Journal

Dare to Dream By Creating a Vision Board

Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel A. Barker Reaching for goals can be scary for many reasons. First off, we may not know exactly what we want, so we don't take any action. Or, we may know what we want but may falsely believe we don't deserve it. You know, those voices in your head that always chatter away in the back of your mind easily talking you out of things. And, let's not forget the idea that we know what we want but we don't have any idea how to go about achieving it. Then, we get busy and the next thing you know, a year has passed and you're no closer to the goal. Sound …

Are Your Dreams Still On the Shelf?

What force is more potent than love? Igor Stravinsky Do you love yourself enough to look for the job you really want? People look for new jobs and careers for many reasons. Some have no choice because they have a need; they get laid off or down sized. But what about those people that have a job and are unhappy? Maybe the job is a bad fit that leads to the feeling of being chronically fed up or burned out. Do you find your job to be draining and depleting rather than life giving and energizing? Why not look for a new job for a different reason? Why not join those who choose to move on because they want more for themselves? Why not look for a new job because you love yourself? This …

Flex Your Trust Muscles and Embrace the Adventure

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.~ Gilda Radner It may seem silly to look at a lay off or job pressures as an adventure. When your paycheck is threatened and you face mounting stress, life doesn’t feel like much fun, let alone an adventure. So how do you get there? To the place where you embrace life as an adventure? Let’s look at what adventure is. Adventure is participating in activities with an exciting, unknown or risky outcome. And it’s one thing to seek them out and another to have them thrust upon you! How do you participate when your participation …

Are You in Love With Your Job?

The best portion of a good man’s life, - his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. - William Wordsworth I always know when someone loves his or her job. There is something about them that shines out. At first glance, it’s an energy. A force field surrounds them where they live by themselves, focused on their world. No one may enter their space. No one is allowed to interrupt their flow or steel their joy. At a second glance, it’s enthusiasm. They hum along doing their duties with efficiency and a light heart. A spring in their step is coupled with a touch of drive. This enthusiasm allows them to move beyond their force field to reach out to others and share …

Hub of Awareness Meditation

Have you ever felt that "climbing the walls" feeling from too much stress and pressure? Or perhaps just, "get me out of here!" from a job that feels more draining and depleting than life giving? Good news, a) you're not along and b) there's hope! Meditation is a wonderful tool to help us put our lives into perspective. Did you know, it's also been proven to improve brain function for all ages? Not many of us really know what it means to meditate. Or we have expectations that something mystical will happen - whatever "mystical" means. The good news is that plenty of people offer simple ways to both learn and easily practice meditation. So we can all enjoy its tremendous value …

From Clarity to Cleansing – The Power of Forgiveness

If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails. ~Leo Buscaglia Not long after I got clarity on the truth that my value as a person is unrelated to my job title, (see Confusion to Clarity) I faced a new reality. Jobs are not given because you need a job. Jobs are given to the best candidate. Not just the technically qualified candidate, but the person the employer wants on the team. So I was laid off, and I had to compete with employed people to get a new job – both felt unfair. I felt wounded and angry. I repeated the story over and over in my mind, and to others. That just made things worse because reliving events renewed my …