Underemployed Euphoria
Ladder-climbing professionals across industries and business sectors have begun looking at the rung below and seeing it with a fresh set of eyes. Choosing to pursue and take a lower position has always been frowned upon by recruiters and hiring executives alike; however, there are legitimate reasons to take a step back at any point,…Read More
Shifting Gears
Career transitions are seldom easy and rarely happen overnight. Often, a change in direction is connected to another shift that leads you on a totally different path. Loss of loved ones, health issues, relationships, a job, or even a beloved pet can be catalysts for professional change. During COVID-19, workers got a taste for the…Read More
Leveling Up While Stacking Up Habits
Whether you are a full-time remote employee, a hybrid worker, or somewhere in between, there is typically some concern about futureproofing your career against the veil of invisibility. In other words, protecting your current role and prospects against the remote worker bias presently growing in corporate institutions. My book, Home @ Work, available on Amazon,…Read More
Finding Flow
The concept of flow was first coined in the 1960s by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Originally studying the intense focus artists had during the creative process, Csikszentmihalyi discovered that when in Flow, artists relentlessly pushed through until the end so as to not lose the power of the creativity surge. Today, the term flow is used…Read More
Calling or Career
With corporate America still grappling to reclaim its footing in a post-pandemic return to the office world, people are spending more time and energy contemplating their purpose and the passions that fuel them. No longer willing to accept blanket job offers with standardized terms and conditions, the American worker is negotiating new agreements, ones that…Read More
Closure
Never underestimate the importance of getting or giving closure. For twenty plus years, I waited for someone to return for closure. That day never arrived. Because of the harsh words exchanged and the distance erected on both sides, I spent two decades in bitter resentment, masked by a feeling of “I’m o.k.; you’re o.k.” I…Read More