self-improvement

Need a job? Create it!  “You may ask yourself, what is that beautiful house?  You may ask yourself, where does that highway lead to?  You may ask yourself, am I right, am I wrong?  You may say to yourself, my god, what have I done?”  – Lyrics from, “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads   When I think about what crazy, disorienting times these are for job seekers I can’t help but recall the lyrics from this song by the Talking Heads. Are you, or someone you know in

Don’t ask what the world needs. Rather ask–what makes you come alive? Then go and do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman

News Flash: It’s NOT About Balance. So much is made of striking a balance in our lives, whether it’s eating a balanced diet, striving for spiritual balance, or the constant struggle for work/life balance. And yet despite our every effort, are our lives ever really balanced? And is that the end game? The older I get the more I question this need to be “balanced”. Maybe it’s just a rationalization but I can’t help but feel that instead of worrying about balance in our lives we’d be better off focusing