I admit it — I have moments when I doubt the value of everything I do in my life.  I doubt whether I’m really interested in my work.  I question whether the relationships in my life are worthwhile.  I seriously consider whether I’d prefer a life of solitary, cave-dwelling meditation.
I think doubt is wonderful.  If [...]

A while back, I had a client—I’ll call her Jane—who, like many people I work with, was interested in a career change.  Jane had several great ideas in mind.  Unfortunately, she was also great at coming up with reasons why they wouldn’t work, and when she came to see me she was feeling pretty despondent.
We [...]

I’ve received some requests for a recording of my recent appearance on Seeing Beyond with Bonnie Coleen, and some people had difficulty downloading the recording from the radio station’s site.  So, I’m posting the file here to make sure you get the chance to hear it.
The interview is about bringing mindfulness practice into your work, [...]

Many of us find ourselves interviewing for jobs these days, and I don’t need to tell you that interviewing isn’t high on most people’s list of favorite things to do.  This series of posts will be about successful interviewing from an “inner” perspective—addressing the thoughts and emotions you bring to a job interview, and how [...]

(This is the second part of a series I began a few months back with “Don’t Wait To Do Your ‘Real Work’,” an article about overcoming the fears that often hold us back from pursuing work that genuinely excites us.)
Much has been written about the importance of finding work that not only supports you financially [...]

I wanted to share with you another excerpt from my Career Satisfaction From Within Audio Course.  This exercise helps us transcend our tendency to replay painful memories and imagine negative future scenarios while we’re working, and thus helps us find more productivity and peace in what we do.  This exercise is an example of how [...]

(This is Part Two of a two-part series on transitioning out of the legal profession.  For nonlawyers:  as I said in Part One, although this post is about transitioning out of the law, I suspect you’ll see many themes and ideas in it that bring clarity to your own situation.)
In Part One of this article, [...]

(This is Part One of a two-part series.  Click here to read Part Two.  Note to non-lawyers:  Although this post is about transitioning out of the legal profession, I suspect you’ll see many themes and ideas in it that bring clarity to your own situation.)
As a former attorney, I know many lawyers.  Some of them [...]

We often hear about the importance of dreaming big, getting clear about our goals, and making lists of what we want to get done.  I think these are wonderful ideas, and I use them all myself.  I also think we need to be careful not to fall into the trap of believing that achieving any [...]

(This is Part Two of a two-part book review.  Click here to read Part One.)
As I said in Part One of this review, Parachute has much to recommend it in terms of the inspiring and spiritual perspective Bolles offers on the job hunt and career satisfaction.  As with any work, however, there are places where [...]