Category Archives: What is work?

Doing Your Real Work

Today I'm delighted to welcome the super-talented Tara Sophia Mohr. Her beautiful piece challenges us to consider what our real work is - and how we can do it, ...

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Is Yours A Job, Career, or Calling?

Monday morning. How did it feel to get out of bed and anticipate another week? Much of your answer will depend on how you choose to see the work you do. Job If you see your work as a job, you consider ...

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Unhappy at work? An alternative look at this week’s job satisfaction statistics

Did you see that this Tuesday The Associate Press reported on The Conference Board's survey findings on work satisfaction. In a nutshell: Only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their work. This is the lowest level recorded in 22 years of this survey Only 51% ...

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What is “work”?

"Work is about the search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as for cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying." Studs Terkel (1974) Have you ever stopped to really think about this thing we ...

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