A popular analogy compares our goals to rocks in a jar: put the big rocks (your most valued goals) in the jar first, or else the smaller (less important) rocks will take up all the space. But goals aren’t rocks; in fact, they’re more like balls of soft clay that require molding as much as prioritizing. To better mold your goals to your stage in life and what’s important to you, work through a four-step process that breaks your goals into values and definitions of success. The flexibility this molding facilitates will not only help you understand what’s really important to you, but will allow you to change and adjust your goals over time.

Passion has long been championed as a key to workplace success. However, scientific studies have found mixed results: On the one hand, some studies find evidence that passionate employees tend to perform better, while other research has documented null or even negative effects on performance. What’s the root of these inconsistent findings surrounding passion? And how can we reap the benefits of passion without falling prey to its downsides? Through a series of studies with more than 1,000 employees from the U.S. and China, researchers shed light on these questions by showing that passion is associated with overconfidence in our own performance. Although this passion-driven overconfidence is not necessarily harmful — and in certain contexts, it may even be helpful — their findings suggest that managers should take steps to mitigate the potential negative consequences of the overconfidence that may go hand in hand with passion.

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Highway 12 remains closed from the top of White Pass to Oak Creek.

With 38 large, uncontained wildfires actively burning 838,908 acres of land across Oregon and Washington, the region is currently the top firefighting priority in the U.S.

(The Center Square) – Puget Sound Energy and other utility companies in Washington state are preparing for the possibility of cutting the power in high-risk wildfire conditions.

Politicians are celebrating the tentative agreement, while activists and tribal leaders say it doesn’t do enough to protect endangered salmon runs.

More than 70,000 acres have burned in eight fires, according to the state.

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington.

Two growing wildfires on the Colville Indian Reservation in Ferry County have led to road closures and evacuation warnings for the town of Keller.

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 — The Biden-Harris administration today announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face of increasingly dangerous and intense wildland fires by building advanced wildfire detection capabilities using satellite technology. The Department of the Interior and U.S.

A wildfire in Ferry County that was touched off by lightning last week has already swelled to over 5,500 acres.

As marine heat waves wreak havoc on Oregon’s ocean ecosystems, the collapse of kelp forests could prove catastrophic to marine life, fisheries and tribes.

Roylene Comes At Night, Washington state conservationist, has been named the State Conservationist of the Year by the National Association of State Conservation Agencies. The association cites her leadership in empowering local working groups, enhancing tribal relationships and setting an example nationwide in deploying Inflation Reduction Act funding.

Stay informed! Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in place across the region. Help prevent wildfires by following the rules #FireSafety #SpokaneDistrict

Legions of westerners forsake chain grocery stores each week in favor of the outdoor cornucopias that sprout on city streets and parking lots. As public demand for local food stays

Ever wondered how some people always seem to make the right decisions, whether in business or personal life? What if you could unlock the secrets to their

Coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater have reached a “very high” level for the first time since last winter, with two new COVID variants, FLiRT, responsible for more than …

Developing and sustaining a motivated, productive, and highly engaged workforce means your employees must be measured on how they demonstrate the organization’s values.

The mantra for human effectiveness is “communication, communication, communication”. But without setting explicit expectations, communication on its own isn't enough.

As hybrid working becomes more and more widespread, one of the biggest difficulties that has emerged is how to manage individual performance when some people are in the office more than others.

Washington is developing a program to beef up promoting what is grown, raised, caught, and brewed in the state.

Minneapolis is on track to become one of the first U.S. cities to invest in biochar, a multifunctional, charcoal-like material said to help grow bigger plants, reduce storm water runoff and remove carbon ...

A new climate change map can help you see what your hometown will look like in 60 years as climate change continues to ravage Earth.

When salmon return from the ocean to the Klamath River after the world's largest dam removal project ends this fall, they will regain access to 400 miles of historical spawning habitat their species has ...

Congress could give farmers new minimum crop prices or could provide more generous food aid to help needy families. But it probably can’t do both.

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Big fires burn on both sides of Oregon as California stays busy. Military cargo planes equipped for retardant drops activated to help in West.