Photo by Mark Sebastian By Alex Fayle 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 [...]

This entry was posted on January 14, 2009 and is filed under: Career - 14 Comments »

By Seamus Anthony 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 [...]

This entry was posted on October 13, 2008 and is filed under: Career, Success - 26 Comments »

Photos by Hugo*, Dean Forbes, and Thomas Hawk. By David Bohl My Workaholic Life My most successful habit change, by far, has been to go from working 80-100 hours a week to working ‘normal’, human hours. Sometimes I take Fridays off and don’t even work 40 hours a week. Sometimes I work a little more. [...]

This entry was posted on February 6, 2008 and is filed under: Career - 13 Comments »

Photo by Giampolo Macorig. Recent events in my life have provided an important reminder: don’t let others determine your value. As some readers will be aware, I have been looking for a job recently. As a recent immigrant to Canada, my situation is a bit different from your typical job seeker. Despite having a Bachelor [...]

This entry was posted on November 9, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Life, Relationships - 14 Comments »

Is life a campaign? Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball, would like us to think so. Currently he is promoting his new book, Life’s a Campaign, in which he asserts we can learn some valuable life lessons from watching how politicians act in their political campaigns. If you are already feeling skeptical, don’t worry. You’re [...]

This entry was posted on October 11, 2007 and is filed under: Career, Happiness, Life, Meaning & Purpose, Success - 9 Comments »

In my original article, The Google Story, I looked at some of the unique reasons for Google’s amazing success. So how can you be more like Google? 1. You Need a Greater Reason Than Money Becoming rich is a worthy goal, but if it is your primary focus you may actually have a harder time [...]

This entry was posted on June 5, 2007 and is filed under: Blogging, Career, Personal Growth, Recommended Books - Add Comment »