People looking for a more meaningful relationship with whatever work they do, use redundancy, burn-out and breakdown as opportunities for significant personal change. Rather than allowing these crises to derail or depress them, they choose to see them as catalysts for taking their lives and work forward in a more conscious direction.
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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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Tag Archive: processes for changing work
How am I doing?
So, last week I took myself off to do a review of my blog business. Any excuse for another trip to Costa, right?! As you might remember from my Upping the ante in 2010 post, I’ve set myself some pretty ambitious targets and I thought I’d share with you how things are going. Posts One…
How to make sure you never get ahead
If you’ve been surfing the web you’ll have seen there are a number of blogs and bloggers around that want to make you believe you can be successful on your own terms at work. Here’s how to avoid their pernicious influence: Remember what your parents told you about work being a necessary evil. They were…
Don’t button your lip on the most depressing day of the year
I spent most of yesterday trying unsuccessfully to fix an Apple Time Capsule that all of a sudden doesn’t want to talk to my Mac. Mid-afternoon, I came up for air and, realising I was losing a beautiful day of sunshine, persuaded Steve to come out for a walk with me. We ended up popping…
Lost heart with your current job? Don’t rush to escape
I‘ve read recently that as many as 60% of workers intend to leave their jobs this year. Assuming that there’s some economic upturn to enable it, that’s going to be one heck of a lot of people circling the job market. At least the recruiters will be happy! It’s no wonder things are this way….
Tired of your old career? How to hone in on what to do next
You’ve been laid off or have quit your job. You have no energy or enthusiasm for more of the same. It’s time for something different. But what? Before you re-do your CV, apply for other jobs, look at random businesses you could set up, or creative ventures you could launch, here’s a process that will…
Risk-averse freelancing
This is the third in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a so-called top job twelve years ago, and having subsequently made a good living from doing what I love. What could I possibly sell? Long before…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…