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LATEST ARTICLES ( 504 )

• Letters to Me: Conversations with a Younger Self

  

  The following is an excerpt from a piece I contributed to a book compiled and just released by Dan Schmidt, called, “Letters to Me: Conversations with a... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Feeling Beat Up at Work? Give Yourself a Pep Talk!

  

  A friend confided that, lately, he goes home from work every day feeling like a failure.He is in charge of a sales organization that has been slipping ever sinc... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Quickest Way to Kill a Conversation

  

  I attended a business conference last week, and at the end of the first day found myself enjoying a very pleasant dinner cruise around the Marina Del Rey... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• A Spiritual App for the Workplace

  

  I was sitting in a very serious Board meeting, glazed over from a too-heavy lunch, when my i-phone buzzed, alerting me to a new message. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 SPIRITUALITY

• Got the Job, but Not the Dream. Now What?

  

  After two years of unemployment, my friend Mark finally landed a sales job. It’s not exactly what he had in mind as a seasoned management professional at age 52... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2012 BUSINESS, CAREER

• The Scariest People

  “There’s a one-armed pregnant woman sitting over there,” my daughter whispered as we stood in line at Starbucks. Sandy, the Frankenstorm, had just blown... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• You Have the Right to Make Mistakes, Lose Everything and Start Over

  

  I took my little family into Philadelphia for a day in the big city. We went to a museum, ate dinner at a trendy restaurant, and did some shopping. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Breakdown Comes Before the Breakthrough

  

  Here is an excerpt from my e-book, “At Work as it is in Heaven.” I don’t know if there is a name for this in-between time. The summer is clearly over, but autum... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Work a Curse, Or Inherently Good?

  

  I recently overheard a conversation between two relative strangers: a middle-aged, mothering woman was asking a scrappy-headed and pockmark-faced young man in... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Acknowledging People is SO Much Work!

  

  Several executives were standing around my office the other day, debating what to do about a particular employee. Not that someone was in trouble – rather,... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Can Art Make Workers Happier?

  

  I decided to spruce up my drab office with a colorful and enigmatic modern art print. It wasn’t anything notable, just a little something to add some flair to m... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• He Finally Admits He’s a Writer

  

  A couple weeks ago I was sitting in a circle with a small group of business men in a second-story room of a downtown church, which, come to think of it, could... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Sometimes God Sneaks Up on You

  

  I am in the midst of my annual God-cation (solo retreat) in the Adirondack Mountains. At the moment, I am exhausted from climbing Algonquin Peak, the 2nd highes... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 SPIRITUALITY

• Your Life’s Calling: To Become Yourself

  

  My friend, a high-level manager at a financial services firm, confided he felt as if he was leading a double-life. Not in a sordid, creepy way, involving drugs... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Yelling at People is Not the Best Motivational Strategy

  

  I once hired a gentleman – let’s call him Aaron – on a contract basis to work with a small office team implementing a new accounting software program. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Questions to Make You a More Valuable Contributor on the Job

  

  Last Friday I spent a couple of hours thinking about my job instead of actually doing it.I mulled over the current state of affairs at work, what I’ve been... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Know When You’ve Finally Arrived

  

  Here is an excerpt teaser from my e-book, At Work as it is in Heaven. You can read this post in its entirety over at The High Calling. Or better yet, why not... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Spiritual Value of Wasting Time at Work

  

  I was on speaker phone the other day with a colleague, Bruce, closing up several items regarding some new deal activity.After five minutes or so, the business... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• How to Have an Awesome Morning Routine

  

  Are you facing another bleary-eyed morning, scrambling to get to work, wishing you hadn’t indulged in that third glass of wine last night? Welcome to your... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• Coming to Terms with the Limits of Your Strengths

  

  I always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something. Not just as in, “Great job, Jimbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class, awe-inspiring, elite good; a... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY