Author: Christopher Palma

As tax season intensifies and IRS workforce cuts create new vulnerabilities, scammers are deploying increasingly sophisticated tactics to separate you from your money and information. But the mental filter you develop to combat these schemes isn’t just seasonal protection—it’s a vital professional skill with year-round applications across business contexts. The

Traveling to both the Arctic and Antarctic always felt like a dream where you journey to the ends of the Earth to witness nature at its wildest. The Arctic, with its ice sheets, glaciers, and abundant wildlife, is paradise for photographers like me, while Antarctica’s endless snowfields and towering icebergs

Waking up early can be hard, especially for those of us who aren’t morning people. But rising early can be the secret to a more productive day. Let’s count the ways:  More time, fewer interruptions. We all could use a few more hours in the day, and waking up early

In life, some days feel full of sunshine and roses. In others? More shadows fall. In the latter times, quotes about refreshing your spirit can inspire you to find joy again. They can include ones that focus on seasons—for example, when blades of green shoot up from the once-slumbering soil,

Lorinda Gonzalez-Santana says she’s been an entrepreneur since she was 19 years old. “I kind of had a little editing side hustle…when I was in college. So, it started there,” she recalls. When her foray into a 9-to-5 job didn’t work, she dove back into her own business and now

Worried AI might take your job? You’re not alone. With most U.S. companies now using AI in some capacity, a new survey has revealed a growing but quiet concern: Workers feeling increasingly uncertain about their job security and value in the workplace.  Survey finds 41% of young workers are sabotaging

If you’ve been out in the working world for a while, you’ve probably come across a micromanager. You know the type—when they hand out an assignment they go into excruciating detail about how it should be done and then constantly check in to see how you’re doing. They hate to

AI tools have transformed routine office tasks like email writing and data analysis into decisions that carry serious ethical weight. A recent study from Insight Global found that 99% of hiring managers used AI in the hiring process, but they’re concerned about how candidates use it both in and out

Dreams are a bit like pearls. Something has to get inside your brain to inspire you to do what you never thought possible. For pearls to be made, an irritant must find its way inside the shell of its host. For humans, that “irritant” might be passion or purpose. For

Fragmented working is something we’ve all been guilty of—maybe you’re even doing it right now. It shows up in subtle yet disruptive ways, like starting to type an email but then opening a new tab halfway through and beginning another quest. When you return to the email, you have to