Entries by First Sun Team

Strategy: 12 Highly Influential People Share the Morning Routines that Set them Up for Success…Leaders have Crafted Morning Rituals that Maximize their Energy, Productivity, & Creativity all Day Long

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Whether you’re up-and-at-’em when day breaks or stumbling out of bed, the way you spend the morning sets the tone for the rest of the day.  That’s why many leaders have crafted morning rituals that maximize their energy, productivity, and creativity all day long. We asked a mix of high-profile CEOs, authors, investors, and entrepreneurs: What […]

Strategy: 7 Habits of Organized People…Organized People aren’t Born; They’re Built. Here are the Habits that you can Cultivate to be just like Them.

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We all know that one friend or coworker who is super-organized. The person who is punctual, finishes projects with time to spare, and always knows exactly where to find what they need when they need it.  Instead of  hating that person, why not figure out how they do it? “Organized people are not born; they’re […]

Strategy: 9 Types of Horrible Bosses & How to Manage Them…Don’t try to play them at their own game. Not Only are they Better at It, they Know More than you Due to their Position.

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Unless you happen to be self-employed or independently wealthy, you will have a boss. I have had many different bosses over my 20 years in the ad business, and they have ranged from the sublime to the just plain awful. What type of horrible boss are you dealing with? Here are nine types of frustrating […]

#Leadership:Tales About Men, Money & Mistakes From Self-Made Women…What is your Best Mistake? A Mistake that in the Moment seemed Catastrophic, but Turned out to be a Critical Piece of Finding your Success?

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This post is part of the “Self-Made Women” series featuring women who came from a world without power or wealth, but with the support of family, teachers and mentors, they  found their way to success.     Maria L. Chrin What is your best mistake? A mistake that in the moment seemed catastrophic, but turned out […]

Strategy: How To Kickstart Your Productivity This Weekend…Exhaustion, Burnout & Illness can All be Fueled by the Feeling that you Never get Chance to Switch Off.

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Could you use your weekend to be more productive, not by cramming it full of work, but in other ways?  Time away from the office is an important aspect of productivity. For a start, that’s when we get to choose for ourselves how we spend our time. Often, however, when it gets to Monday morning […]

Leadership:9 Of The Worst Mistakes You Can Ever Make At Work…We’ve all Heard of (or seen firsthand) People Doing some Pretty Crazy Things at Work

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We’ve all heard of (or seen firsthand) people doing some pretty crazy things at work. Truth is, you don’t have to throw a chair through a window or quit in the middle of a presentation to cause irreparable damage to your career. No matter how talented you are or what you’ve accomplished, there are certain […]

Strategy: How To Tell When People Lie & Make Them Tell The Truth…Why do People Lie? Because they Fear the Negative Consequences of Disclosing the Truth.

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When I served as a therapist for a number of years after earning my Masters in marriage and family therapy, I had a window into the private, secret lives of hundreds of people grappling with life’s most serious challenges. I found then, as I see in my daily life and coaching work today, that lying […]

Your Career: Here’s How Much Money Millennials are Earning in each State…Millennials Aren’t Earning as Much Money as their Parents Did When They were Young

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They came of age during tough economic times — student debt has reached an all-time high and the job market is more competitive than ever. Millennial men make more than millennial women in all but one state — New York. While this is bad news for the millennial generation as a whole, it is especially […]

Leadership: 7 Daily Rituals Of Highly Effective Leaders…It is not What you are Going to do but What you are Doing Today that Counts- Napoleon Hill

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You can learn everything you need to learn in order to achieve anything, but you can never change your leadership until you change your rituals. Rituals can strengthen and spotlight the values, intentions, and experiences you have chosen to live by; they and can be useful when we are trying to figure out what is […]