Category: Passion & Purpose
How to Create Your Dream Job in Seven Steps
Feeling fed up is what caused me to take my career destiny into my own hands. I was fed up with being underpaid and undervalued. Fed up with being taken advantage of. Fed up with not ever doing exactly what it was that I dreamed of doing. But I quickly realized I wasn't upset with…
Three Reasons It Pays to Follow Your Passions Outside of Work
Early in my coaching career, I worked with a client who we'll call Amy. While doing a values card sort, Amy placed the "follow your passion" card in the "least important for my career" pile. I asked Amy why following her passion was at the bottom of her priority list. She replied simply, "I don't…
Four Ways to Increase Your Career Motivation
It's not uncommon to be feeling a lack of career motivation. When you're feeling drained and unmotivated, it can be hard to get out from under the covers, let alone tackle those pesky new year's resolutions. If this sounds like you, don't beat yourself up. Every now and again, we all feel unmotivated and need…
Tips for Finding and Living Your Passion
Recently I visited a local aquarium with my two young kids. While trying to keep an eye on my children as they screamed and ran back and forth in front of the sea lion exhibit, I noticed a young woman standing near us. There was something so peaceful about how she was observing the mammals.…
Want to Have More Fun at Work?
The best career advice I have ever been given was when I was working as a lecturer in higher education. My supervisor at the time, Michael, was giving me constructive feedback on my teaching style. Never one to beat around the bush, he told me, “Lee, you’re all about business when you’re teaching. You need…
