My Journey Back to Creativity
When my daughter was seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at […]
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Financial Freedom & Career Changes
“Ride Mule Chase Horse”: Career Downshifting the Measured Way
In Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, the young revolutionary Laigle abandons his legal career and declares, “I renounce the triumphs of the bar.” A few months ago, so did I. After seven years of practicing law, I resigned from
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My Job Crushed My Spirit But Taught Me a Valuable Lesson
At first, I didn’t let the discontentment get to me. After all, how many people can honestly say that they love their job? I had told myself that work isn’t something you do for kicks, it’s a means
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How to Find Possibility in Life
When I was in a stuck burned-out place in my career, I couldn’t see a different path. What I would tell my past burned-out self now is: You won’t see what’s possible for your life until you move
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How to Start Over After Losing Your Career (& Be Happier as a Result)
It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything. ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club I felt like puking. I felt like crying. I felt like screaming. I felt like banging my fists against my head
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Who Do You Work For?
Who do you work for? Many of us would love to work for ourselves. The problem with working for ourselves isn’t that we cannot do it, it is that our perspective on what it means to be our
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5 Reasons Every Job is an Opportunity
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. – Thomas Edison A part of me wanted to blame myself. Another part wanted to blame employers for not recognizing talent. And
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How to Find a Career You Love
Boredom is the mind’s way of rejecting anything that lacks nutrients. – Barbara Sher, Refuse To Choose I’m standing outside a Government building in central London. It’s taken a year to secure a prestigious position in the Government’s
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How Losing a Job at 50 Boosted My Life
In the film industry where I worked for 20 years, being 50 is not a plus. It’s a business that rewards youth, on screen and behind the scenes. When I lost my job at that age, I anticipated
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My Moment of Change
My spiritual journey started about ten years ago, at an unexpected time and place. At the time, my focus was almost entirely secular. I had my dream job, and I thought I was living a dream life. I
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Thank You Job: How My Side Project Helped Me Appreciate My 9-to-5 Again
A few years ago, I had a perfectly good, well-paying job that put my skills in digital marketing to use. I had a supportive boss and team, great friends at work, and I wasn’t working crazy hours or
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