Monthly Archives: October 2009

Why you sometimes have to lose the plot

After the euphoria of early last week, I had a bit of a meltdown on Friday. I’d spent days managing multiple workmen, living out of a small suitcase, and being unable to easily find anything I wanted because my life was in cardboard boxes. That’s to say nothing of the fact that I just couldn’t…

An attitude of gratitude

As you read this, I’ll be in the midst of putting my life in a removal van and heading out of London. The last weeks have been an excited blur of continuing to develop my different kind of work in between planning the move. I’ve been enjoying making some new online connections and in cementing…

How to stay in your current job AND enjoy it!

This is the third in an occasional series of posts for people in corporate jobs. During the series I’ll be talking about some of the challenges you face in the current economic environment, and giving you some pointers for dealing with them in ways that allow you a more positive and life-sustaining experience. This post…

How to be Rich and Happy: a book review

As John P Strelecky and Tim Brownson’s How to be Rich and Happy hits the e-shelves this week, I’m curious to see if the book delivers on the promise of its bold headline title. Leaping into it, I quickly discover that, if a personal development book is a journey, this one’s more a round the…

How to tackle a workaholic boss and come out winning

This is the second in an occasional series of posts for people in corporate jobs. During the series I’ll be talking about some of the challenges you face in the current economic environment, and giving you some pointers for dealing with them in ways that allow you a more positive and life-sustaining experience. This post…