Posts Tagged with ‘Joy at Work’
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Who’s Your Daddy?
07 Aug 2015Who’s your biggest advocate? Who champions your career, has your back, ferrets out opportunity that will benefit you? I hope your answer is – ME! I don’t mean me…the coach, the artist, the advisor…I mean YOU! You probably aren’t comfortable advocating for yourself. Few of us are, but the truth is, you MUST be your […]
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Two Rabbits
19 Jun 2015[Tweet “He who chases two rabbits catches neither one.”] The saying is a Roman proverb, sometimes contributed to Confucious. Recently, I felt like I was chasing more than two rabbits. The furry moppets refused to hang together and…well…I’m not as fast as I used to be. The constant changing of direction and gears seems to […]
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The Art of Acceptance
04 Apr 2014“There’s a tightening that comes with the proficiency we achieve in whatever it is we do.” (click to Tweet) We’re a lot like children, still…and I think it’s precious. Have you ever noticed how when you’re attracted to something new, if it’s something you adore, you attack it with zeal? There’s a pure joy in […]
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The Problem with Shoulding Yourself
31 Jan 2014I’ve been shoulding on myself. It’s a nasty, stinky, embarrassing business. It took me well into adulthood to break this filthy habit, and I thought I was finished with the whole, ugly mess. But, no. “Comparison is the thief of joy,” said Theodore Roosevelt. He was wise in so many ways. Life Hacker explores it […]
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Filling the Solo Cup
12 Jul 2013(This is a repost from July of 2013. The information is still relevant today…feel free to comment or share the post with others who may benefit. ~m) I work alone. Mostly, I write alone. I paint alone, and that’s the way I like it. Sometimes I’m coaching others, and I really love it. However, most […]
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The Urge to Purge
28 Jun 2013Clutter You have it. That “stuff” you leave in your wake, the constant reminder there is unfinished business, loose ends, a mess, you’re not perfect. Well, guess what? You’re not perfect. I like you that way. I like me that way, too. We are proof of the human condition (click to Tweet). That clutter, though…it […]
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Driven to Distraction – 6 Strategies for Creatives to Get More Done
19 Apr 2013I could move mountains if it weren’t for “distractions.” (Click to Tweet) I mean, really, the shiny things get in the way, catch my eye and I’m gone. It’s become more challenging since I’ve become a corporate refugee, because now I’m doing creative work and am accountable to only myself. We are all creative […]
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Is Darth Vader My Totem Animal? (and Other Questions from the Galaxy)
12 Mar 2013(This post was originally published last August. Today, in the studio, I was working on another piece…same topic…Vader. I had a repeat of this incident. I wasn’t resistant to doing this piece, not at all. However, I had the same visceral reaction. I guess sometimes the Universe really wants your attention. Still…I. Have. No. Idea. […]
