a portrait of career bliss
I had finished showering and was mostly dressed before I realized that I couldn’t find a pull over I wanted to wear. It was definitely in the pile of unfolded laundry in the guest room. Down the hall. I half jogged and half walked out of the bedroom door passing by our long corridor that…
a prescription for job bliss
Here’s what I know about you: You spend time and enormous amounts of energy wishing that the process of finding job bliss were different than it is. Especially when you’re on the brink of want for that next career stepping stone to appear. If you are getting frustrated with the online application process in particular,…
a father’s influence on a daughter’s career
It may seem strange to write about how my father influenced my career because I haven’t seen him since I was 4 years old. En route to growing older, because he was absent, I wanted these circumstances to mean that he would therefore have no influence on how I would choose to live my life…
how a cover story can help you create career bliss
Sometimes it’s hard for people to accept what you have in mind for yourself. Especially when it comes to creating career bliss. And other times it’s hard for you to accept what you have in mind for yourself. When I left my last “real job,” I wasn’t ready to reveal what I really, really, really…
define “dream job” before you get it or it may become your nightmare
In 1999 I was a student on a practicum with the Canadian Government and the new Director of my program came for the site visit. I welcomed her to the role as I was her very first site visit ever, explained my position where I worked and introduced her to my boss. I thought nothing…
career bliss is actually all around
Two tales of how career bliss came to be: I had arrived early to my interview and my hair was a mess. It was raining outside and my hair had configured itself into a a wiry helmet of frizz around my head. I needed the ladies room mirror ASAP. No such luck. Building security was…
A to Z for finding your dream job
It’s a time of year when you’re reflecting on what it would mean to have, to do, and be in your dream job. But what does it mean to stop dreaming and start creating it? That is … to find it. What does your dream job actually look like? How can you make it happen?…
career help for your dis-ease
I am writing to ask (no, actually, maybe, it’s closer to begging) you to cease the following: Don’t meet people and barf out “corporate speak” (so that you can fool yourself into thinking that you’re making a career connection). Don’t tell people what you’re awesome at and expect them to know what you’re saying (because…
q&a: two loves but no job bliss
::Question:: I have two loves: Public relations and writing stories. The thing is that I am doing these two things in separate jobs, but don’t make much money. I want full-time work with good pay. I see others that I know working at their “dream job” experiencing job bliss doing what I want to do…
do you have a ‘poo poo’ person in your life?
You know what you want to create in your life. You know that if you headed in a particular direction that you’d be happy. You even have supporters, encouragers and people imagining your success. Wanting it for you. Career bliss is possible. But you’re stalling. You’re not growing emotionally towards taking the steps in creating…
