Health and Human Services Professional Development

Randy Pausch on Time Management by   Jill Bowers   on   July 30, 2013   This is a longer, but inspirational talk by Randy Pausch on goals, prioritizing, planning, and avoiding procrastination. He has an incredible way of framing and summarizing important advice on this subject. For example, he talks about “doing the   right   things adequately rather than doing the wrong things in a polished manner” or how to recognize excuses we are making for ourselves, such as “I don’t want to make a plan because my schedule might change.” He also explains how we procrastinate by using Steven Covey’s 4 quadrants to do list, how to write proper thank you notes, and how to avoid being on the phone for long periods of time. He is one of my favorite people to listen to, gives awesome advice on time management here, and if you have not heard any of Pausch’s talks, I highly recommend! *Originally posted on the Career Skillet website (Permission gran...

Take Control of Your Time by   Tami Duzan   on   August 31, 2013 “Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future!”  These lyrics sung by the Steve Miller Band summarize what happens to many of us.  Do you ever feel like time is slipping away and you don’t know how you’re going to juggle everything you have to do?  Here are a couple of tips and some resources that may help you manage your time so that you don’t feel overwhelmed and stressed. Evaluate, Prioritize and Compartmentalize! 1) Your first task is to evaluate all of the time suckers in your life, whether that be school, friends, work, family, exercise, spiritual/religious activities, gaming, or other hobbies.  Make sure you acknowledge everything that is time consuming. 2) Take a look at your list and decide if each item is really necessary at this point in your life. 3) Once you’ve determined which activities should be on your list, start prioritizing and compartmenta...

Eating on a Budget: 5 Ways to Fill Your Belly When Your Wallet is Empty by   Natasha Chong Cole, MPH, RD   on   August 8, 2014 Eating healthy does not have to be expensive.  Here are 5 ways to stretch your food budget: 1.       Drink More Water Instead of spending money on bottled drinks, invest in a  filtered water bottle  and refill often! Bottled water is no different from tap water in terms of  safety . If you’re not a fan of plain water, here are some  tips  on how to make drinking water taste better. 2.       Plan Your Menus Check out deals at your local grocery store and plan meals based on what’s on sale. Create menus and  grocery lists  in advance and stick to your budget! 3.       Bulk Cook and Freeze Once you plan your menus then the next step is to find recipes that you can bulk cook and freeze. Bulk and  fr...

There’s an app for that 2: Apps that can help you be safe, healthy, and productive by   Jill Bowers   on   September 22, 2014   Get tired of calling your landlord when you’re locked out of your apartment? Wish you knew more about harmful chemicals that could be in your food or cleaning supplies? Don’t have time to read articles when you see them, but then struggle to find them later? There’s an app for that! In follow-up to the article,  “There’s an app for that….”  written by one of our guest authors, Kristen Davis, on healthy eating, I wanted to share some other apps that I learned about via Ted Blog,  25+ Aps that may your everyday life easier. Some of the apps recommended by Ted Staff that I thought seemed pretty great: KeyMe:  Scan your keys so you can easily get new ones made when in a pinch Think Dirty:  Learn about harmful chemicals in your food/cleaning supplies and receive suggestions for alternatives Pocket:  Save a...

Don’t Let Credit Card Use Drown You in Debt! by   Ashley Bigard, Guest Author   on   November 17, 2014 It is not uncommon to graduate from college with a high amount of debt. While student loans can quickly add up, another contributing factor is the use of credit cards. Credit cards are more available than in the past, enticing a majority of today’s college students to use credit cards to pay for their living expenses. This is making it even easier for students to end up in debt upon graduation. Knowledge about positive financial behavior is related to responsible credit card use among college students. Luckily, there are many tools that can help students gain the knowledge they need to live within their means so that credit cards do not have to be an option. There are apps, websites and calculators that can assist with budgeting. In addition, many universities provide financial literacy education to students. The best thing a student can do is figur...