Jingle bells, Christmas lights, feel-good movies you loved as a kid, and… your office’s holiday party. Yep, all are inevitable and inescapable this time of year. BUT, unlike other holiday ephemera, your office’s holiday party is ONE THING that can stay with you years from now if you don’t play it just right. Just like … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s not what you’re trying to say, it’s how you say it. I think we’d all be better, more graceful, and more grateful people if we just had more precise (and maybe more diplomatic) words and phrases that can better convey what we really mean. When you’re swamped at work, and people are giving … Continue reading
ONE THING that I love about life is those moments of clarity you get when you look at several different areas of your life (your job, your friendships, your family life, your love life, your health) and realize they’re all affected by the same attitude, behavior, thought, or pattern. Since all 360-degrees of your life … Continue reading
When it comes to being happier, being more on purpose, and living more joyfully at work (and in all areas of your life), ONE THING that can trip you up sometimes is… the whole being-a-human thing. Meaning: you can fill your precious noggin’ with all kinds of inspirational quotes and stories and principles and experience … Continue reading
If the idea of pursuing your passion and finding your life’s work seems a little daunting, take heart. It can be scary, because it’s big, important stuff, right? It can be easy to get a little too super serious about it, since it does often require a sharp focus to find that sweet spot that … Continue reading
“You have to make a living; I understand that. But you also have to know what sparks the light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world.” Oprah, from her final Oprah show — I spoke a couple of Wednesdays ago about work and calling; how each of us has … Continue reading
With unemployment rates hovering around 10% nationally (and countless others who have jobs, but aren’t satisfied with them), it’s more important than ever to think about your job-related skills differently. Career Counselor Mary Jane Murphy tells us one way we can approach this, in this exclusive clip.
I think it’s appropriate to kick off our new “Work” section with a little talk about what “work” really is – or, rather, what it has the possibility of being. (And, please hear me as I over-enunciate the words: What. It. Has. The. Possibility. Of Being!) How would you define “work” currently? If you were … Continue reading
I was chatting* with Elle Magazine Creative Director Joe Zee Sunday, when ONE THING he said really caught my attention. It was about what a magazine editor really does. In typical (great) Creative Director style, he used a hand gesture to accompany his words, and the non-verbal cue really illustrated what he was saying. As … Continue reading
