Tag Archive: experimenting

The Conscious Freelancer’s 5 Big Questions

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…

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…

What I Learned From My First HR Manager Job (And How I Still Use It Today)

My friend Peter Hros said to me, “it’ll be therapeutic”, and he was right. I suppose some people get enticed into writing by the thought of whomever will read their work. In my case, the prospect of learning something new about myself was appealing enough to accept Peter’s invitation to guest post for him. Today,…

El Edwards Talks Purpose And Meaning

Mondays aren’t always such fun. But I was privileged to spend an hour or so of mine today with El Edwards, interviewing her as part of my occasional series on purpose and meaning. If you haven’t met El, she’s the woman behind the site Truth Passion Joy. She’s a writer & digital strategist on a…

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…