This has to be one of the most asked questions on the planet. Goodness knows I ask myself this very question almost daily. What does it mean to live your calling? Does your passion need to equate to the way you earn a living? Or, can you follow your passions and callings and simply hold…
When did saying no and being selfish get a bad rap? I guess when it got “in fashion” to be worn to a thread? Now, let’s be clear here by what I mean by selfish. Selfish is not narcissism nor is it abandoning the relationships and obligations you have in your life. Selfish is about…
Remember a time when you could wake up in the morning and not only look forward to the day, but have energy to boot? Do you look around you and wonder where all the energy you had during your high school and college years has gone? If you’re like the rest of us, you’re struggling…
In this month’s Beyond Burnout eZine I wrote about the benefits of “getting lost”. That is, taking time each day to simply get lost in doing something that you enjoy. Mondays are always a good day to promise yourself a little “getting lost” time. Back to work day (for most people) can often bring a…
You always knew there was a reason you felt like hell after a day at the corporate office. Now scientists have evidence that cublicle living is bad for your brain (the ergonomics folks have known it is bad for your body for years). I stumbled upon Kathy Sierra’s “Brain death by dull cubicle” post at…