Sam Dryburgh, my father, gave me two little life lessons when he wrote in my journal when I was 5 years old: Look before you leap! The early bird gets the worm! I have heard that your answer to the question, “Is the universe a friendly place?” positions you as an optimist or a pessimist and...
We live in a time in which our lives and our careers are completely transfixed and surrounded with technology so when we go on vacation with the intention of chilling out and unwinding, it may be super important for us to turn off our devices. Not only can a tech-free vacation stop us from getting...
Today I am pleased to have Chip Hanna, from Corporate Sucks share his thoughts on the topic of Work Life Balance. “I'm a busy guy”. When someone says this, I usually respond, "Are you bragging or complaining?" When writing this post, I really had to ask that question to myself. I like to wear my...
Whenever we get into a new job or career, we always promise ourselves that it will get better, we will grow, make more money and eventually branch out to do our own thing. Sometimes, we chase that dream so much that we find ourselves feeling drained, settling and hating our jobs. This then leads to...
Garfield hates Mondays. He has no real reason to feel that way, though. He is a cat, and cats don’t go to work. However, it is true that many people hate Mondays because they do have to go to work, and would rather not. The days when you jumped up on Monday mornings, eager to...
Editor's Note: This is a guest post by J.D. Meier, author of Getting Results the Agile Way: A Personal Results System for Work and Life. Life's not static. That little idea right there is part of what makes finding work life balance such a challenge. To find your balance, it's less like striking the perfect...
Your job is hard. You do good work and probably put in more than your fair share of time to get everything done well. Sometimes there's a little bit of blood, sweat, and tears involved on top of that. So, there's nothing worse than having to produce the magic that is your daily work when...
From starting a tutorial, to building experience, to unlocking quests; life has plenty of similarities to a Nintendo Game. Oliver Emberton in a brilliant artistic post/masterpiece breaks down the different "levels" of life. Learn what it takes to master the leader boards and end your run with a high score.
I like to believe that we all have a good sense of taste when it comes to our work. We KNOW what good work looks like. But our work doesn't always match that perfection we're hoping for. So how do you bridge this gap? Ira Glass, one of public radio's greatest creative thinkers, shares his...
