5 Things You Need to Know About Child Care Costs and the Workplace

5 Things You Need to Know About Child Care Costs and the Workplace5 Things You Need to Know About Child Care Costs and the Workplace Its no secret that child care is expensive. Survey after survey has said as much in recent months. And the statistics, frankly, are staggering.But how do the escalating child care costs affect working parents? And to what extent do the impacts carry over to their employers?Here, well take a look at working parents and their employers need to know about the cost of child care, and its effects on the workplace.At a cool $18,000 for two children in day care, the cost of child care is the largest household expense for many American families, according to Care.coms second Cost of Care survey of 700 parents nationwide. Twenty-eight percent of families spend more than $20,000 and 13 percent spend more than $30,000 annually, the survey found. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the affordability threshold for child care is 10 percent of a household budget. A new paper from the Economic Policy Institute found that child cares share of total family budgets meets HHSs standard of affordability in only a handful of the 618 areas identified in the study.The EPI paper released last week further revealed child care costs have surpassed college tuition and even housing costs for many families. According to the report, child care for a 4-year-old exceeds in-state full-time undergraduate tuition in 24 states and Washington, D.C., while infant care exceeds tuition costs in 33 states and DC. However, large employers are eight times more likely to offer scholarships or educational assistance for employees kids than they are to offer help pay for child care a direct expense to the company. According to the Families and Work Institutes 2014 National Study of Employers , 5 percent of large employers (2 percent overall) help employees pay for childcare with subsidies or vouchers that have direct costs for compa nies. Meanwhile, 40 percent of large employers (and 12 percent total) offer scholarships or educational assistance for the children of employees.To be precise, its 69 percent of parents who said the cost of child care has influenced their career decisions, according to Care.coms second Cost of Care report, released earlier this year. And what kind of impacts are we talking about? 35 percent say theyve changed jobs and 24 percent have taken a second job to increase household income. Another 66 percent said theyd change jobs for better work-family benefits, according to Care.coms Better Benefits survey. Child care also impacts working parents careers in less obvious ways. For example, 90 percent of employees said theyve had to leave work for family reasons and, according to a Care.com member poll, 64 percent of parents worry about their childrens safety every minute of the day. As these workplace disruptions add up, the lost productivity mounts. Annually, absenteeism, presenteeism a nd other family-care related issues cost American businesses tens of billions annually. In recent months, study after study has illustrated the continued struggle of women and working moms, in particular in Corporate America. Weve seen it in the 58 percent of Millennial moms who told Pew Research being a working mother has made it harder for them to get ahead in their careers, in the 37 percent of millennial Harvard Business School alumni who expect to interrupt their careers for motherhood, and in the new Women in the Workplace study from Lean In and McKinsey that found women are still underrepresented at every level in the corporate pipeline. Part of that, to be sure, has to do with outdated corporate structures built for single-income households, when the reality is that in two-thirds of married households all parents work. But part of it is also that working moms still more often take on the default parent role, and handle more child care and household responsibilities t han working dads. Improved access to reliable, affordable child care helps to put working moms more on equal footing especially for those moms who need care to be able to work and need to work to be able to afford care.Its in an organizations best interest to keep working parents who comprise a large percentage of the workforce present, productive and engaged in their jobs. One important way of doing this is helping parents manage the cost of care. One way to do this is offering family care benefits, through a program like Care.com Workplace Solutions, which can help employees find and manage care or provide subsidized backup care to cover those unplanned care gaps. Education about FSAs, DCAPs and other tax breaks is another way to help working families manage care costs. For example, although 64 percent of respondents to the Cost of Care survey said their employers offer an FSA, 36 percent dont set aside any money and 36 percent didnt realize FSAs can be used to help decrease child care costs.This article was originally published on Care.com .

Ways to Make Your Job Easier - Simplify Your Job - The Muse

Ways to Make Yur Job Easier - Simplify Your Job - The MuseWays to Make Your Job Easier - Simplify Your Job We all know that work involves, well, work. Even if you love your job, it cant always be easy, and it cant always be fun.But, sometimes we want our jobs to be a little (or a lot) easier. We want to get our work done mora quickly, to not feel overstretched or overwhelmed, and to have more time for the things we really love. The good news is, there are ways to do that (without being a total slacker). Check out our favorite tips and tricks below for being more productive, removing things you dont need to be doing from your to-do list, and overall making doing your job a much more pleasant experience. 1. Dont Plan on Doing Too MuchHeres a secret for you Most to-do lists are way too long, which leads to overwork and stress when it doesnt all get done. Instead, assume you can only get one big thing, three medium things, and five small things done a day (fewer if you have a lot of meet ings). Weve created a template to help you plan a more reasonable to-do list. 2. Focus on High-Reward TasksFocus the majority of your energy on those tasks that are going to create the biggest results. Youll look like youre doing much more, but secretly with less effort. This is often called getting the low-hanging fruit- the rewards you can achieve with the least effort. 3. Work in SprintsIts been said time and time again that the secret to getting more work done in less time is to work in bursts, with breaks in between. The intervals you choose will depend on your work and preferences, but, whatever you go with, platzdeckchen a timer, do your best to stay focused for that period of time, and then actually get up and take a break in between. Youll feel more energized during your work sessions and ultimately be way more efficient.4. Give Each Day a ThemeDo distractions keep derailing you from focusing on the actual important things? Use Jack Dorsey- the co-founder of Twitter as well as the CEO of Squares- secret and try giving each day a theme. That way, when distractions come up, you know to either punt them to another day or, if you have to, deal with them quickly and get back on track.5. Start With the Most Difficult TaskBy getting the hardest thing on your plate out of the way first thing in the morning, the rest of the day will feel way easier by comparison. Plus, then you wont waste mental energy all day thinking about this challenging thing you have to do. 6. Follow Your EnergyEveryone has certain times of the day when theyre more or less productive. If you schedule big projects during your energy downtimes, youre making your work way harder on yourself. Instead, try mapping out your ideal day based on your energy levels. 7. Dont Fight it When Youre Feeling UselessProbably one of the hardest things to do at work is to force yourself to work hard when youre really not feeling on top of your game. So, unless you have a pending deadline and absolutely cant , put off that particular task and do something more suited for your mental capacity. Writer Katie Douthwaite suggests that this is a great time to get those boring, monotonous tasks knocked out.8. Use Templates Whenever You CanWhy reinvent the wheel every time you have to do something? Have an email you have to write often? Use a template. Need to create a presentation? Use a template. Redesigning your resume? Use a template. You get the picture.9. tischset Up Canned ResponsesBetter yet, if you use Gmail, set ansicht templates up as canned responses, so you dont even have to leave your inbox to drop them in and send them off.10. Set Up Auto-TextIf youre often responding to messages on the go from your phone, make it easier on yourself by setting up auto-text. For example, pitch could expand to fill in your elevator pitch- meaning you dont have to type the whole thing out every time on your tiny keyboard. Read here for more on how to set it up.11. Or Dont Type at AllYou can also use your phones talk-to-text feature to more easily and quickly respond to messages. Productivity expert Alex Cavoulacos explains how she uses it to her advantage here.12. Shorten Your EmailsWere going to take a wild guess that answering emails takes up a lot of your time and energy. What if you made it all easier for yourself by setting a limit on how long each response can be? Obviously, some messages necessarily have to be longer than others, but challenge yourself to keep them under five sentences long (or even shorter) as often as possible.13. Just Have a ConversationLong email chains got you down? When a conversation starts getting too convoluted, consider whether it would be easier to just hop on the phone or set up a meeting to talk it out. Sometimes a 10-minute conversation can eliminate hours of email messages. 14. Eliminate Follow-up EmailsNothing makes answering emails harder than your inbox constantly filling up with follow-up emails from people you havent gotten the chanc e to respond to yet. So set up an auto-responder that lets people know youve received the message and will respond in due time- hopefully dissuading the eager beavers from constantly emailing you back. You could even include answers to commonly asked questions, to potentially help the messenger help herself (and prevent you from having to answer at all).15. Employ the OHIO StrategyHow many times do you open an email, read it, and then leave it in your inbox to deal with later? Dont do this Its actually taking up more of your time and energy to process it multiple times. Instead, follow the OHIO (only handle it once) strategy and deal with it immediately, whether thats by deleting it, answering it, shooting it off to the right person, or, for larger messages that will require more time, parsing it out into tasks to put on your to-do list.16. Get Rid of as Many Decisions as PossibleDecision fatigue is real- and it could be making your days way harder. To keep it from affecting your wo rk, eliminate as many decisions as possible. This could mean wearing a work uniform so you dont have to zupflmmel an outfit every day, bringing the same thing to lunch for a week, or setting up a standing meeting with your boss so you dont always have to reach out asking for one. Whatever it takes to put a lot of your decisions on autopilot.17. Stop MultitaskingThis habit may make you feel like youre getting more done, but its actually slowing you down and making your work harder than it needs to be. So do your best to focus on one task until its done, and then move onto the next thing. Youll find your mind is clear and your work is better (and easier).18. Leave Yourself a CliffhangerSometimes the hardest part of work is getting started on something. So, make it easier to jump into a task by leaving yourself a cliffhanger. This means, if youre dragging your feet starting a project, just start, do a little bit of it (even if its not your best work), and then leave it unfinished to co me back to the next day. Getting going will be way easier once you already have somewhere to jump in. 19. Remove Something From Your To-Do ListSeriously consider each item on your to-do list to see if theres anything thats actually not important. This especially applies to things that keep getting put on the back burner. Its worth asking yourself, If Ive been putting this off so much, is it really that necessary?20. Say No to SomethingIn addition to removing something from your plate, consider saying no a little more often to new asks. Obviously you cant do this all the time to just get out of work, but if youre feeling overwhelmed or you get an ask for something non-work related (like doing an informational interview with a friends kid), suck it up and say no. Here are some suggestions for how to say it nicely to your boss and to your friends.21. Constantly Question MeetingsIn case you havent heard, meetings can easily become a huge waste of time. Every time you schedule a meeting- even a recurring one- you should really be questioning whether it needs to happen at all, whether youre alotting too much time for it, or whether you need to be in attendance. If you feel like the answer to any of these questions is no, consider adjusting (or talking to your boss to make koranvers youre using your time as effectively as possible). 22. Have a To-Dont ListTo help yourself say no more and cut down on decision fatigue, start a to-dont list- a list of things you should never waste your time doing. Check out these ideas to get you started.23. Delegate Some of Your WorkIs there a task that youre doing that you really, really dread, or that you feel like is really no longer part of your job description? Consider whether it would be worth delegating it to a more junior employee or, if youre really drowning, whether its time to bring in an intern or new direct report. Here are some guidelines for figuring out when delegation is the right way to go.24. Or Crowdsource ItWriter Jennifer Dziura suggests crowdsourcing as a way to make less effort for yourself while making clients and users happier. In essence, its working along with the client or user to make proposals, presentations, and the like. To learn more about how it can play out in your everyday work life, check out her article. 25. Do a Work SwapHave a task youre dreading or really not sure how to handle? Ask a colleague in your department if she wants to swap Basically, you send one of your least favorite tasks her way, and she sends one of hers to you. You wont have to drag yourself through something youve been dreading, but the work will get done- potentially even better than you could have done it yourself someone who hasnt been aggravating over the assignment might quickly be able to see something you couldnt.26. Avoid Perfectionism (Except Where it Really Matters)Putting pressure on yourself to make all your work perfect is not only stressing you out, it could be slowing you down and causing you to procrastinate finishing things because youre worried theyre not just right. In some cases (big end-of-year report to your boss, copy thats going out to the world) this sort of attention to detail is critical. But in others (sending an email to your colleague, getting a first draft of a presentation to your team), focusing on perfectionism is making your life harder than it needs to be. 27. Look for Ways to Streamline ProcessesIs there a task that always takes you forever to complete? Something you feel like is way harder than it should be or something that is taking up far too much of your time? Rather than just trucking through it time and time again, see if there are any ways you can streamline these processes. Maybe its talking to other companies to see if theyve found an easier way. Maybe its coordinating with other departments to see if they can help save you time or effort. (For example, is there something the engineering team might be able to quickly build you that wo uld save you tons of time?) 28. Hire a Virtual Assistant for Small ThingsWe all have those menial things that take us hours to complete but could easily be done by someone else. If you dont have someone in the company to delegate them to, consider hiring a virtual assistant to help you out. They can do anything from scheduling travel plans to proofing your reports to doing the tedious design work on your next presentation- pretty much anything you dread starting and really dont have to be doing yourself. Check out efficiency expert Marissa Brassfields advice for figuring out if something is worth outsourcing.29. Get Everything Super OrganizedYour files. Your computer folders. The top of your desk. Your inbox. Take the time now to get organized so that finding the things you need is never the hurdle to getting started on a task. And hey, it can all be done in just 30 minutes30. Dont Let Your Colleagues Interrupt YouYour co-workers probably mean well, but their constant stream of IM u pdates, quick questions for you about the latest project, or chit-chat about their weekends can seriously mess up your flow of focus, making it way harder to get difficult tasks done. Set up systems that alert your office mates when youre in the zone- whether its a do not disturb message on your chat or huge headphones that signify that youre not to be bothered- and communicate them clearly.31. Take a NapSee if you can sneak in a power nap during your afternoon slump. Even 20-30 minutes of shut-eye can give you more of an energy boost than coffee could, improve your mood, enhance your analytical and learning abilities, and banish stress- making the rest of the day much easier and more pleasant. So shut your door, sneak off to your car, or do whatever it takes to get in a quick bit of sleep.Photo of desk courtesy of Shutterstock.

How can you make your weekends more awesome

How can you make your weekends more awesomeHow can you make your weekends more awesomeWhats the research have to say about making Friday through Sunday that much better?Dont Trust Your InstinctsEver eat or drink too much, feel awful, then do it again and feel awful again? As counterintuitive as it may sound, were actually pretty bad about remembering what really makes us happy.

Linking Learning to Work

Linking Learning to WorkLinking Learning to WorkLinking Learning to WorkAttachment Linking Learning to Work PDF Linking Learning to Work RecordingNoteYoull need Adobe Reader to view the PDF file above.Download Adobe Reader.Thursday, March 15, 2012Linking Learning to WorkDespite high unemployment, many employers are finding it difficult to find the talent they need. Why? Because the skills of our workforce are notlage keeping pace with the demands of work. A study by Georgetown University estimates that by 2018, 63% of jobs in the U.S. will require at least some college. However, only 42% of adults aged 25-34 have attained a postsecondary degree.In this webinar, youll learn about this trend and how it impacts the skills you need. Youll also hear suggestions about steps you can take to develop your employees, creating greater employee satisfaction and retention while providing your company with the talent needed to grow.would like to thank Pamela Tate for presenting this webinar.Presen ted byPamela TatePresident and CEO, Council for Adult and Experiential LearningPamela leads CAEL, a nonprofit dedicated to meaningful learning, credentials, and work for every adult. CAEL works at all levels within the public and private sectors to enhance learning opportunities for adults around the world. As a presenter, Pamela is regularly sought out for her vision and insights into adult learning and workforce development and their vital relationship to the future of the economy.

Are you suffering from mind wandering deficit

Are you suffering from mind wandering deficitAre you suffering from mind wandering deficitHow often do you let yur mindwander?Your brain may be your most precious resource, and you are only using a small portion of its capacity.We confuse being always on with being productive.But, busyness doesnt make you prolific?- ?it just keeps your mind working. You are pushing the engine to the limit, but bedrngnis getting its full power.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraJonathan Schooler, a professor of brain sciences at the University of California is concerned about this growing syndromeIn the same way we can experience a sleep deficit, I think we can experience a mind-wandering deficit.Mind-wandering deprivation can be as harmful as lack of sleep. Your brain needs to rest from time to time?- ?thats how you connect the dots.Everyone can benefit from idle time, not just creatives.Great idea s show up unexpectedly. The best solutions occur in a moment of sudden revelation, not when your brain is busy.Reframe your relationship withboredomTime is our most irreplaceable asset.?- ?Ryan HolidayYou probably find it difficult to do absolutely nothing. Most of us do. Idle time makes us feel guilty?- ?like we are wasting our most irreplaceable asset.If we feel bored, its someone elses fault. We believe that boredom depends on external stimulation. Something has to entertain us?- ?someone else has to save us from being bored.Astudyfound that?- ?regardless of income or race?- ?parents believed that if children get bored after school, theyshouldenroll them in extracurricular activities.In the age of overparenting, we go to the extreme to keep our children busy. Every free moment should be optimized or maximized.As Pamela Paul wrote in her pieceLet Children Get Bored Again,Parents preparing for a long car ride or airplane trip are like Army officers plotting a complicated land maneu ver. Which movies to load onto the iPad? Should we start a new family-friendly podcast? Is this an O.K. time to let the kids play Fortnite until their brains melt into the back seat?Our society sees idle time as a waste of time. Thats why we embrace busyness?- ?we escape boredom by running from one activity to another.Psychologists used to view mind-wandering as useless. But, recent studies are confirming that it is a vital and healthy parte of our lives.Boredom is not a condition but a state of mind.Theres a difference between being bored and experiencing boredom.Boredom is a clean slate to be experienced. Being bored, on the other hand, is escapism?- ?you are avoiding yourself and the world around you.You feel bored because, deep inside yourself, you know you can give more. Boredom is a painful reminder of your unused potential. Its a disconnection to everything we can offer the world and vice versa.Boredom is a powerful tool?- ?it invites you to rethink your relationship with the world. Idle time is not dull but an opportunity for appreciation and learning.Thats why time seems to pass slowly for young kids. As Bob Clagett describes in his bookMaking Time,time slows down when we face new experiences or visit new places.The world is a fascinating place?- ?full of new perceptions, experiences, and thoughts. Childrenare curiousand make the best out of idle time.Boredom is something to experience rather than to run away from it.Instead of complaining, do something that doesnt require much brain activity. Go out for a walk ordo the dishes. Let your mind wander.Unexpected things happen when youstop fighting boredom.Your brain needs idletimeThe research on learning is clear?- ?study for a while and then unwind.The mind cant hold attention for more than 10 minutes?- ?your short-term memory gets filled quickly. Neuroscientistsrecommendto let our brain forget something we learned.Your brain needs to create necessary connections to remember information.Aspaced approach results in better learning. Distributing a fixed amount of teaching hours over a more extended period is more effective than delivering the same content within a shorter time.Take a break to digest new material?- ?and get back to it later.As Loren Frank, a professor at the University of California, explains, The brain needs free time to process new information and turn it into something more permanent.Allow the right idea to find its moment.The deeper reflective states happen when our mind is not busy. Idle time allows us to make meaning out of unrelated facts?- ?we connect the dots and create a coherent narrative.Columbia scientistshave identified how the aha moment works?- ?that flash when you suddenly become aware of an idea, such as discovering the answer to a difficult question.The study suggests that this process shares the same underlying brain mechanisms involved in making simpler decisions.The vast majority of thoughts circling in our brains happen below the radar of consci ous awareness, meaning that even though our brain is processing them, we are not aware, said Michael Shadlen, a researcher at Columbia UniversityThe most complex thoughts that the menschenwrdig brain can experience?- ?such as love, grief, or guilt?- ?can be boiled down to a series of unconscious decisions.Thats how our mind engages with the outside world.Dr. Shadlen found that, when making a challenging decision, the brain doesnt use all the available information. This is not because it cant, but because it already has all the information it needs.How many times, are you focusing on something else and, all of a sudden, you feel that you made up your mind? This occurs when an accumulation of evidence reaches a threshold?- ?thats when the Aha moment occurs.The researchers scientifically validated that theEureka effectis an accurate reflection of the brain reaching a decision.At a certain point, the brain says,enough is enough.Go slow to gofastDress me slowly, Im in a hurry.?- ?Napoleo n BonaparteOur culture is addicted to many things but mainly to speed, anything new, and disruption.In this rush to accelerate performance and speed, it is easy to lose perspective.When we move too fast, we often miss what we need to see. Mind-wandering gives us perspective?- ?especially during complex and challenging situations.Abraham Lincolns famously said, Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the ax.Speeding up isnt always the answer.In fact, McKinseyfoundthat when top teams slow down, they achieve their objectives more quickly. They deal more effectively with increased complexity and challenges?- ?and they use less energy.When solving complex problems, learn to pace the speed of your work. Realize when you need to slow down. There are moments for deeper understanding and reflection. You can speed up elsewhere.Roman Emperor Augustus adopted the Latin mottoFestina Lente?- ?make haste, slowly. It was a reminder that he had to perform dut ies with a proper balance of urgency and diligence.Be fast to implement but dont precipitate your decisions.There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but always enough time to do itover.Special forces like Navy SEAL are trained to slow down in dangerous situations. They practice each movement and task over and over?- ?until they get it right. Mistakes can be expensive and jeopardize the mission.Our brain is wise?- ?mind-wandering reminds us that time is not fixed but flexible.Bob Clagett research shows that time slows down when we are involved in accidents or crises?- ?those situations demand quick thinking but to act with caution.Slow down to go fast.Let your mindwanderMany people find it difficult or stressful to do absolutely nothing. We are used to be in control. Mind-wandering feels like a waste of our most irreplaceable asset?- ?our time.Learn to let go. Trust your brain. All the body functions work perfectly without your intervention?- ?even when you sleep.Get out of the way. Allow your mind to do what it does best.Go for a walk. Make room for idle time. Dont force Aha moments?- ?your brain will tell you whenenough is enough.This article originally appeared on Medium.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

Startling Information About Best Resume Maker Uncovered

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Easing into a new Role While Battling Coworker Resentment

Easing into a new Role While Battling Coworker Resentment Getting a promotion or landing a new job is always a confidence and morale booster, but what do you do when your arrival is received with faux enthusiasm, at best? While you may be psyched and eager to take on the responsibilities of your new role, your coworkers may be experiencing resentment or uncertainty toward the change. It may be that they were comfortable with your predecessor and just want that person back, or it could be that they feel that your arrival forced their colleague out of the role. But whatever the case, you may feel disliked, begrudged, or merely tolerated by your work mates. Facing such a hostile environment everyday can lead to job hatred, personal conflicts, and even depression, so how can you go about ameliorating the situation in order to mend bad attitudes and relationships? You have several options for addressin g the situation and, depending on your parteicular circumstances one or more of them may help transform an unfriendly environment into one of cooperation and productivity.You may feel that your coworkers are being mean to you for no reason, and while it is unfair that you are taking the brunt of their frustrations, its important to understand that they are upset about the situation and have little control over how things play out. This makes you the easiest target for placing blame and anger. As such, try to sympathize with their situation and elend take their behavior personally. You still have a job to do and the situation should not affect the performance of your duties but, however you can, cut your coworkers some slack as they try to transition from a once comfortable routine into new territory.Being new to a company and feeling immediately out of place can be especially tricky to maneuver. At first, you need to spend time learning the details of your predecessors exit and how the office ticks. This is somewhat of a clandestine and independent operation since you must avoid participating in gossip, but your goal is to discover the pros and cons of your predecessors performance (so you can improve upon it), and what you need to do to make your coworkers happy and cooperative.Watch other managers along with the rank and file to find the natural flow of the office and ask probing questions about past problems within the day-to-day operations of your workplace. You will probably uncover ways in which your colleagues were unhappy in the way that things were run and can work to fix those problems in your own way. Some of your intelligence gathering will come simply from hearing conversations in passing and watching how others interact with one another.One behavior to avoid is turning inward and keeping to yourself. Consistent communication is the key to building relationships and learning how to make people happy. Keep your coworkers aware of team progress and updated on your own work so they feel invested in your success and begin to perceive you as an ally instead of a threat to the status quo. Stay casual and avoid defensiveness if your approach doesnt immediately catch on the less you challenge the response the less defensive your coworkers will become.You may also find it helpful to include talk of your predecessor when discussing office events. For example, you could mention what he or she did particularly well that is assisting in a smooth adjustment period and can help you identify those workers that will be more easily swayed to your side. It may even spur friendly conversations reminiscing on the office of old, helping you feel more like a part of the in-crowd.A hostile work environment can put a damper on your enthusiasm for your new job and perhaps make you second guess your decision to take the position. But acknowledging that it is in your best interest to be especially friendly, sympathetic, and understanding can help you c ounteract the negativity and unprofessionalism. As you move forward, focus on learning about the office culture, keep communication open, and work to build relationships with your colleagues despite their efforts to scare you off.