I ran into a brilliant article on Moneywatch at cbs.com where Amy Levin-Epstein shares 5 rules of exemplary office etiquette. These rules are a little different than the typical don’t eat stinky food in your cubicle, so they really stood out to me.

Follow The Golden Rule  In the office and in the schoolyard, nobody likes — or truly respects — a bully. “You should never use your position of power as a platform for bullying your team. Not only will you lose the loyalty of your staff, but you will find yourself in a real bind someday when one of your employees becomes your boss. And it will happen,” says New York-based manners expert Thomas P. Farley, editor of Modern Manners: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Social Graces.

Dress With Respect  You’ve heard that you should dress for the job you want. But if you’re not sure what to wear to a new job or an event, dress up, not down. “Being overdressed is better than being under-dressed any day because you can always eliminate certain clothes like a jacket or a tie,” says Whitmore.

Don’t Forget Special Occasions  Even if your day is packed, take a second to savor a slice of celebratory cake in the conference room. “You’d be surprised at how much a little ‘happy birthday’ can mean to the people you see day in and day out. It proves that you see them as a colleague rather than a fellow drone,” says Farley.

Tame Your Technology  Silent, vibrate, or something simple and soft — these are your three options for your phone ring setting. “Stay away from cute and quirky ring tones that may get on others’ nerves,” says Whitmore. And, of course, never let your phone interrupt a person or meeting.

Practice Email Etiquette  Nowhere are bad manners more rampant than in the world of email — and a slip of the button can be much more damaging, and permanent, than a slip of the tongue. Here are four rules that Whitmore suggests following: Use spell check. Don’t send large attachments. Always change the subject line to fit a new email. And finally, respond to messages (by email or phone) within 24 hours.

According to Jacqueline Whitmore, founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, Inc. and author of the upcoming book, Poised For Success, “Good business behavior will set you apart from the competition. When you are mindful of your behavior and the feelings of others, you will be more likable and promotable.” Definitely some great food for thought!

Take breaks. It’s tempting just to sit at your desk all day, but you’ll find yourself far less energized. A simple five-minute walk will help clear your head and enable you to restart your work with a fresh approach. “It helps the blood flow,” Wendleton says. Marla Tabaka, a business coach and strategist, says your brain needs a break of some sort every two hours. “It’s a good idea to get up, stretch, go to the water cooler, and then get back to work,” she says. “Just try to keep your breaks to five minutes.”

Prioritize. Once in the morning and then again in the middle of the day, take a step back and examine if your efforts are focused on the right projects. “You need to ask yourself, ‘Am I working on the most important thing I can be working on?’” Wendleton says. If you want to save time, make a to-do list the night before and then update it in the afternoon. “You need to ensure you’re working on things that are important to the company,” Wendleton says. The more important your work is, the more valuable you are as an employee.

Set long-term goals. “Too many people get caught up in the day-to-day things that need to be done—the recent email that came in, the phone call that just came in—and then they really don’t get anything done that’s significant because they’re just fighting fires,” Wendleton says. Develop two big-picture things that you want to accomplish throughout the year and post them next to your computer as a reminder.

Start your day earlier. If you can, get to work early, when people aren’t there to distract you. “You’ll get so much more done,” Wendleton says. An empty office means no one will be bothering you with questions and taking time away from your work.

Surf the Web—occasionally. Web browsing can actually refresh tired workers and enhance their productivity, compared with other activities such as making personal calls, texts, or emails, according to a study released last year by the National University of Singapore. The study found that taking intermittent breaks from tasks to surf the Web and visit your favorite sites can help you focus more when you go back to work.

Don’t multitask. Focus is key. “These people who think that they can multitask are wrong,” Wendleton says. Focus on one thing, get it done, and move on. “The people who are able to focus and get something done well are the people who are most productive,” she says.

Multitasking will eat up 40 percent of your workday, Tabaka says. “Employers want people who can focus,” she says. Instead, block out time to do certain tasks. “You’re not putting things off—you’re scheduling things,” Tabaka says.

Meditate. It gives you the ability to let go of the stress. While you’re meditating, Tabaka suggests visualizing what you want your ideal day to look like. “That’ll get you one step closer to creating that ideal day,” she says. Tabaka adds that meditation doesn’t have to mean sitting in a still position and humming; you simply need to do something that relaxes you.

Snack right. Snacks should be high in protein and high in fiber. “Don’t limit your snacks to just one food group,” says nutritionist Heather Bauer, author of The Wall Street Diet. For example, if you’re going to snack on a piece of fruit, add some peanut butter for energy and two pieces of high-fiber bran crisp bread. Or pair a handful of high-fiber cereal with a flavored Greek yogurt. Noshing on pretzels and chips? They’re full of simple sugars that create a quick rise in blood sugar levels, but they aren’t good for the long haul. “This is ideal for a moment, but then you end up feeling hungry and tired 20 minutes later,” Bauer says.

Power nap. A number of medical studies have shown that short napping in the early afternoon increases a person’s productivity, alertness, and sometimes even their mood. “A very short, regenerative nap can help you channel your energy and refocus,” Tabaka says. Just be sure not to sleep for more than 15 to 20 minutes. Otherwise, it could create problems with your boss.

Counter interruptions. You must have a strategy for dealing with interruptions. Caroline Ceniza-Levine of New York career coaching firm SixFigureStart says, “When someone comes in, all of your strategies shouldn’t go out the window.” If a colleague comes in and asks for a minute, you can say, “Not right now. Send me an email, and we’ll set up some time.”

If you think about how many hours you spend in the office each year, I’m sure you will come to the conclusion that a clean office is just as important as a clean home! In fact, numerous research studies have shown that a clean, organized office environment leads to healthier, more productive employees.

As I was doing a little research on spring cleaning your office, I found some great tips from nationalpurity.com. Hopefully these ideas will give you a little kick start to spring cleaning your office.

Promote Healthy Habits: 47 percent of working adults eat lunch at their desk on a daily basis. Though this might sound harmless, it’s not. Most workstations carry as much as 400 times more dangerous bacteria than the average public toilet seat.

There are several ways to minimize the risk of harmful bacteria:

• Promote employee hand washing by keeping your restroom fully stocked with the right supplies (e.g., paper towels, foaming hand soap). A sign designed to remind employees to wash up can also be beneficial.

• Make sure there are sanitizing/hygienic wipes available for employees to use throughout the office.

• High touch points such as door knobs, light switches and bathroom surfaces should be cleaned on a regular basis to prevent the spread of bacteria. The same goes for communal areas such as fridges, microwaves, ovens and other shared equipment.

Use Care When Cleaning Computer Workstations: Computer workstations collect a lot of dirt and dust. Use care when cleaning to avoid damage.

• Use compressed air to remove dust from computer keyboards and CPU towers.

• Clean monitors with wipes approved for use on LCD screens to avoid scratching screens.

• Remember to dust each computer mouse and set of speakers before moving on to the next workstation.

Remove Dirt and Grime From Carpet: Improve the look of your office and extend the life of your carpet by scheduling regular maintenance.

• A professional deep clean is the best first step, followed by regular vacuuming and spot removal. A successful maintenance program can extend the life of your carpet by three or more years.

• Strategic matting is also a good way to prevent dirt and grime from entering the office. And the spring season may just be the perfect time to upgrade your current system.

Don’t Forget to Spring Clean Your Technology: Your computer probably has its own version of dusty shelves and leaky faucets that could use some attention, both inside and out.

• Back up all of your important files (e.g., documents, photos, videos, web bookmarks, emails, and so on). There are a number of cloud services that will store this information for free (Google Drive, Dropbox, Skyline and others).

• Update your infrastructure – this means removing unused applications and programs. It’ll clear up your hard drive, and possibly your icons from your desktop – which means you’ll actually be able to see your wallpaper again.

• Download the most recent software updates for your operating system. It might also be a good idea to do this for your favorite programs as well.

“We’ve had massive changes in the [workplace] environment, and in this case, it’s a loss of physically active jobs,” said lead author Tim Church, an exercise researcher at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge.

Church and his colleagues found that the number of people in jobs requiring moderate physical activity decreased from 48 percent in 1960 to 20 percent in 2008. The researchers also found a match between the drop in calories burned and increase in average weight during the past five decades.

A few creative types have come up with ideas to increase workplace activity. For example, endocrinologist James Levine of the Mayo Clinic has promoted the treadmill desk, which lets you walk slowly as you work at an attached desktop. There are under-desk step machines; if you stop pedaling, your mouse or keyboard stop working. To add upper-body exercises, there’s an office chair equipped with built-in resistance bands.

But you don’t have to spend a bunch of money to get a workout. Fitness experts are also promoting low-cost — if occasionally funny-looking — options for improving your fitness during office hours. So… get off your duffs and get moving in the office! Try these 12 exercises designed for you to do in your cubicle.

Raise the roof (20 reps) While marching in place, push toward the ceiling with your palms up and thumbs almost touching your shoulders. Make it harder by holding water bottles.

Triceps kick (20 reps) While marching in place, bend at the hips, about 45 degrees. Bend your elbows, then extend them behind you as if you are lifting weights.

The Hulk (20 reps) Keep marching and leaning. With your elbows bent and fists together in front, move your arms back like wings. Try to touch your shoulder blades together.

Hamstring curl (20 reps) Bend arms at the elbow. Bring one foot up toward your rear end while straightening your arms so that your hands are down when your foot is up.

Knee lift (20 reps) Just like hamstring curls, except you lift your knee up in front as your arms go down.

Hallelujah (20 reps) Sweep arms above your head and down again as you step side-to-side. Actually yelling ”Hallelujah!” is optional.

Punching (20 reps) While rocking foot to foot, punch with alternating arms. To reduce elbow stress, try not to fully straighten your arm.

Desk pushup (10 reps) Place hands on edge of desk, shoulder width apart, legs out behind you. Push off with as much force as you can.

Side lunge (10 per side) Take a big step to one side. Point toes forward and bend one knee, keeping other leg straight. Push back up.

Jump squats (10 reps) Make sure you have space in front of you. Bend into a half-squat with your arms behind you, then jump and swing your arms up as if you’re celebrating.

Chair dips (10 reps) With your legs out in front of you, grab the edge of a chair (or desk) and lift yourself down and back up. At the end, you’ll be conveniently back in your seat.

Walking (10 min.) Lap your block or a floor of your office. Try for a pace of 100 steps per minute, which is easy if you don’t stop to visit at other people’s desks.

For some great visuals and more information, go to: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/health/workout-at-work/.

If you’re stuck in an office birthday party rut, check out these great ideas from Shelley Frost at Suite101.com:

Birthday Breakfast

A monthly birthday breakfast is a simple way to recognize the birthdays in the office. Choose a certain day such as the first Monday of the month to designate as the birthday breakfast. Invite all employees who have a birthday that month to attend the breakfast. Hold the breakfast an hour or so after the official work day begins. This allows everyone to check their messages and handle any immediate morning activities before heading to the breakfast. Not only will the employees with birthdays get a nice breakfast, they also get to enjoy some time on the clock that is a break from the norm.

Potluck

A birthday potluck is an option that allows all of the employees to celebrate. If the office is small, have a separate potluck for each birthday. If you work in a large office environment, schedule a monthly birthday potluck to celebrate all of the birthdays from the month. Ask each employee to bring in food to share for the potluck. Decide if you want a specific theme for the potluck, such as brunch items or appetizers. You can also leave it up to the individuals so you get a good mix of items.

Decorations

Decorating the work space of employees on their birthdays adds a festive touch to the office environment. A simple birthday sign is sufficient, or you can go all out and add balloons and streamers to the area. This option ensures that everyone realizes who is celebrating a birthday. It can also add a cheerful touch to the office environment. If you have lots of important clients coming in and out of the office, this option might make the office look less professional. A more subtle approach is better in these situations.

Casual Day

Reward each employee with a casual day on her birthday. Having a break from business casual dress is an appreciated treat for most employees. You can make it an automatic privilege for the employees to come in casual attire on their birthdays or pass out a casual dress pass. The pass allows the employees to use the casual day whenever they feel like it.

Birthday Cake

A birthday cake is a simple yet classic way to celebrate office birthdays. You can either present each person with a cake on his birthday or go with the monthly celebration idea. If you do a monthly cake, have all of that month’s birthdays written on top of the cake. Invite the entire office to enjoy cake with or without a rendition of “Happy Birthday.”

Office Birthday Party Considerations

Check with the company’s policies on celebrations and decorations before planning office birthday parties. A committee to handle all birthdays lends consistency to make sure that everyone is acknowledged equally on their birthdays. Whether colleague birthdays are celebrated in a small or large way, the gesture gives each employee a chance to feel recognized and appreciated.

If you are looking for value and versatility when it comes to buying office furniture, look no further than modular office cubicles. Whether you are looking for office furniture for your home office or for an open area in your office building, modular is the way to go. This type of functional furniture is economical and easy to adapt to any current or future configuration that you might have. Take a look at some of the key advantages of modular office furniture.

FLEXIBILITY. Maybe your situation is tenuous and you are not sure how many offices you are going to have to furnish in the near future. Maybe the lease has almost run out on your existing building and you may have to move to another office building within the next few months. Modular office furniture gives you the flexibility to adapt your office furniture to any future office configuration.

ADAPTABILITY. There are times when you are not sure which direction your business is going to turn. Will you have an immediate need to add empoyees, which means more offices or will the business take a downturn? Modular office furniture has the adaptability to grow your offices as your business grows or to limit your growth if needed.

AFORDABILITY. The last thing you want to do is to go out and buy office furniture for a forecasted work force. You want to only have enough office inventory for the employees that you currently have on the payroll. Less inventory means less money out of your pocket. Modular office furniture such as cubicle systems can be added when you need them and as your company grows. If price is your prime concern, you should look into refurbished cubicles from New Life Office. New Life Office refurbishes top of the line Steelcase panels to look new and then pairs them with new worksurfaces and file pedestals. Product looks great at a fraction of the cost of new!

FUNCTIONALITY. For your workforce to function productively, you want to surround them with an efficient work environment. The configuration options you have with modular office furniture are various. You can create open office environments to promote teamwork and collaboration or lay out workstations to create optimal privacy. Modular cubicles also gives you the ability to customize workstations to each department’s needs. Some of the optional components are binder bins, open shelves, pencil drawers, tack boards, box/box/file pedestals, file/file pedestals, lateral files, mobile pedestals, paper management accessories and yes, even coat hooks.

Modular office furniture is the best way to go if you are looking for flexibility, adaptability, affordability, and functionality. Whether you are looking into home office desks or if you are looking for a much larger scale to provide comfortable offices for your employees, you cannot go wrong with the versatility and value of modular office furniture.

Serenity over at qualitylogoproducts.com has shared some great facts and ideas to help bring zen to your workplace. Check out her ideas!

Did you know that the human mind processes around 70,000thoughts a day, and that 80% of them are negative thoughts? That is incredible and sad all at the same time. That means if you think negatively at your workplace, then you’ll eventually associate negativity with that setting even if it had nothing to do with your job in the first place! One of the objects of Zen is to help us find that place in the universe that consciously connects us and to recognize our role as a small fragment of a bigger picture. There is the realization that the human species is unique one in that we are aware of our conscious thoughts.

With the help of Zen, you won’t be shrouded in negativity and stress. I realize that is easier said than done, but you can do it! Here are a few Zen concepts that will ease the burden of stress and make you (or your employees) a little happier at work! Please note that this is only a starting point; there are thousands of written works and ideas on the subject, so this breakdown is meant to inspire a little enthusiasm or curiosity about Zen. There’s plenty more to learn if you like what you see.

•BE POSITIVE! That seems silly, but you would be surprised at how far a little optimism will uplift you, your neighbor, a stressed out co-worker, a stranger, or that angry driver in a traffic jam. Even though we have 80% negative awareness, even a single positive thought, comment, exchange, or smile is enough to reverse the effects of an entire month’s worth of negative stress. You’d be shocked at how contagious a positive attitude can be! Positivity will influence your customers or co-workers. I dare you to smile at someone today and not get a smile back!

•BE PRESENT! By that, I mean stay centered and focused. Your awareness of the present keeps you grounded. Don’t worry about the past; it does not exist anymore. Don’t worry so much about the future, either, because it’s unpredictable and you shouldn’t trouble yourself about things that haven’t happened yet. In the action-packed world we live in today (with computers, advertisements, television, cell phones, etc), we all need to take a moment in the present to just be aware of ourselves and our bodies. When you feel overwhelmed, it tends to spread quickly and cause your body to enter panic mode. You may not be consciously aware of the negativity and panic, but your unconscious brain absorbs it and can cause your work life to suffer. So, the next time you feel overwhelmed (you know what that feels like!), take a moment to understand why you feel overwhelmed instead of freaking out.

•BREATHE! Sometimes it’s hard to breathe when you’re anxious or panicked. When you take a moment to concentrate on your breath, stress relief begins both physically and emotionally. Your brain receives more oxygen when you take deep and concentrated breaths, and it provides a moment of relaxation to sort out the negativity. Deep breaths also free up the part of your autonomic nervous system (called the parasympathetic nervous system) that helps you calm down, stay grounded, and be at peace on a physical level. I have little reminders in my cubicle to remind me to breathe, and it really works!

Work stress affects all of us at one point or another, whether we’re at jobs that make us happy or at jobs that make us wonder why we even try. Just remember there’s a Zen technique for that! You shouldn’t feel like a victim of your own anxiety. Workplace Zen is catching on to the point where major companies all around the world, like Apple or Google, have found its benefits in a work setting. Happy employees are not only more productive, but they have better home lives as well.

1. Keep it clean!

I don’t know about you but I NEED to have a clean workspace. Go visit a co-worker who has a hell-hole of a workspace and, chances are, that person is unorganized, disinterested, and probably miserable. So what I do is every Friday I clean off my desk with a cleaning agent and clear out my keyboard with a cleaning duster of compressed air. Staying on top of it is the key and I’ve found that once a week works well for me.

2. Get a comfortable chair and keyboard.

Ergonomics, or the applied science of equipment design, has become extremely important in the workplace. Chances are your company will invest in an ergonomic reclining office chair for you if you ask for one. They would much rather spring for a new chair than pay disability for lower back pain symptoms and having to hire a temp to do your job at the same time. The same goes for a new keyboard. Your company will go out of their way to purchase you a new keyboard in lieu of paying for disability for a worker who develops carpal tunnel syndrome.

3. Surround yourself with words to live by.

If you don’t have a corkboard or a whiteboard buy one! On the corkboard in my cube are the “Four Agreements” written about by Don Miguel Ruiz that I highlighted in a 4-part series that began with this post (shameless plug). They are the following:

• Be Impeccable With Your Word.

• Don’t Take Anything Personally.

• Don’t Make Assumptions.

• Always do your best.

You’d be surprised how often I look at these agreements during a typical workday. What they do for me is give me a constant reminder of how I should conduct myself, not only in the workplace, but in my personal life as well. I consider these four agreements “best practice” rules in my life.

4. Prominently feature inspirational quotes about life.

I get a lot out of inspirational life quotes and I actually print them out and attach them to my computer monitor. Some of them are seen below.

“The Truly Educated Never Graduate.”

“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.”

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

“As you think so you feel.”

“When the power of love overrules the love of power, we will experience peace.”

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” (Socrates)

“The opposite of war isn’t peace. It’s creation.” (Marc Cohen from the Broadway musical “Rent”)

5. Display your weekly tasks prominently.

Each Monday morning I make a list of tasks I want to accomplish in the upcoming week. This is where I need to use my organizational skills. At the same time, I try to prioritize them so I can at least get the more important tasks completed first even if I can’t complete them all. Once again I print them out and pin them up on my well-utilized “corkboard”.

6. Display your yearly goals prominently.

At my place of employment, our year-end bonus is based on the completion of our yearly goals. So, you can imagine that it is a priority of mine to complete all of them and to have them VERY visible in my cubicle. So what I actually do is take the list that my boss and I have come up with for yearly goals and I shrink down that list with our copier to a size that is still readable and can fit directly below my computer monitor. I just use a piece of tape to attach it. I don’t even have to look left or right to see my yearly goals. They are always in my view when looking at my computer screen and this gives me the visibility of the goals that I want and it also lets me focus on them throughout the year. You’d be surprised how often I glance at that list and how well I can keep up with the list as the year goes on. As you can see, I need to focus on my organizational skills or I won’t get these tasks completed.

7. Buy some cool stuff for the cubicle.

There are now so many cool cubicle accessories like colorful wall clips, mesh grid systems, hanging files, coat hooks, hanging shelves, and desk organizers. They even sell, to my surprise, a flat panel monitor cubicle hanger. Two must-have cubicle accessories I invested in for my cubicle was a cubicle shelf and a hanging letter tray. Both of these shelves opened up much-needed desk space. Desk shelves also allow you to store office items on different levels.

8. A pic says a thousand words.

How many times have you gone into a co-workers cube and see dozens of pictures of their kids but you never see a picture of their spouse? This is a pet peeve of mine so I try to make up for others and include pictures of all of my loved ones. Also collect pictures from places you have visited, especially while on a business trip. It will remind you of where you went and it may help you appreciate the fact that your company paid for that trip.

9. Collect artifacts and display them.

I also collect small works of art from anywhere I have visited and try to display them in my cube. This will help brighten up the dull grey walls with some color and bring back some fun memories at the same time. I have a co-worker who has a collection of small turtles in her office. Other workers know about her turtle collection and pick up small ceramic turtles for her on their vacations or work trips. Speaking of turtles, I had a professor in college who also collected turtles and I asked him why. He said that he used the turtle as a symbol for his life. He said that a turtle needs to stick his neck out to get ahead. He learned early in life he had to take risks to grow personally and professionally.

10. Soothing Sounds.

I need sound during the day while I am working in my cube. The sounds I tend to listen to are the sounds from streaming sports talk radio. Others tend to gravitate toward soothing classical or contemporary music, either from their Ipod, streaming radio, or CDs that they brought in from home.

In fact, the most innovative sound that I have seen utilized by someone in a cube is by a co-worker. He bought a small aquarium with 2 fish and a pump. He finds the hum and gurgling from the pump to be a soothing effect on his psyche throughout the day. Even watching the fish swimming in the tank adds a visual effect that adds a positive, pleasing facet to his cube life.

Sara Luckhaupt, MD, MPH of the National Institute for Occupation Safety and Health, states, “If a person doesn’t get the recommended amount of sleep, they are at increased risk of injuries that could affect them or the general public.” While this quote refers specifically to commercial driving, research from the CDC indicates that it applies to all workers.

On average, 38 percent of adults ages 18–65, have unintentionally fallen asleep during the workday at least once within the past month. But the CDC’s report does more than just highlight these statistics; it also points to sleep-related difficulties for U.S. workers, including concentrating on tasks, remembering daily responsibilities, and driving or taking public transportation.

Concentration and the ability to retain information are two essential workplace capabilities. Unfortunately, most American workers are facing performance issues at the office due to sleep deprivation. Getting the recommended amount of sleep per day can only foster a better, more productive working environment.

Workers who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to get injured on the job and make mistakes that could injure them and their co-workers, according to the report.

Over time, insufficient sleep can also affect overall health, resulting in cardiovascular problems, obesity, diabetes and depression.

But there are ways employers can help workers get enough sleep, Luckhaupt said, such as not starting shifts too early in the morning. If shifts rotate, it is better to go from an evening shift to a night shift than the other way around, she said.

Employers can also promote good sleep habits. These include going to sleep at the same time every day, having the bedroom quiet, dark and not too hot or too cold, and using the bed for sleep, not for reading or watching TV.

Today I want to test your buzzword knowledge. Business News Daily interviewed small business owners, PR people, entrepreneurs and others to see what the big buzzwords would be in 2013. I’ll be honest, my score wasn’t too good, go ahead and test your knowledge!

1. Advertainment— “Advertising is no longer about interrupting what people are interested in, it’s about being what people are interested in.”

2. Phablets— A mixture of a smartphone and tablet.

3. Growth hacker— “A role that replaces traditional marketing roles in fast-growing businesses.”

4. Social learning— “An individual’s learning a skill through observation, without necessarily changing their behaviors or on-the-job performance.

5. Alphanista— “Successful women in powerful positions having it all.”

6. Acqui-hire— “A blend of acquired and hired.”

7. Return on involvement— A brand that “gets involved with their community will garner better return on their investment by getting involved hosting fundraisers, partnering with schools and giving the local residents a gathering spot.”

8. Inventreprenuers— “An entrepreneur-inventor hybrid that markets and/or manufactures their own creation.”

9. Twinternship— “An internship where the student’s mission is to promote the company and its brands using social media such as Twitter and Facebook.”

10. Wantrepreneur— Someone who hasn’t “taken all the steps necessary to take the leap” into entrepreneurship.

11. Minergy— Someone who uses “minimal energy to get the task accomplished.”

12. Tri-ti-tasking— “Doing three things at once.”