The curse of the 21st century is that we spend our time trying to succeed in everything at once - work, our significant relationship, family, exercise, friendships, keeping the perfect house, the perfect garden…
No matter how hard I try I never succeed at everything. If I work hard I don’t have time to walk my [...]

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.” ~ Peace Pilgrim
Although I do often write from a personal perspective, I rarely reveal specifics surrounding my daily life. Today is different. I lost my job on Thursday. I am now among the millions of unemployed … a number that [...]

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If you believe the hype of many of the personal development blogs out there, figuring out your passion, kissing the 9-5 world goodbye and working for yourself is the best way to find happiness.
But is it really?
Self-employment has some serious drawbacks. Even if you put yourself on a schedule, you never [...]

Those of you who have been following my blog for sometime, or perhaps have read my free e-book, may be wondering what ever happened to me changing careers. Well, a couple of things have happened that I would like to share with you.
1. A New Perspective On My Current Job
As you may know, I work [...]

You leave no cushion unturned. You search the house until you’re in a state, roaring internally (and perhaps externally) with frustration. You waste ten minutes and a load of energy.
Eventually you give up the hunt – that important form you were filling out has disappeared into the ether. Sulking, you put the kettle on and [...]

So far in my Career Transitions series I have interviewed some of my favorite bloggers - Todd Goldfarb, David Bohl and John Wesley (don’t worry…. there will be more!). Today, however, I want to hear from YOU. That’s right. I am interested to hear your career related stories, frustrations, dreams and successes. Are you bored [...]