Self employment is gaining status as a legitimate career path. Now, there are a ton of bloggers out there who encourage you to quit your day job, like doing so was your ticket to a new religion. (Many of them, by the way, are still themselves in day jobs and hoping that, if you buy…
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What’s So Human About Human Resources?
It’s a question I’ve asked myself. Lots. What’s so human about Human Resources? It’s the corporate function in which I grew up and which for many years I enjoyed. Yet it has always struggled to articulate its purpose. When it adopted the Dave Ulrich thinking about HR roles, it got new religion about creating value…
On Dreams, Fear Of Failure, and Not Facing Up To Reality
Your precious dreams. You share them with me so sincerely. You tell me how unhappy you are about the current state of your working life. How you feel unfulfilled. Punching below your weight. You list out your ideas for change. At times I get seduced and equate your talk with action. But weeks, months, years…
When Work Becomes Love (And Why That’s Not Always Healthy)
Ever have the feeling that work is playing a bigger role in your life than it should? You know, that haunting sense that you’re expecting more of it, and it’s demanding more of you than seems healthy? That it’s got your psyche by the balls, dulling your ability to attend to anything else? Of course,…
How Safe Is Your Brilliant Career From Delusion?
What makes for a brilliant career? Many people will tell you it’s about the quality of their CV: the brand names they’ve worked for, the job titles they’ve had, the progression they’ve made through the ranks; the businesses they’ve driven to success. But if you buy into this picture, could you be deluding yourself? Once…
Why You Sometimes Have To Ignore Your To Do List And Play
Do you plan and organize your life so much that you blind yourself to the opportunity in the moment? As a business woman, who is also a creative, I have to work hard to make sure stuff happens. Bottom line, it’s how money gets made. Still, I’d be lying if I said that this didn’t…
The Zen Of Team Meetings: How To Keep Your Head When All Around Are Losing Theirs
Team meetings can be both fun and productive in healthy business environments. But too often they’re the setting for peacock strutting and bruised egos; hot air-filled games that only stress you out and add to your workload. How do you keep a cool detachment in the middle of that? Choose your mental state Whether you…
How To Be Magical
‘Tis the season for tricks, treats, vampish costumes and ghoulish potions. Fantastic fun to play make-believe with the other realm. But if you could use an ounce of real magic in your life, wouldn’t you want to? Meet the magician, a character consigned to myth and other-worldliness, but at large in yourself if you dare…
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Christine Livingston is a coach and writer, who helps professional people wanting to work and live on their own terms. With a successful career both inside and beyond the corporation to draw from, Christine gives the support, challenge, tools and inspiration that enable people to thrive.
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