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10 Ways to Be Happy at Work Even if You Hate It
Writing the story is one thing, altering the story halfway through can be a scary business. Pretty soon is my ten year anniversary of not working for, or answering to someone else for pay, it feels like a lifetime ago. Oh, wait a minute, it is a lifetime ago. Back in the dark ages, the business activity was helping long-term unemployed people back into employment. There was no website, no blog, no Facebook (that baby wasn't born), no social media, no Wordpress, that’s right, no … [Read more...]
La shemail said something along the lines of, "My job, hate it, fecking pits, I'm sooooooo unhappy, I can't quit, I have responsibilities (children, debt and a mortgage) I cry on the way there, and in the toilet at lunch, don't get me started on the people I have to work with." Righty... A little warning, this post is a biggy, so just in case you're at work and terrified someone reads over your shoulder download the pdf and read later - choosing the printer nearest to you of course. "As … [Read more...]
Every Wednesday evening I attend a mastermind, and it's one of the highlights of my week. Although the word makes me sound like I belong to a dark secret society, I can assure you no cloak and daggers are being swished and swashed. Never heard of it? No, neither had I until a few years ago, all will be revealed by the end of this post and there's also links to fantastic resources for further reading on how you can set up your own. The big picture first, let's focus on what it is, what … [Read more...]
Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential. I fully believe that if a person has the desire and willingness to remain curious about the world, ask questions, seek out information and knowledge, spark up their brain and remove all barriers and blocks to learning, then they can change their lives: with effort they unleash their own potential. Unfortunately, for many of us the process that was supposed to instil that passion within us is the exact … [Read more...]
In my life I have walked out of three jobs: a bank, a call centre and a themed pizza restaurant. And yes, when I say walked I do mean stood up, coat on, bag over the shoulder and left. Irresponsible? Totally. Utterly miserable? You bet. But I'm going to defend myself okay? I was young, I didn't know anything about the world of work. It does amuse me when people say 'school prepares you work', I disagree. I think for the majority of us it does nothing apart from 'here's the next … [Read more...]
Disclaimer: this isn't a lecture in productivity and time management. Ha! I've been waiting patiently for 4 months. Yesterday was the day of glee and surprise. I popped into the greenhouse and there it was...the colour green. Popping up everywhere from the seeds sown in January are little shoots, new life has finally sprung. In a few months, if conditions are just right, these little lovelies are going to be a leafy and flowering parade of colour, smells and … [Read more...]
You know the type. She hates her job, so she nips online and types into Google 'I hate my job' or 'how can I change my career', perhaps she's hoping the Internet Goddess will return the perfect answer to 'help, my career is the pits, I'm so unhappy'. She goes clickity happy for a while and cruises around some of the biggy career websites, scrolls a few articles looking for the 'answer', then switches back to recruitment sites. She searches for roles she can do (same shitz, different … [Read more...]
Before we begin, just a quick reminder about what interviewers are really like, the results may shock you: They go to the loo, like you. They may hate Mondays, like you. They are showing their 'best' self, like you. They have yuckie stuff going on their life, like you. They have good days and bad days at work, like you. They may have the tea conversation every night, like you. They eat, sleep, and probably have arguements with loved ones, like you. They have probably put an … [Read more...]
“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time" Henry Ford 'Wanna play? Let's assume you have a 'Oh, what a brilliant idea' brain flash: a moment of sheer fecking genius, inspiration on tap, creativity bounding, what do you do with it? A. Sit on it. B. Act on it right away. C. Question it's brilliance. E. Dismiss it because it probably wouldn't work anyway. F. None of the above. Let's now go have a tangent moment. Remember your summer … [Read more...]
Do you have self discipline? Many don't, no shame, mainly because they haven't worked out yet what to get self disciplined about. They wish to be able to play the guitar like Jack White or Jimi Hendrix, but they won't put the time in to learning the chords and notes. They wish to pen the next Harry Potter or Booker Prize winner, but spend the time watching 'I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here', rather than write for two hours. They wish to change career or create their own … [Read more...]
Are you are a networker or a collector? Are you a sharer or a stalker? Do you give 10x more than you take? Are you the same person online as off? Do you network for what you can get, or what you can give? Are you in it for the long haul or take it and leave? … [Read more...]
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