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...
The big question: What’s really important? The message I deliver most to mid-life professionals is that a key ingredient of happiness is finding vocational passion. It’s finding the perfect alignment of interests and abilities that make going to work seem like it...
Excerpt- P Is For Perfect: Your Perfect Vocational Day I would like to discuss this month some practical thoughts on how to align and put together your plan to move towards more of what you want in your vocational life. First, as you start down the path to your...
Do you ever wish you had a few more options when trying to figure out how to move towards more of what you want in your work related life? Here are some ideas that might help expand your thinking. Change your physical space (Motion changes emotion and helps you think...
Hank Bochenski proves that it’s never too late to walk away from a life you feel trapped by and do something you really love. Hank spent 30 years in demanding senior positions at large high-tech companies. By the time he went home each day, he felt like the blood had...
