How do you define your work? Do you look to your work to define meaning and joy or just to collect a paycheck? Each carries a different result. Those who seek meaning and joy in their work tend to choose carefully what they do; they know what they do helps determine...
There isn’t a better time Have you defined and written down exactly what you want in your vocational life? Have you talked about it with others? Now is a perfect time to follow your heart and become a magnet for your dreams. Give yourself permission to live the life...
You are not alone After 20 or more years of working we seldom acknowledge that our work life is no longer meeting our needs for meaning and fulfilment. After all, who has the time for this self-reflection? Between worrying about growing older, staying in shape,...
This is the eighth article in a ten-part series based on Craig Nathanson’s trademark “Ten P” model for vocational happiness. What would your perfect life’s work be? In mid-life, it’s a question we seldom ask. It could be the one question that saves...
This is the seventh article in a ten-part series based on Craig Nathanson’s trademark “Ten P” model for vocational happiness. This is a question we all want to answer… …especially in mid-life where everything is suddenly up for questioning....
This is the third in a ten-part series exploring the “Ten P” model developed by Craig Nathanson, The Vocational Coach, to help mid-life adults discover and do what they love. When Murray and Heather Rand of Canada sold their St. Thomas, Ontario, home and moved...
The position you take just might mean the difference between fulfillment and misery! This is the sixth article in a ten-part series, based on Craig Nathanson’s trademark “Ten P” model for vocational happiness. What is your attitude towards your work?...
Creating new possibilities and a more meaningful second half of life. This is the fourth article in a ten-part series, based on Craig Nathanson’s trademark “Ten P” model for vocational happiness. After working in marketing and information technology...
Let’s face it: Most people spend way too much money on things they don’t really need. The more money we make, the more we tend to spend. This endless cycle of materialism has led many people to confuse the word “need” with the word “want.” As in, “we need a big-screen...
Early one morning, Robert awoke, made his wife of 41 years some banana bread, took out the garbage and called to cancel a doctors appointment scheduled for the next day. He wrote a note to remind his wife to pick up the dry cleaning. All things considered, it seemed...
