Tag: personal development

Effective Note-Taking: Increasing the Value of Your Notes

This is our fourth and final post in our series Cued Forward’s Back to School, Back to Learning Something New focus. 8 minute read. We hope you have learned insights that have grown your personal or professional development.  But don’t stop here.  Continue your learning journey. Ever attend a presentation and leave with good takeaways… Read more »

Sometimes We Forget What Dr. Seuss Taught Us

This is the third post in our four-post series celebrating Cued Forward’s Back to School, Back to Learning Something New focus. 8 minute read. For this post, we would like to thank Dr. Seuss for encouraging children to read and his dynamic writing style. We tell our kids to everyday to read, read, read, but… Read more »

In the Spotlight: Grow Your Public Speaking Confidence

This is second post in our four-post series celebrating Cued Forward’s Back to School, Back to Learning Something New focus. This post is a 10-minute read. You know a good public speaker when you hear one.  You may like the person’s presentation style, ability to tell stories, or the clarity of the information. You walk… Read more »

Creating Positive Habits

This post is one in a series of blogs for Cued Forward’s Back to School, Back to Learning Something New focus on learning something new for personal and professional development. This post is a 10-minute read. Get more sleep.  Eat healthier.  Grow your career.  We all have positive goals we strive for in our personal… Read more »

Informal Binge Learning: Strength or Weakness?

A few years ago I interviewed for a job.  The interviewer asked me what I would consider my weakness.  I answered with the correct answer for me even though it may not have been politically correct.  My weakness is that when researching an issue or a project, I sometimes do not know when to stop… Read more »

Your Personal Learning Investment

As a country on the whole, we are not good savers.  According to a recent Time magazine article, only 59% of Americans feel they can retire somewhat or very comfortable, the other 41% are unsure of their retirement future.  Even though we know we should be saving for our future, we don’t.  The same comes… Read more »