I’m Always Online… Am I missing something?
I have read this article form Dave Coles, LCDC-ADCII, CEAP about someone who has always been online. He said that there should be a boundary between your life online and your life offline. Separating the two will provide you a better appreciation on what life is.
Riding the shuttle bus to the airport today, I sat next to a young woman who spent the entire trip checking email on her Blackberry. Then, sitting at the gate waiting for my flight to be called, I was surrounded by folks checking email on wifi-enabled laptops and even at pay-for email kiosks.
It reminded me of a young professional who recently told me that the first thing he did every morning on awakening was to check email. He said he was driven to know if someone had emailed him after he had gone to sleep the night before. “I’m beginning to think email might be some kind of addiction,” he lamented.
Certainly, email-enabled devices and wifi-connected laptops have made us much more productive. But feeling the need to be connected 24/7, or being uneasy when not connected, is not necessarily a good thing. It produces stress that actually decreases our ability to work safely and productively. The key, therefore, is to find a workable balance between being connected and having quality “unconnected” time that lets us recharge our mental and emotional batteries.
If you need a bit of help coping with the stress of always being ‘connected’, consider giving the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) a call. You can reach the global EAP by calling 713.753.4646 (or 1.800.636.6221).
EAP has been providing professional assistance to help employees and their family members resolve personal and work problems for more than 25 years. All interactions are held confidential between you and your EAP counselor, except for certain situations such as where there is potential for human harm or legally required reporting.
RP being pitched as outsourcing hub amid US-led slowdown
THE LOCAL business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is expected to weather a US-led global economic storm, since much of the services outsourced to the Philippines are operational tasks that companies cannot do without.
Foreign companies have yet to cancel projects or cut budgets for outsourced services, Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) Chief Executive Officer Oscar R. Sañez told a briefing on Friday. Read more
Make Your Car Tough To Steal
A vehicle is stolen every 25 seconds in the United States. Auto theft is big business! If auto theft were legalized and incorporated, it would rank in the top 250 among Fortune 500 companies.
Your vehicle is one of the largest investments you make. New vehicles are not the only target for car thieves. Older model vehicles are also very desirable.
Thieves look for cars that can be resold quickly or stripped for parts. In most cases, a vehicle’s parts are worth two to three times the value of the vehicle.
No vehicle or anti-theft device is 100% theft-proof, and discouraging thieves is not an easy task. A thief’s greatest enemy is time.
The more difficult your car is to steal, the longer it takes to be stolen. And the more time a thief has to spend stealing your car, the greater the chance of detection. By making your car a tougher target, the thief will probably move on to a car that is easier to steal.
By installing anti-theft devices on your vehicle, you may qualify for a discount on your comprehensive insurance rates. To find out more about anti-theft device discounts, contact your automobile insurance company or agent. Read more
Bush To Filipino Prez: Fillipino’s make great kitchen staff
BUSH GMA
First, I want to tell you how proud I am to be the President of a nation that — in which there’s a lot of Philippine-Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. And I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the — of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House.