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By Danielle, on May 4th, 2012 
Great article over here on making your work more meaningful.
The key takeaway for me was:
- Attitudes about work fall into one of three categories: Work is a job, a career, or a calling
People with a “jobs” mindset are working for the money and contain their time at work…[they] tend to be dissatisfied…they also are generally looking for something new.
Careerists work for advancement, pay, and prestige… If they think they’re “winning,” they’re happy…While not entirely dissatisfied, they often wonder whether they’re being treated fairly . . .
→ Continue Reading: Do You Have a Job, Career, or Calling?
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→ Continue Reading: Do You Have a Job, Career, or Calling?
By Danielle, on September 11th, 2011 I’m living in Hong Kong right now and working in a financial services company. The hours are long and sometimes it feels like work is taking over my life (hence the lack of recent posts).
A few of the tips in this article have helped me, and I hope if you’re struggling to leave work behind it will help you too.
How to Stop Working and Go Home at Night
By Danielle, on June 6th, 2011 Here is another lesson like this one from Organizational Behaviour that can be applied to personal improvement.
8 Steps to Transforming Your Organization (or your Marriage, Career, Body, Kids, Etc)
1. Establish a Sense of Urgency
- Examine the facts
- Identify and discuss crises, potential crises, or major opportunities
2. Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition
- Assemble a group with enough power to lead the change effort
- Encourage the group to work together as a team
3. Create a Vision
By Danielle, on May 7th, 2011 The below text is a version of a talk given to graduating MBA students (I found the speech here). It caught my attention because it came through my inbox at the same time as a 5 year reunion invitation from my MBA class.
I like the simple advice from this speech, and wanted to share it. (It is not just for MBA graduates)
Imagine that you are 45 and are looking back on your last 15-20 years. Is your work, and life, full of meaning?
Don’t . . .
→ Continue Reading: A Message to Graduating Students
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→ Continue Reading: A Message to Graduating Students
By Danielle, on May 31st, 2010 It amazes me when I venture out of my apartment during the day to run, shop, eat, and I find that there are people just like me filling the streets, parks, libraries, restaurants.
Just like me how? Adults who are not tourists, or on vacation, or taking care of children, or coming or going to work.
In a word, under-employed.
Maybe you work from home. Maybe you’re employed part-time. Maybe you’re a consultant and work is slow. Or maybe you’re just plain unemployed. Being under-employed can be ….well…boring. Even though I’m writing, and working on a new business idea, and working part . . .
→ Continue Reading: What To Do When You’re Underemployed
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→ Continue Reading: What To Do When You’re Underemployed
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