Tag: motivation
Banish “Perfect” From Your Business
Put your hand up in the air if you’re a perfectionist! At one point in my life, my hand would have been raised in the air – high in the air. I was definitely a perfectionist until I realized how being a perfectionist was actually holding me back from beingRead More
6 Steps to a More Satisfying Career Path
With my corporate clients, I’m often involved in career transition programs. This involves facilitating or coaching leaders as they prepare and build their personal brand for the next stage in their career. Most of the dialogues start from the wise premise, “What got you here, won’t get you there.” BehindRead More
5 Questions to Find Meaning in Your Work
From 2002 to 2012, I shared my life with the four-legged love of my life, a Czechoslovakian Shepherd named Kona. He meant everything to me, and I wanted to give him the best of everything! However, almost from the day of his birth, Kona had health challenges, all of whichRead More
How Anxiety Brings Out Our Best Writing
This is not a guide to dealing with anxiety. It’s not an article on why anxiety is evil. I’m not going to tell you why we should feel good all the time. This article is about the various anxieties I’ve felt as a freelance writer and how I’ve negotiated them. It’sRead More
How to Handle a Career Transition
Depending on why you are choosing, or have chosen, to switch careers you may be facing a variety of emotions — but it’s a safe bet that they will include both exhilaration and trepidation. Finding your feet in a new field can take time. That’s why it’s a good ideaRead More
3 Steps to Handle Emergency Projects
Your boss calls you in. Upper management has decided a crisis is brewing and the problem needs fixing immediately. You are chosen. What was your response? For many of us, the response is to say, “Of course,” and leave the office wondering how we’re going to fix this. Then weRead More
9 Signs It’s Time to Change Careers
What is your first thought every morning from Monday to Friday? If you seem to toss and turn, hitting the snooze button while mumbling about how you hate your job or your life, then you’re probably one of those people who think a job is a deadly chore. You areRead More
Stop Relying on Rewards for Motivation
It isn’t hard to find articles on motivation for a freelancer. It’s only too easy to find five or 10 obvious steps to get goin’ on that approaching deadline (“picture the job already done” or “have a comfy work environment”). But there’s a deeper philosophical issue at stake, and allRead More