Lisa Evans

Lisa Evans is a freelance writer from Toronto who covers topics related to mental and physical health. She strives to help readers make small changes to their daily habits that have a profound and lasting impact on their productivity and overall job satisfaction. She’s a coffee snob, magazine hoarder and amateur photographer who strikes a work-life balance through yoga and cycling. Visit her at www.lisaevans.ca.

Lisa Evans

How to stop being a people pleaser

By looking to the outside for validation, people pleasers tend to put aside their own ambitions. Here’s how to stop yourself before you become resentful.

This is what running a business with your spouse can do to your relationship

For some, working with a significant other sounds like a disaster. But for these couples, building a business together has strengthened their relationships.

How to stop overthinking your decisions

If you obsess over decisions, try one of these strategies to stop ruminating and move on.

How to adjust after relocating for a job

Uprooting your life and starting a new job is overwhelming. Here are a few steps to make the transition easier.

Six things introverts and extroverts can learn from each other

Extroverts can feel that introverts are antisocial, while introverts may see extroverts as overbearing. They can learn new skills from each other.

Why you should select one word to focus on all year

The word itself is not what is so powerful, but the time that you take to choose it. Through the process of selecting a word, you come face-to-face with your values and identify the things that will help move you forward to where you want to be.

How to dig yourself out of a creative rut

A creative rut is often the result of not being stretched or challenged. These six simple strategies can help you bust out of your rut.

How to feel more accomplished at the end of the day

Chances are good that you are getting more done than you think. Here are five steps you can take to end each day with a feeling of accomplishment.

How to go on a low-information diet

Disconnecting completely isn’t a realistic option, so here’s how to trim back on the daily deluge.

How to become a better conversationalist

These five tips will help you talk to anyone in any situation.

Why goal setting shouldn’t just happen on New Year’s Eve

Goal setting shouldn’t be a once-a-year event. Here are 5 tips for incorporating goal setting into your daily life.

Why you should completely change the way you view collaboration

Let go of the fear that someone is going to steal your ideas, and learn to adopt a collaborative mind-set.

Turns out that morning people really are more productive than night owls

You might think that you are a night owl, but new research says that less than 1% of the population are actually genetically programmed to work best later in the day.

How to build a culture of trust in your company

People who trust their company have 106% more energy at work.

7 questions to help you figure out if it’s time to quit your job to start your own business

There’s a ton of risk. But the potential for reward can be oh so alluring. Answer these seven questions to see if you’re ready for entrepreneurship.

These are the 4 reasons you suck at public speaking (and how to fix them)

From not knowing your audience to rehearsing too much, chances are if public speaking makes you nervous you are likely making some of these mistakes.

How to deal with depression at work

Working with depression can feel like slogging through the mud. Try these strategies to help you maintain professionalism and cope with your symptoms.

The case against fighting to stay focused at work

What if the reason you can’t get anything done is because you are too focused?

How to deal with criticism when you have thin skin

It can be uncomfortable, but criticism can help you grow and develop your skills. Here’s how to learn from negative feedback instead of taking it personally.

How you can become the type of employee hiring managers dream of

If you want to move up in your career, you need to do a lot more than just what’s in your job description.

Impact

On these remote Pacific islands, children now get life-saving vaccines from drones

The one clear result of Finland’s basic income trial: It made people happier

This new brand of “tuna” doesn’t actually have any fish in it

Creativity

We’re fighting about “Ghostbusters” again because it’s 2016 forever

Ariana Grande just hit a Beatles-level music industry milestone

The World Restaurant Awards in Paris failed to live up to its progressive promises

Co.Design

The best way to brand a city? With architecture and food

Progressive women are wearing white. They should wear purple and yellow, too

6 crazy details from Alphabet’s leaked plans for its first smart city

Work Life

How to close your first big deal

Why you should use internal bodily signals to guide your decisions

Six ways to understand other people’s motivations and achieve your own goals