Love Monday Blog
I talk a lot about the benefits of doing what you love as your work. They include greater engagement, better productivity and performance, and greater satisfaction.
But what if you are not clear on what you love?
Here are some resources to help you reach that clarity.
If you're currently unhappy in your job, don't worry. There's a five-step process that can help you get to where you truly want to be.
1) Acknowledge what you’re feeling
That may sound silly but it’s vital. So often we resist, avoid, or react to our emotions, but none of these...
OK, folks. Time for some tough truths.
Nobody cares how hard you work.
I’m saying this because people often tell me they are frustrated. They work very hard, going above and beyond and putting in extra hours, but then no one notices or seems to appreciate them for it.
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Ever have that sneaky feeling your boss wasn’t satisfied with your performance?
Maybe it didn’t make sense because you worked really hard. But despite your hard work, interactions with your customers weren’t always great. They seemed to be expecting something that you...
I recently discovered this old, unpublished article that I wrote back in 2016. It seemed fitting for a January post so I dusted it off. I hope you enjoy…
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
I know you’ve heard the popular wisdom: if you want to be successful you have to write your goals down....
This blog is a love letter to those who are not in touch with their dreams. There will be some tough love in here, but all in the service of helping you wake up to your own desires.
A big reason that a person lacks clarity about their desires stems from their history of...
I should have been a truck driver.
This bizarre thought occurs to me occasionally. (Usually when I’m on a road trip).
It stems from possessing (or perhaps being possessed by) the Seeker archetype. There is something fundamentally nomadic about me. I mean, I’ve lived in...
When you don’t feel like an excellent fit with your work, the work day can seem like a drag. In today’s blog, I want to suggest a helpful reframe that might make your experience much more tolerable. Dare I suggest, fun, even?
When I worked in a corporate environment, I...
Online networking is a critical part of the strategy for entrepreneurs and job seekers alike. There’s no better tool for it than LinkedIn. In today’s blog, I’m going to share some tips for how you can up your LinkedIn game to create a presence that will attract customers and...
18 Practical Tips for the Day of Interview
All your hard work has paid off and it’s the day of the interview. Maybe you haven’t had one of these in a long time. Maybe the last time you did this was prior to the smartphone.
No worries! I’ve got your back....
These days, specialization is all the rage, driven in part by the 10,000 hours myth and education’s push for STEM subjects. This has pushed ‘softer’ subjects to the wayside. Topics like language, leadership, and arts are de-emphasized because it is so hard to measure...
Let’s say you want to leave your job, but you can’t because you’re so busy working.
This, my friends, is the classic chicken and the egg problem.
The Chicken and the Egg
You know the deal. Which came first the chicken or the egg? We know that chickens make eggs and...
