Author Archives: Fran Watson

About Fran Watson

Work from home Career Counsellor helping people with resumes, cover letters and interview tips. Recently published an e-book on Resumes and Cover Letters That Work (www.franwatson.ca). Member of Toastmasters and life-long learner.

Time Saving Shortcuts

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Fran Watson

Give Yourself the Gift of Reduced Stress with Time-Saving Shortcuts The holidays can be stressful.  After all, there is so much to do and so little time in which to accomplish it all.  That’s why it is important to consider … Continue reading →

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Reducing the Stress of Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Fran Watson

You Can’t Work as Hard as Santa Claus, So Don’t Even Try Every year, jolly old St. Nick travels the entire globe in less than twenty-four hours, giving toys to every good little boy and girl.  In the course of … Continue reading →

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Achieving Success With Confidence

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Fran Watson

5 Tips to Achieving Success with Confidence Achieving success can make you a more confident person, but it’s difficult to reach the level of success you desire without confidence. Confidence is the catalyst to overcoming doubts and fears and can … Continue reading →

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Express Gratitude

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Fran Watson

With all the posts I have been receiving today from my friends in the US, I have been filled with gratitude and thanksgiving for many things in my life:  my health, my family (4 children & partners, 4 grandchildren and … Continue reading →

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Black Friday

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Fran Watson

I am sure that you have probably been receiving a lot of emails surrounding the Black Friday sales, but I wanted to let you know about some of the ones my friends have going on. One of the people I … Continue reading →

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Finally out of Google Purgatory

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Fran Watson

For the past couple of months every time I tried to connect with this site I was greeted with a red warning screen.  You may have encountered the same thing.  I was so glad tonight to find out that I … Continue reading →

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The Right Jungle

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Fran Watson

Are you in the right jungle? This morning in my daily reading I read the following:  “Effectiveness…does not depend solely on how much effort we expend, but on whether or not the effort we expend is in the right jungle.”  … Continue reading →

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How To Stay Healthy

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Fran Watson

It’s Monday morning and here in Ontario, Canada, we are having a heat wave.  We are receiving health warnings to stay inside and stay cool.  After all the rainy days we had this spring, the sun is wonderful, but we … Continue reading →

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Summer Vacation

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Fran Watson

How are you spending your summer vacation? Have you made plans, or are you just taking it one day at a time? I just read a post by Connie Ragen Green that made me think about my plans for the … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Gratitude

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Fran Watson

I was listening to a post about gratitude by Emily Chadbourne in That Crazy Thing Called Life and she mentioned she had just found an article about Gratitude… I thought I would share a bit of it here for you… … Continue reading →

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