April Mims
April Mims is a life and career coach specializing in work/life balance issues and life and career transitions. Her coaching practice is Nexus Coaching Partners. She is passionate about empowering clients to balance the demands of a successful career and a strong family life. April invites you to a complimentary 30-minute coaching session to see if coaching could benefit you. To learn more or subscribe to The Nexus Connection newsletter, visit http://www.nexuscoachingpartners.com.
Articles by this Author
Getting and Staying Balanced in a Busy World
- By April Mims
- Published 12/22/2007
- Work Life Balance
- Unrated
From stay at home parents to corporate executives, there is an ongoing struggle with balancing everything that life throws at us. Over recent decades, it has become necessary to find a way to juggle a career (either ours and/or a spouse’s/partner’s), family, and life in general. There are soccer games, dance lessons, parent-teacher conferences, work meetings, deadlines, phone calls, birthdays, laundry, grocery shopping…the list could go on and on. It’s now more important than ever to find a healthy balance in our lives.
Beginning to Balance: Tips to Start Living a Balanced Life
- By April Mims
- Published 12/22/2007
- Work Life Balance
- Unrated
As professional women, many of us are struggling with finding the proper balance between our careers and our families. While our bosses demand much of us during the day, we go home to another full-time job where the “bosses” are equally as demanding. The demands of all the roles we play are having a significant and profound effect on many women.
Coaching for Success: How to find a coach
- By April Mims
- Published 12/25/2007
- Career
- Unrated
In recent years, the coaching industry has grown by leaps and bounds. This is largely due to the fact that professionals and executives can see the value that coaching offers them, both personally and professionally. In a world driven by measurable results, a positive return on investment is an attractive proposition for any businessperson. Now, people outside of the business arena are seeing the value of coaching in helping them achieve their goals and create their desired life.
The Power of "No"
- By April Mims
- Published 01/7/2008
- Time Management
- Unrated
In today’s society, we all seem to be over-scheduled and running ourselves ragged. We are continually running at an unrelenting, non-stop pace, hoping things will slow down soon. Rather than slowing down, it seems as though there are more and more demands on our time. Many of these requests for our time can be eliminated by simply saying “no”. But how many of us actually make it a regular practice to say “no” and mean it? The truth is that there is great power in saying “no”.
Avoiding Failure: How to Stick with Your New Year’s Resolutions
- By April Mims
- Published 02/25/2008
- Goal Setting
- Unrated
Now that we are officially into 2008, how are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Are you off to a strong start or have you given up already? Hopefully, you are committed to achieving your goals and are off to a running start. But, if you are like most people, your resolutions will soon be forgotten. There are many reasons that resolutions fail so quickly. The good news is that by becoming aware of the reasons they fail, you can change your actions and help achieve your goals. Let’s take a look at the most common sources of failure and how you can overcome each one.