9 things to do successful people before bedtime

By Jacquelyn Smith

The last thing you do before going to bed tends to have a significant impact on the level of mood and energy the next day, as it often determines how well and how you sleep.

Successful people understand that their success begins and ends with their mental and physical health, which is almost entirely dependent on obtaining adequate sleep.

Therefore, routine bedtime a key ritual for many of them - and why the last thing that people are more successful reading before bedtime.

1. Leen. Experts agree that reading is the last thing that people make the most success at bedtime.

Michael Kerr, a spokesman for the international business and author of the book "You can not be serious! Put humor in the workplace," he says knows many entrepreneurs to terminate the downtime read before bedtime, as "non-negotiable element formed" in your calendar. "It is not necessarily reserved for the reading of the company or inspiring read. Many people who have done it, the value of the information that sailors from a variety of sources, saying it helps for more creativity and passion in their lives to find ".

For example, while some people manage to use this time to like to read about stories of the day, skim technology blogs or search Reddit and Twitter, the other fiction novels and ancient philosophy at bedtime.

2. Create a list of things to do. "Clearing his head for a good night's sleep is for many people who have success," says Kerr. "They often take the time to make a list of all items unattended at the next set day to write, so that these ideas do not end up invading your head space during the night."

3. Spend time with the family. Michael Woodward, Ph.D., organizational psychologist and author of "The Plan", it is important to have some time to talk with your partner, talk with your kids or game to do with your dog.

Laura Vanderkam, author of "What to do before breakfast the most successful people", said this was a common practice among the very successful. "I realize that not everyone is going to bed at the same time as a partner, but if you can, it's a great way to connect and talk about their day."

4. They show a day. Kerr said that many successful people take the time to think about right before sleeping or write three things you grateful for what that day it happened. "Maintaining a" gratitude journal "also reminds people the progress they. That day in all areas of their lives, which in turn is the key to motivation, especially when maintained in a moment, difficult"

Vanderkam added: "Take a few minutes to reflect on what went well during the day, you can put grateful in a positive way of thinking."

5. meditate. Many successful people use 10 minutes before bedtime, to meditate. Dale Kurow, an executive coach based in New York, said it is a good way to relax the body and calm the mind.


6. Are you planning on sleep "There has been much written about the dangers of busy people chronic lack of sleep before, so that a habit I know some people become very successful not only a priority to get enough sleep - . Who can be a challenge for workaholics or contractors, "Kerr said. One possibility is to bed the same time every night, which is a habit relates recommend to make sure go a healthy night's sleep all sleep experts.

Vanderkam suggests further that await you when you wake up, to count how many hours do you sleep then consider an alarm to remind you need to be for the night. "The worst thing you can do is stay up late and press the test in the morning," he said. "People have a limited amount of will. Why lose the will to talk to you more when standing, and sleeping in 9 minutes increased miserable?"

7. Unplug and disconnect from work. Really successful people do nothing but work at bedtime, says Kerr. They did not check their e-mails compulsively, and try not to go into labor issues.

Woodward agrees, saying: "The last thing you need is to think in bed an e-mail to lie, just read this over his head zeal spent his waking hours to obtain a driven random requests something more than a momentary impulse. " Take a separation period between the time of your last e-mail, and time to read, to go to bed. The idea is to get his head out of work before going to bed.

8. You are on a positive note. It is easy to fall into the trap of negative situations repeat day you fall, you should be treated differently. Regardless of how the day went on to manage successful people usually avoid this spiral pessimistic negative self-talk, because they know that it will only create more stress.

"Do not forget, time to reflect on the positive moments of the day and celebrate the successes to take, even if they are rare," Woodward said.

, 9. Portrait of future success Many successful people comes a few minutes before going to bed to a positive outcome for projects working, says Lynn Taylor, an expert in the center of the national labor and author of "Control your terrible tyrant Office: Childish Behavior Manage head and thrive in their work. " "For most this is not a task or exercise that are connected by a grant from solid solution skills that come naturally."

RIF'd 59: Lessons

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By Christine Jensen

As I drove to work on Monday morning in June last year, a thought came into my eyes, seemingly out of nowhere: What if I lost my job today? An hour later, that's exactly what happened.

My boss told me I was missing the middle manager corporate work as part of a corporate restructuring, "downsizing" (RIF).

After nearly seven years in my position I was "RIF'd" in 59 years I wondered about the thought came to me only an hour earlier: Was it a premonition? O my subconscious had just collected evidence that my mind was deliberately ignored?

In the past seven months since the GIR, seven lessons I learned from my experience that could be useful, others in a similar situation:

1. First start. After the news, the HR staff I could return the next day to pack my things and go my security card, credit card, laptop and phone. So I went home with only one large envelope under the arms. Once home, I threw the envelope with my severance pay at the dining table and immediately got on everything that mattered to me on that day to work: a single voice message from my phone company to retrieve.

Although you could put a personal photo or e-mail from work there was no easy way to record a voice message. I got the last voicemail message my work was my mother. So I went online a program that allows me to find record the voice message. The process requires a cable so that Radio Shack, I'm gone. When I returned, cables in hand, I was able to save to say the last record of my mother, one after another, "I love you" first ..

2. Let your adult children behave like adults afraid my husband and two adult daughters of the message to deliver. Call for real. My husband was a caring and supportive - not surprising. But when I called my daughter and I shared the news, they have comforted me to some degree, I had expected.

You put things in perspective. I used to be the comforter; how nice it was to be on the receiving end of sympathy and support of my daughters.

3. Do you have a sense of loss. I am deeply saddened by the loss, even if I was ashamed to be so angry. Drawn to a book I read a year earlier to check life lessons from Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler, found his chapter on the loss of particular importance, even if I only lost a job, not a loved one.

A quote really is: "Nobody can predict response to mourn the loss is personal feelings may conflict, delay and overwhelmingly ..." So true.

4. Keep your faith. Of course, faith means different things to different people. For me, a verse from the Old Testament (Psalm 119: 105) has become my mantra. Every day I asked God, "a lamp to my feet" to be - mainly because I had no idea where it went!

This verse helped me get through the dark days - to trust that I find something better in my professional life.

5. Calculate the return to the big brown envelope with the dismissal :. I ignored the first day, but do not lie still for long. I have carefully examined all information and evaluate my options.

My husband served as a sounding board and advisor, and we advised our CPA. It was fun to look at the numbers, but I'm glad I took the time sensitive decision rather quickly.

6. The closure may occur unexpectedly. One of the hardest parts of being "RIF'd" was the sudden dismissal. On Thanksgiving approaches, I have decided to thank you notes to some people who stayed with my previous employer. I bought a small indoor Thanksgiving cards and wrote personal notes to people who have made a pleasant and rewarding to me.

Mail letters gave me a real sense of peace. I did not expect this feeling, but it was a wonderful product, so unexpected ,.

Biggest surprise came when some of the people who had sent letters responded with handwritten notes for themselves. It was very touching and helped me to finally close this chapter of my professional life.

7. Sitting on the fence at a price. By the end of December, I climbed a fence. On the one hand, the prospect of a full-time job, the other was the prospect of a full-time freelance. For six months, I kept difficulties with the choice on both sides of the fence.

The day the decision was on December 31, the last day of a full-time job that seemed to be an almost perfect fit is granted. Application to the freelancer temporarily continue for three months, until a final decision on the work full time. I do not know what has changed on that day, but I was ready, finally, in front of the fence. I did not have to make the request.

In retrospect, I see that my indecision had a cost: About 30 percent of my time was devoted to the application and interviews for full-time work; Another 30 percent is determined to choose project work as a freelance writer and the remaining concerned about the direction, devoted 40 percent.

Seven months after fade "RIF'd" to 59 begins the pain in my memory. For now, I am excited and optimistic pursuing work independently enough to keep the paid and added to the pension fund accounts.

And although I did not have premonitions of late, I have a feeling that many good opportunities to come, some of which require, perhaps to create for myself.

Christine Jensen, MBA, is a communications consultant and freelance writer in Des Moines, Iowa.

8 subtle way to ACE Interview

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By Vicki Salemi

Want to work? Who does not know, right? You go to an interview in his Sunday best, the consummate professional. Well, hiring managers strive to the candidate who is renting the best suited for the job based on their skills and experience, but also try to identify the best solution. Who was your team as the best work? That would be a with the culture?

This is more subtle ways that seem a candidate during the interview;

1. Be on time. If you arrive late, call the recruiter or let them know that you are stuck in traffic. You better late casually and saw the time disrespect that person (and ultimately yours too).

There is really no reason why I can not be on time, however. Allow plenty of time, and aims to arrive at least 15 minutes early. The worst thing that can happen is that you are stuck in traffic, and - you guessed it - done on time.

2. Be polite. Now that you arrived in the lobby with plenty of time, say it sit for five ... ten ... 15 minutes. Do not look offended. Researchers may have a busy day of meetings. The worst thing you can do is to look angry. Yes, this is a good time, and so is yours. How many times have you an important meeting in your calendar to be then pulled in different directions?

Note that the delay is not a reflection on the lack of interest of you as a candidate. They do their best to make the best of what you can do to shrug when too late to receive and begin to get the interview process. Technically not a big problem.

3. Be nice to know at all. That is obvious. From the first meeting with a recruiter have pleasantries with the reception, the banter in an elevator - all eyes on you.

Yes, if you are rude at the front desk or anyone else for that matter, goes back to the recruiter. And if two candidates with almost identical life leaves were evaluated, you can use any rudeness in the lobby or elevator bet is to make its way into the meeting room.

4. Make conversation. This is especially important if your interview includes a meal. School of current events and popular movies and books to keep the conversation. Be sure to stay away from controversy.

Sometimes we are so in technology and job search, we forget ourselves immersed. This is your chance to shine! Talk about a hobby or favorite vacation spot. Give them all the reasons you.

If you are rusty, practice your conversation. Identify an event with coffee and conversation, perhaps meetup or services of the local church and start a conversation update. Most candidates with a view of this part of the interview preparation, and this is one of the most important parts of the Ace!

5. Ask questions. A common nightmare of the researchers is that candidates do not ask questions. Really? You do not ask a single question about the role that the future role of the company, or anything else? There is no excuse. It is good to repeat questions or ask a slightly different way for different researchers. Moreover, as the discussions developed in the interviews themselves, can you curious about some aspects of the role or company.

This is the opportunity to interview the employer evaluated in the same manner. Go ahead and ask questions! Is a new project means more trips to the newspaper? Why work to open? How long has he or she worked there? If you are at a loss, ask for the race of the interviewer. You can not go wrong.

6. Send. This is a thank you note or email a must! Although there are a number of qualified candidates competing for the same role, every detail counts. This is not the difference in the weight loss - that the overall goal may be a small number, but to make the chips with crunchy celery a good body. Again, all that matters books. Your thank you, may be short, but it must also be free of errors!

7. Do not bother. When the interview comes to an end, attention to timing, and remember that it's not your time. (If it were, you were set a few months ago!) Most of the deals and the treatments need to get some approval levels, so take a deep breath. More information on the next steps to be ending interviews and when you can expect to receive a response. Yes, you must be diligent in monitoring, however, that guy or girl, the e-mails every morning a status update not.

8. Be a discreet negotiator. Sometimes the offer is how the candidate behaved rejected during the negotiation process. Hold your ground, but always stay professional. Hiring managers often wonder if the candidate is working in this way at the moment, as he or she walks in front of customers?

Military and Veterans Transition: Win the fight for a job

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If you are from military to understand a veteran or the transition that they face a new -. But quite different - that the front Even if you succeed in finding civilian employment in the past, the labor market is very different.

Researcher jobs available today to win many competitors than in the past, but also new obstacles for this fight. Fortunately, no real "enemy" is trying to kill you. But many competitors and other problems it harder to reach your target face.

Demonstrate your skills and experience in information gathering, planning and organization and implementation plans to meet his new "mission". See your job search as a series of planned activities focused on a clear goal as he. In his military career

The current labor market "Sitrep"

The situation on the labor market is complex and constantly evolving. Constant changes are driven by a combination of improving the economy, the high volume of applicants for employment, and increased use of technology for the setting.

In addition, the civilian labor market contains much less welcome as veterans in the past. As the civilian world we were in Vietnam and earlier wars left with other veterans (often former recruits) who speak our language and understand our full value for civilian employers. Well, not so much ...

The situation is more complicated for all, that the process of traditional job search has to be the leader. First, the high level of unemployment has created a tsunami of job seekers who filled many employers. Second, recruiters usually after their time measurements place measured (and rewarded) - in other words, how fast filling jobs. Faster is better.

As a result, most employers now use technology to track the volume as soon as possible candidates for the two relatively new ways:

1. Most large employers use automated applicant tracking systems to manage resumes and applications.

2. To speed up the selection process, most employers, regardless of size, will use search engines to gather information about the candidates.

The emphasis on speed and new features of the technology have created new hurdles for job seekers. The method eliminates all the problems that can to bring a couple of minutes veterinarian has or is obviously not a good candidate for the position. There are many other candidates waiting.

Use your existing resources

The good news for the military transition of the civilian labor force in 2015 was that a lot of support available to you. The Ministry of Labour has the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to give you a basic understanding of the process of job search, and each state has several centers in the free advice is available CareerOneStop.

Also, if you served on active duty for 90 days or more since 9/11, see the educational benefits of the GI Bill Post-9/11 .

Regardless of when you served, visit MilitaryFriendly.com to see the list of employers and military schools around. Understand that military contractor in the environment have to be considered standard procurement procedures. Receive preference but not a free ticket to the standard process to get around.

Citizens discussion

During the welcome you receive today is very sincere and is widespread, people are less gratitude about what you know and what you do in the past.

For example, in order to understand some of the terms and civilians often as military rank structure:

• What is more important - the most important general or lieutenant general?
• That seems bigger - the company or department?
• Strongest Class - gold or silver bars?
• That seems the highest rank - an officer or NCO?

If you do not know any better, you assume that a major general is more important than a lieutenant general. In the civilian world, the companies of the departments, and not vice versa, if a company is to be greater. Since gold is more valuable than money, you will probably also start from the fact that the gold bullion silver size, and as both are official, the "leader" probably not classify ladder, even if the range "small."

Quantifying benefits relating to civil written (use a dictionary to be sure) to articulate clearly and demonstrate their value - the number of people managed or monitored, the number of securities or managed pieces of equipment (the dollar ) Hours of flight, etc. It is more responsibility at a younger than anyone else in the civilian world age and quantify the experiences and successes very impressive.

Equal pay the stage at the conference watermark for women

It was the week for pay equity.

From fiery speech accepting the Oscar Patricia Arquette-as-you-ie-who spoke at a conference on fatigue Women of Silicon Valley, the problem of the pay gap between the sexes and the lack of women in leadership positions (basic) Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped to the top of the world of work must-do list.

"Our economy Although things have changed in many places is not enough, and not everywhere, in many ways, still seems to be active as 1955," Clinton said women in leadership positions in 5000 the head of water meeting women , many of whom work with the giant Valley technology. "Come in an area that is the whole movement will be to the front."

, "More shocking," "The former First Lady, Senator and Secretary of State offered grim statistics to support this backward The numbers are alarming," he said, citing recent industry reports:

• In the Forbes list of the 100 largest venture capital investor in technology, only four women.
• Women make up only 11 percent of executives in Silicon Valley.
• Only about 20 percent of software developers are generally women.
• A woman with a bachelor's degree here in Silicon Valley tends to 60 percent less than men with the same degree.
• While almost 60 percent of university graduates are women earn only 18 percent of computer science degrees. "This is actually less than half of what it was in the 1980s when women earned 38 percent of the grade."

The technology industry is known to be dominated by "whites" has been slow to respond specifically to spite the joint protest unequal companies such as Google, Yahoo, Twitter and Facebook pay percentages and leadership gaps. Women also securely locked the club of billionaires who lives in Silicon Valley.

Clinton said that even prompted much to technology companies to bridge the gap between the sexes. "Companies need to be held accountable," he said. "To men and women who are required to speak."

Fortunately, innovators such as Intel Corporation speak - and faster. Warmly at the launch of the Clinton crowd, president of Intel, Renee James , spoke about the recent commitment of the company is to increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in the next five years. "We believe that the increasing diversity is a very important issue for our industry and it is time to do a lot more," he said.

"Building a diverse talent pool can not only be a good thing to do. This is a must," Clinton said. "If women's participation is limited, the prosperity of our country is limited."

This too shall pass

"Sometimes, when I went out and talk about women's issues, which I for decades, especially as secretary of state, as I said, I am the great unfinished business of the 21st century, as the data on this is overwhelming, I could see the eyes Men are I lost individual foreign leader to see, but some Americans say. "Oh yes, here goes. Just watching how you focus. Act like you hear and will happen. "

Judging by the enthusiastic response of the participants of the conference, the time for the glassy eyes is about to be gone forever. Yes Hillary speech received nearly 2,000 tweets during the event itself had a rank of 6,652,583. Top-themes of the conference were women and men: gender inequality, discrimination and the glass ceiling, Strong Women, Conference: inspiring, amazing, strong, good conversations, excited.

The conversation continues bubble on Linkedin watermark page and social media.

"I like it on the forums that really supports women from all walks of life and industry. I was hoping to take inspiration unexpectedly and was not disappointed"
Patricia Buchanan, Director of Solutions 2D3D.

"What a learning experience! Of course, we also went to network and meet women like me who are successful companies in Silicon Valley. I agree with Hillary. There has never been a better time to be a woman in the story world."
Janet Fouts, CEO Tatu Digital Media

What can be done to promote the cause of women in the workplace?

"If there's a question that was sown go over and find a group of people to take."

Please speak. "A helping hand or a kind word can make a big difference."

"Hill", also quoted the famous remark of his friend Madeleine Albright: "It's a special place in hell for women who know how to help other women."

Judge orders for postal damage to pay the complainant

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SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge ordered the US Postal Service, a worker to pay nearly $ 230,000 in damages suffered repression when he helped a colleague with their health problems in the workplace.

The worker was begun at the post office as a mail carrier in 1995 and worked security specialist. However, in 2008, everything changed and is in a hostile work environment after informing his colleagues report their concerns to the Ministry of Health and the security of the United States in the work of the Employment Service, the agency said in a statement.

AP Exclusive: Wal-Mart CEO Talks employees, customers, critics

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By Anne D'Innocenzio

If the CEO of Wal-Mart Doug McMillon has the highest position in the world's largest retailers in the past year, he inherited major problems.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., with over 11,000 stores in 27 countries, has to contend with two years of sluggish sales, especially in the first place to a difficult world economy and major changes in the way people shop.

Groups have the Wal-Mart in pay and treatment of employees showed protest in the United States. And abroad, the dealer is always for nearly two years after a plant in Bangladesh that sometimes some collapsed her clothes and killed more than 1,100 people.

McMillon, whose first job at Wal-Mart was a position of truck loading time as a student in 1984, has been struggling with these questions because he was as CEO in February 2014. Last year, the head replaced them fight US Division the pace of new store openings and small retail ecommerce speeds greater efforts.

But rise with the announcement that Wal-Mart would be close to 40 percent of its workforce of 1.3 million US as part of an investment of $ 1,000,000,000 last week, but McMillon made his boldest match changes in compensation and employee training. Wal-Mart said it would take at least $ 9 per hour increase starting salaries for employees of the United States in April and at least $ 10 in February 2016th

Two days before he made the announcement, McMillon, 48, spoke to The Associated Press increased only wages and education, the impact of the disaster in Bangladesh and other topics that Wal-Mart. In the following, at the headquarters of Wal-Mart in Bentonville, Arkansas edited excerpts from an interview of 40 minutes

Q: What is the origin of the decision to increase wages?

R: What drives us, that we want a great shopping experience for customers and make the investment in our own people.

Q. How critics who say that Wal-Mart should go announced overreacted raise?

R. I think we play our part. Opportunities for many people, and clarity, as in the development of many large orders in a society. I take a lot of pride in our role.

P. As the largest private employer, Wal-Mart a great impact on the national debate over raising the minimum wage of $ 7.25 to $ 10.10 per hour. Why Wal-Mart remained neutral in the debate?

A. It is clear to us what we need to live a good business, and we are taking steps in this direction. As for a minimum wage, there are other for determining that responsible people. I am not an economist. Someone else can separate what is the best decision.

Q: Is it difficult the perception that Wal-Mart has to break jobs for low-end?

A: What we worry about reality. If reality is quite good, in short, I think most people know, the right perception itself. Our task is great experiences for customers and online shops and all the possibilities that we can use. And finally, what is most important.

Question: Do you think Wal-Mart is aligned with injustice of their work practices?

A. No one promised to be fair. So I am not under the illusion that it is.

Question: What have you learned from your criticism?

A. I learned from (former CEO of Wal-Mart), Mike Duke, Lee Scott and the value of listening to criticism. Our ears and worry. Sometimes you have to learn the critical adulation as possible. So all heard, but the end of the day, we do what we do to our business.

Question: What do you think of his first last year?

A. I feel good in the first year. I think that we, more clarity on our strategic plan Our management has a better idea of where we are going to do to take our chances. I think we have to hear a good job our staff conducted and to begin to respond appropriately to build it for success. The growth of e-commerce company is important. And we stronger in markets such as China.

Question: What is needed to get the customer back in stores?

A. Sure business is increasingly mobile and online. It really does not matter how customers want to buy. We want to serve in a position in one of these ways.

Question: Wal-Mart is one of a group of US retailers and apparel manufacturers who have agreed a pact of 5 years, to improve safety conditions in factories in Bangladesh. Do you think you do feed in Bangladesh think?

A. We have a large supply chain we do business with many people in many categories. This can make it difficult for us. But we do not care. We invest, and I have no doubt that we do things. But there is an ongoing effort throughout the supply chain in order to try to create a more sustainable situation for everyone.

Question: How was influenced by his time at Wal-Mart?

A. I was there most of my adult life. So what I think and what I learned was largely influenced by Wal-Mart, and much of our culture will stand the test of time and still very valuable for the company and the communities we serve. But need to change some things ... the way we Customers tools we use to do it.

Q: Wal-Mart has made some mistakes, right? For example, before his appointment as CEO of Wal-Mart has reduced the workforce in stores, which led to fill shelves, the UN and the low morale of the employees.

A: The economic environment of recent years hard at all, and I think our focus on productivity was convenient. But sometimes it goes too far. And the thing with Wal-Mart, of course, we correct.

Question: How would you describe the mood in stores?

A. The word today I would use to describe is "encouraged". We have many associated with considerable experience and pride of the company. We listen and respond and make changes. And I think we are confident that we are on the right track.