Marie Leslie
Resources for a Productive & Creative Life
How do you treat adversity? Do you retreat to the closet with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s and a bag of Oreos? Or do you bandage the bruises, dust yourself off and jump back in the game? Adversity occurs in every life. In the business world it can come in the form of a …
Some days all it takes is just one thought, one well-timed phrase that resonates and sticks with you to inspire you and motivate you toward your dreams. Because we’re all a little different, and we each need something just a little different to move our thoughts in the right direction, here are 15 of my favorite …
Are you constantly frustrated because the life of your dreams seems like some kind of distant vision? Do you set goals that keep falling short or because you aren’t even sure what goals to set any more? How many times have you promised yourself and how many times has it not happened, leaving you …
Happy New Year! Did you set goals (or make resolutions) for this year? Are they the same goals you set last year? Do you even remember the goals you set last year? Did you achieve any of them? If you did, you are awesome. You are also in the minority. Multiple studies show that only …
Do you want to know more about yourself? Are you searching for the right career path? Or perhaps you just want to gain some insight into why you think or act the way you do? If you’re surfing the web, you can find free assessments for just about anything out there. Some are just for …
When was the last time you had a personal progress review? Are you not quite sure what that is? If you’ve worked in the corporate world, you’ve likely had a performance review at some time—or many times—during your career. In a performance review, someone, generally a supervisor or manager or other person in a position …
January is Get Organized Month. I’m not making this up. It’s a real thing. Nothing like putting a little pressure on us when our houses are a disaster with all those Christmas decorations still lurking about. Sounds like a recipe for a New Year’s guiltfest to me. But seriously. Since you’ve got to do something …
It’s the start of another year. Have you said to yourself over the last days or weeks that “this year it will be different?” “This year things will be better?” Are you still dreaming of those changes, dreaming of that success—or are you ready to make the change and do the things that will lead …
Years ago, when I was a college student in San Diego, my bestie and I decided to drive up to Westwood one Saturday night to “hang out with the cool kids.” He drove and I was in charge of navigation in those pre-GPS days. We studied out the route ahead of time and marked it …
Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, I headed to Wyoming last week to watch The Great American Eclipse from within the Zone of Totality. We rolled out of bed at 3:00 Monday morning, loaded up the car with eclipse glasses (yes, they were a necessity), camera gear and snacks and were on the road …
