cup of Jo - Style, Culture, Motherhood, Travel, Food & Life The New 10: Why The ‘Perfect’ Woman Should Always Be A Little Flawed - Paul Hudson Image Credits: Tumblr No one is perfect — hence, everyone is flawed. What differentiates most people, however, is how openly flawed they are — how much they embrace those flaws, embrace the individuals they are, how well they understand themselves and how much effort they are willing to put into developing those flawed areas. The word “flaw” is seen as holding a negative meaning… but I’m not certain why that is. Being flawed is only natural — in fact, it’s the reason the world is the way it is and works the way it works. Without flaws, there would be no evolution. A flaw is nothing more than a divergence from the nonexistent perfection that human beings have dreamed up in their heads. It’s these differences, these imperfections that allow for uniqueness, individuality and beauty. The most interesting women in the world are, by far, the most flawed. They are the most beautiful, most memorable, most unforgettable. The more flawed she is, the more unforgettable she is. We don’t like change.
The One Thing That Kills Sexual Desire Faster Than Anything Else Finally, you meet the person of your dreams. You may even think this person is your soulmate. Not only are you in love, but you feel passion like never before. But this phase — typically referred to as the honeymoon phase — is definitely not a permanent way of being in your relationship. Maybe it lasts a month. Maybe it lasts a year. And then what? First it helps to understand WHY the honeymoon phase is so blissful to keep things in perspective. Then, inevitably, a sense of stability begins to set in, which at the outset of a relationship definitely has its own charm. In short, it doesn't take long for what could be thought of as a "relationship system" to get established. Let's take the example of Julie and Steven. Steven grew up in a household where he learned to make others responsible for his feelings — just like his father made his mother responsible. Julie's proclivities complemented those of Steven, and not necessarily in a productive way. Back to Steven and Julie.
21 Books From The Last 5 Years That Every Woman Should Read The one struggle of being a woman who reads is that you want to read everything. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by bestseller lists, because there just isn’t enough time in the day to read every hot new book. Between near-constant recommendations of amazing memoirs, new sequels and a terrifyingly long list of bookmarked Internet longreads, it can be stressful to choose what you should pick up next. Knowing which classics you’re missing from your reading repertoire is easy — it’s a little harder to remember what you’ve missed from three years ago. We’ve done a little bit of the hard work for you (or maybe just increased your book stress... sorry) by pulling together a list of incredible titles from the past few years that you should add to the pile on your bedside table. Here are 21 books published in the past 5 years that all women should read: What would you add to our list? HuffPostWomenFollow On Also on HuffPost: Readers Share: Books Every Woman Should Read Amazon
6 Ways To Be The Best Girlfriend He’s Ever Had There is so much misinformation out there on what it takes to be a great girlfriend. It’s not about cooking his favorite food or wearing sexy lingerie or mastering some crazy sexual trick (not saying these things don’t help, but they don’t get to the heart of the matter!). Understanding how men think and what they need in a relationship makes an enormous difference in the way you are able to relate to one another. The top prerequisite for being in a great relationship is to be your best self. A trap that many people in relationships fall into is blaming their partner when problems arise. It doesn’t work that way, though. Here are six ways to be the most amazing girlfriend ever 1. The majority of problems in a relationship occur because the woman expects a man to meet her needs, and then resents him when he doesn’t. Neither side has bad intentions, the problem is they aren’t communicating properly and the reason is because men and women have very different styles of communication. 2. 3.