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Let’s Preserve the Senior Citizen Generation Gap: Lifework Guest Post by Tom Ratcliff
Work to my Dad was his spiritual tonic. He was more in touch with Life when he was building or repairing something. He also enjoyed helping a neighbor, friend or even a stranger who wasn’t as skilled as him. Dad never, ever bragged about his accomplishments. He simply was a “doer” and not a talker. If something needed done he did it. Continue reading
What Ethical Entrepreneurs and Jobseekers Can Learn from Successful Bankrobbers
But what if you could turn the outrageousness of the bankrobbing strategies into a catalyst for absolutely ethical client-building or job-finding strategies? Here’s one set of tips you could discover with quick brainstorming questions. Continue reading
For Miraculous Purpose-Finding and Marketing Inspiration, See Trader Joe’s Tissues
You can learn much of what you need to know about purpose-finding and marketing strategy from a 99 cent box of Trader Joe’s tissue. Continue reading
Distressed by the “Jobless Recovery”? Consider Creating Your Own Business By Guest Blogger Ellen Augustine, M.A.
Many economists feel there will not be a significant surge in jobs before 2012. What to do? Perhaps its time to take a closer look at starting your own business. Here’s an assessment from small business consultant Pat McHenry Sullivan in an interview by Ellen Augustine. Continue reading
Inspiration for Work and Life from Olympians By Guest Blogger Kimberly Weichel
The Olympics are about so much more than winning or the feelings that go into it. For me it’s about doing one’s very best after many years of focused practice and extreme dedication. It’s about the ability to be centered enough to perform at one’s peak in front of the world watching. It’s about the drive and passion to be the best we can be at something and going after it. It’s about the ability to perform with precision despite any pain or obstacles that get in the way. And these lessons are applicable to all of us, including the spiritual practices that we can bring to our work, money and other important matters. Continue reading
Spirit, Money, and Relationships: Guest Post by Kim Leatherdale
Economic problems cause major stress (I hear you saying “no duh!”) Job loss, cut in pay, cut in hours, or failure at a business can put pressure on a people. Financial stress mars the spirit and makes even the healthiest … Continue reading
Integrity Lessons From a Whistleblower to His Daughter
We’ve got to slow down and be like white lines on mountainous roads to each other, my Dad, the late Bill McHenry, once told me. Otherwise, how can we see and safely navigate the inevitable ethical fogs of work and life? … Each of us has a set of unique signals that let us know when we’re in or out of integrity, whether we call those signals our North Star, our touch stone, our inner compass. Or my favorite, which I learned in Dad’s shop, the level and plumb which have helped carpenters build on true and on the level for over 5,000 years. Continue reading
Whistleblowers: Why You’ve Got To Love Them and How To Support Them
Since caveman times, we’ve needed people to warn us about fraud and dangers in our food, water supply, and protective services. Today, as we rely on more goods and services from people we will never meet, we need whistleblowers even more. Continue reading
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7 Workplace Spirituality Tips from An Undercover Boss
“There are two main ways that people find meaning through work,” Elizabeth Doty told me in about 2001 while I was researching Work with Meaning, Work with Joy: Bringing Your Spirit to Any Job. “One is giving your gifts to … Continue reading
Alleviating Pain in the World, One Conversation at a Time
New empty nester Indrani Goradia was enjoying a visit with her college-student daughter when she saw a mother-daughter interaction that just ripped her heart. It happened on a beautiful day at a beautiful place. A five-year-old created a snowball and … Continue reading
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