Tag Archive: work definition

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, irrespective of what job we might currently be doing. Work Worthy of You There you are. You. A sacred human being, with your particular form of…

The Vocation Myth

Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…

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 it primarily as something you do for money. That’s not to say that,…

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…