Health and Wellness - Portfolio Creative

Making Resolutions You Can Keep

January 2, 2020

By Catherine Lang-Cline Cheers! It is a new year and it’s time to make resolutions! Okay, let’s just admit that we are already feeling defeated and what is the point of even making resolutions? Let’s try something different this year. Rather than having goals that are “bigger bites than we can chew”, let’s make them more manageable by breaking them into smaller steps. The #1 resolution is typically to lose weight or get more in shape. Start by: Defining what that means, what does success look like? Is it 10

What Makes Us Unique

August 21, 2019

By Destiny Evans When you wake up in the morning what motivates you to get through the day? Excellence is the driving force behind the day to day activities here, contributing to an environment where accountability keeps us in control. Here at Portfolio Creative, our company values are instilled in each and every one of our team members. Providing top-level talent requires us to be at the top of our game. We use each day to be better than the last. Today we explore the key to a healthy work

5 Great Tips To Develop a Successful Remote/Work From Home/Freelance Habit

July 9, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline In brief, my career has consisted of working for a company, freelance, working for a company, freelance, working for a company, freelance, etc. While I was self-employed as a freelancer and even when we started our business, there were a few rules that had to be followed as far as setting up shop at home. These were put in place to make sure that I/we developed great work-from-home habits that turned into real business behavior. Here are the 5 top things that worked: Get dressed for work.

Out of Office: Tips and Tricks To Really Unplug

June 25, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline You have actually booked the vacation that you really need and find yourself constantly checking in. Three days into your trip and you have not relaxed at all. Your family is begging you to plug into them instead of work. I mean, you needed a break from this right? Because technology makes it so easy to stay connected we all struggle with being disconnected. Here are a few tips and tricks you can try so you can actually get the rest and relaxation you deserve. If you

Pups of Portfolio Creative || Take Your Dog to Work Day 2019

June 21, 2019

This year we celebrated Take Your Dog to Work Day on Wednesday, June 19—check out some of our favorite photos from the day, and some recent photos of Scarlett and Luna who were not in the office to play with us this year. In honor of Take Your Dog to Work Day we interviewed our favorite four-legged pals! Check out what they had to say! My name is Crew! I am 11 months old Terrier Chihuahua mix. My favorite snack is pupperoni. When my my Mom or Dad comes home

What Inspires You?

June 11, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline What inspires you? It is a tough question sometimes because when asked the question, we tend to state what other people think we should say. Typical answers can be my parents, my spouse, my children, etc. All of these are really good answers because you see them and you want to do better, work harder, and provide more but the word “inspire” is really much more. Dictionary.com tells us that “inspire = fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do

The Importance of Having a Mentor

May 29, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline Lots of people start a business or begin their career thinking that they are all alone on their adventure. Or find themselves surrounded by people that are just like them; recent grad, laid-off employee, or a recent start-up trying to forge their way through the next day. It is at times like these that having a mentor is so important but really anytime is a great time to have a mentor if you want to grow in your career. We can’t possibly know everything that is going

Goal Setting Isn’t Just For The New Year

May 21, 2019

By Catherine Lang-Cline Did you set goals when it was the New Year that you have achieved? How about goals that you have started? The thing about goals is that they sound fantastic at the time but when attempted, you realized they might have been harder than you expected. This is perfectly okay as we sometimes get swept up in the idea of achieving something in the New Year with all of the cheering and festivities happening. But it doesn’t mean that they aren’t obtainable and it doesn’t mean you

Kondo Your Career: Tidying Up Your Work Life (it could be magic!)

April 3, 2019

By Kristen Harris A few years ago Marie Kondo wrote a little book about the “life-changing magic” of tidying up your home, which gained popularity and spiraled into a Netflix series. Now it seems like everyone I know is “tidying up”. The word “Kondo” has even morphed into a verb. Friends of mine have said ”…last week I Kondoed my kitchen…” or “I spent all week Kondoing…” In fact, just last night I Kondoed my tee shirt drawer (she was right, they’re easier to find when folded into little squares).

Health is Important at Any Age

February 12, 2019

By Dani Shimits When I was 23, I got my cholesterol numbers taken for the first time. It was a service offered at work and I was like sure, why not. Although I was young and considered myself a healthy individual overall, I was shocked when my total cholesterol came back high. This is when I learned cholesterol runs in my family and these numbers are something, I need to be aware of. Heart health is important no matter what age or how healthy you think you are. There are

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