WHAT I WRITE ABOUT: ‘Work-Life Balance’

Job seekers are a pretty quiet bunch.  As a whole you don’t get too upset about anything.  While stressed out due to the pain and potential peril of being in a tough spot, you are a pretty even keeled group. But why? Don’t job seekers have a platform to scream about? And isn’t there enough [...]

In the simplest terms, we all have two categories of things we do in life: things we like to do and things we have to do. With the thought that “have to do” is a bad thing. An annoyance. Or something that delivers little value in the doing or the result. Of course I’d love [...]

The effect of joblessness. Is often a lack of sleep. But why? I remember being tired enough. After long days of job search networking, interviewing, reading, and preparing. There was certainly mental exhaustion We all need sleep. But sleep isn’t always as easy as it seems. When the world is not cooperating. When unmet expectations [...]

It may sound counter-intuitive to desire fewer incoming email messages.  If you are out of work or trying to grow a business, email is one of those gates by which important opportunities may enter.  So this isn’t about filtering out the good stuff, it’s about optimizing your ability to find it and act on it. [...]

A few years ago I was working for a company that had an interesting rule.  It was called the sundown rule.  The idea being that all email received in one day had to receive a response the same day.  Thankfully not actually at sundown, but before the day was over. Reasonable? Normally, I would say [...]

Is anyone else feeling this way? Stressed about follow up?  I hope I’m not alone. But of course I know that I’m not.  Because of one fact: The list of people I owe something to is as long as another list I could make.  The list of people who owe something to me. And both [...]

Your contribution to the world matters.  There. I’ve said it.  Something you probably needed to hear.  Especially as we approach the upcoming holidays. You should volunteer during job search.  It’s a good idea.  As are other methods of giving back. You can take a productive day off any time you want during job search to [...]