How can you tell if your job is fine or “F.I.N.E.”?
There is a high rate of dissatisfaction in the workplace, and there are plenty of economic, social and political trends that can explain...
How much of your identity is in your work? Is it working for you?
When you meet someone new, you probably often say “What do you do?” For some people it’s pretty straight forward and for others… not so...
4 Annoying but important things to do if you are planning to change careers.
Even if you frequently dream of changing careers, you might choose to stay where you are because it’s paying the bills and the fear of...
Top Three Values: Part III - Open-mindedness
Earlier this year, I was asked to do a “values” exercise and identify my top three values. What I came up with was the following: 1. ...
Top Three Values: Part II - Accountability
Image by Ezequiel Octaviano from Pixabay Earlier this year, I was asked to do a “values” exercise and identify my top three values. What...
Top Three Values: Part I - Self-Honesty
Earlier this year, I was asked to do a “values” exercise and identify my top three values. After making several lists, ranking and...
Your dreams are valid even when they are not a reality (yet!)
As we’ve all discovered at one time or another, life doesn’t always roll out the way we want it to. Sometimes it feels like we have no...
A Case for Taking the Long Way
I’m not so naïve to think that we can stop technological advancements that will continue to fundamentally change the human experience. We...
If your relationship with time were a marriage, would you want a divorce?
We can look at time as objective and non-negotiable. And it is. You get 24 hours each day. Your friends and co-workers get 24 hours. The...
Wanting more does not equal ungratefulness.
A phrase that often follows someone’s longing for something beyond their reach is “But I should be grateful for what I have.” This can...