Coaching Your Team

The world revolves around productivity. Everything we do today relies on processes. You can’t order a burger, buy a t-shirt, or buy groceries without a workflow in place. The most productive and, often, the most profitable companies recognize the value of creating a healthy workforce and enabling new employees to quickly adapt to the…

May 30, 20180Comments

Byinfo

Family Leadership

BREAK Time

BREAK Time I am back! Well, I am hoping you missed me while I was gone from my regular blogging for a couple of months :) While I was “off the radar,” I spent a lot of time investing in the growth of both my agency and my family. Now, my season of events, proposals, and trips is…

May 24, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Leadership

How to Have a Positive Attitude

How to Have a Positive Attitude Two ways to be less critical and more positive As a leader, or someone who finds it easy to jump into projects without much direction, it can be frustrating to have to answer (what feels like) a million questions. The same holds true for a…

May 22, 20180Comments

ByBrandon.tijerina@theridgeproject.com

Family

Creating a budget that includes prison visits

Budgeting for prison visits is important, but often neglected. Budgets. I don’t know anyone who likes to talk about budgeting—except for a banker or investment counselor! I think of my budget as a necessary evil. It stops me from spending money on things I want, but I cannot afford. It also helps me pay for…

May 10, 20180Comments

Bycatherine@theridgeproject.com

Leadership

Its time to Spring clean your business

It never fails. Every year, when it comes to Spring cleaning, I put it off as long as possible. This bad habit is not because I don’t enjoy the reward of having a fresh, clean house to kick-off a new season, I just don’t want to go through all my stuff. A clean house is…

How to attract good people

Everyone wants to enjoy going to work in the morning. This is a basic human need, and if you aren't providing for that need, chances are you aren't attracting the best of your industry to your organization. To create a place for great employees, you must align your organization with these principles. In order to…

3 signs you may be addicted to stress

When I was in college I began to develop many habits and patterns that set the course for my professional career. One of my staples were all-nighters prepping for finals and pouring over research papers. Fighting the exhaustion with energy drinks and pizza gave me the motivation to push through the stress. In some ways,…

Workplace Bullying

As kids we are taught to go after your dreams to chase them down and lasso them into our world. As a child, that is a nice sentiment, and can be a powerful motivation to overcome obstacles. Unfortunately, for some, chasing your dreams means overpowering and even bullying those who get in their way or…

April 27, 20180Comments

Byinfo

Leadership

Optimize your day

Time is a beast we are always looking to master But what happens when it gets the best of us? Have you ever had someone ask you if you could "make" the time for something? What does that even mean? How often have we heard people say, "I lost track of time" or " I didn't have time"? I realize these are just expressions, but they stem from a universal feeling,…

April 23, 20180Comments

Byinfo

how to stay motivatred on a friday tyro blog

Leadership

How to Stay Motivated on a Friday

The best day of the week is almost here... FRIDAY!! It’s time to relax and put some well-earned “me time” in. But today is Thursday and there’s still work that needs to be done. TGIF! But in case you forgot, the Grind Includes Friday. Leaving work on a Friday with a huge list of to-dos can weigh on you and distract you from enjoying your weekend to its fullest. Today, stay focused…

April 19, 20180Comments

ByBrandon.tijerina@theridgeproject.com