The Difference Between “Need” and “Want”

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...

Happiness and Work: Your Life Depends On It

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...

What Do You Prize Most in Mid-life?

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...

Aligning all your parts in vocational harmony

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...

Twenty Ways to Move Towards More of What You Want in Mid-Life

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...

How to Answer Your Call in Mid-life

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...
Helping Mid-Life Employees Find Meaning

Helping Mid-Life Employees Find Meaning

People work to live, but most also live to work. A study on the meaning of work conducted back in 1987 revealed a strong attachment to work as a way of life. The study found that 86 percent of people would continue working even if they had enough money never to work...

Have you thought about what you really want to do?

Many people may be content for the majority of their working life if their situation meets externally viable needs and they are rewarded properly. Many people assume that rewards follow correct behavior if we are willing to sacrifice for success. We expect that if we...