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“Portable Dad” – a Coaching Guide for Young Adults & Crowded Heads

April 22, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

New Book Release!  Portable Dad “Portable Dad” (Stuff to know without the lecture) is a fun, practical, and easy to understand coaching guide written to be used as a reference tool for young adults and crowded heads. It is the third in my life skills series (joining Rich Without Money and the internationally acclaimed Managing […]

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Filed Under: Coaching, Communication Skills, Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Jobs, Life Skills, Significant Emotional Events, Time Management, Worry

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! “Portable Dad”

March 4, 2015 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I am tremendously proud to announce the impending release of “Portable Dad,” Stuff to Know without the Lecture. The book will soon be released in both eBook and print formats, with the eBook version expected later this month and print version soon to follow. Here is more about the project: Ocean Palmer’s Portable Dad Stuff […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Jobs, Life Skills, Managing Conflict, Multi-Generational Effectiveness, Time Management, Worry

10 Tips to Increase Your Efficiency

April 26, 2014 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Time is one of the few things in life dealt out equally. Everyone is given the same amount–168 hours per week—and if we subtract the 56 we sleep (7 nights at 8 hours per), how we fill our remaining 112 waking hours determines how our lives unfold and careers evolve. My friend Bill McDermott, co-CEO […]

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Filed Under: Coaching, Influencing Behaviors, Leadership, Life Skills, Time Management

Sacrificing Too Much for Success? 15 Warning Signs

December 22, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

“Despite excellent performance and good money the worker always seems tired and is rarely happy.” If this describes you, you may be sacrificing too much in the chase for material success. A recent blurb by John Brandon in INC Magazine about the concept of over-sacrifice made me stop and think about high achievers and workaholics. […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Jobs, Life Skills, Time Management, Worry

Why Modern Progess is One Step Forward, One Step Back

September 23, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

It must be reunion season. Having heard from several friends over the past couple weeks who are courageously heading to theirs, I’ve wished them godspeed and safe egos. Reunion are not my thing. They are like root canals, buying tires, or having to rent a tuxedo. None are listed on the first 28 pages of […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Managing Conflict, Time Management, Worry

Zone Your Life & Work — What Zoning Is & Why It Matters

September 14, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Zoning embraces the concept of maximizing efficiency by minimizing time and distance when completing assignments of value. People who get a lot done tend to zone their lives and work very well. People who stay busy but don’t get much done tend to mistake random activity for smart, orchestrated movement. Busy and productive are two […]

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Filed Under: Life Skills, Time Management

How to Manage Your Time

April 29, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Our waking hours are spent one of four ways. When it comes to time we either: Waste it Spend it Invest it, or Cherish it. Assuming we’re awake 16 hours each day, our efficiency, happiness, and body of work achievements are powered or retarded by accumulated time decisions. Since waking hours are finite, and we […]

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Filed Under: Life Skills, Time Management, Uncategorized

Busy vs. Productive

March 18, 2013 by Ocean Palmer 2 Comments

A friend emailed me this cartoon so I cannot credit its artist but I would if I could because I love it. Those of us who have worked in a cubicle prairie dog colony recognize the cartoon’s essence of truth: If you look busy, people will think you are busy. And if they think you […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Sales, Time Management

How to Pursue the Modern American Dream

January 12, 2013 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Yesterday I advised a client, “Do not complicate things that require no complication.” These days I seem to use that quote more frequently than I used to. Whether we work 40 years at one job or one year at 40 jobs, understanding how to measure what getting ahead truly looks like does not require unnecessary […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Jobs, Life Skills, Sales, Time Management

Why Worker Burnout is Escalating at an Alarming Rate

November 6, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

ComPsych Corp., a Chicago-based employee assistance consulting company, recently release some startling information based on a survey of nearly 2,000 workers. Since ComPsych provides programs for more than 17,000 organizations and 45 million employees worldwide, they are in a strong position to accurately read the pulse of the current American work force. A couple key […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Jobs, Life Skills, Time Management, Worry

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