No matter how badly you want to get your job done, you just aren't feeling inspired.
Maybe you're bored with the work. Maybe company politics are disrupting your concentration. Maybe you feel you are not making the difference you aspire to make in the world.
Whatever the cause, being uninspired on the job is not unusual, but it is frustrating. Time becomes your adversary, responsibilities pile up, and getting anything done feels impossible.
How do you get back to ...
Last summer, Geoffrey Owens, once a regular on the legendary Cosby Show, was seen working a — *gulp* — regular job at Trader Joe's. The press quickly ran with the story, and people around the world began making negative comments about Owens's situation. Owens ended up quitting his job because of all the unwanted attention.
However, there was a silver lining in all of this: Tyler Perry invited Owens to ......
It's not the worst problem to have, but it's a dilemma many entrepreneurs face: take a stable job, or risk your livelihood to turn your business idea into a reality
As someone who chose the second path, I think I can offer some tips to help you figure out whether it's time to take the leap:
1. You Are Committed to Your Idea and Have a Plan to Get It ......
Happy Valentine's Day!
It's time to end that toxic eight-hour-a-day relationship. You wouldn't put up with all the negativity in a romantic partner. Why are you putting up with it at work
Every February, I write a column about why it's important to love your job. This year, however, I've decided to take a different approach. I'm going to encourage you to break it off with your job — provided, of ......
You've found the perfect job, your resume is ready to go, but there's one last thing on your to-do list: the dreaded cover letter.
While it might seem easy to write a one-page letter touting your strengths, many job seekers struggle to understand what, exactly, an employer is looking for and how to translate that into a couple of paragraphs.
Cover letters are unavoidable, and many employers consider them the ......
Article by Michael Pietrzak
I descended into the subway toward the metallic tube that would rush me across the city in the dark underground. A man was having a phone call, lingering halfway down the stairs, not yet ready to cut the umbilical cord with the unseen radio tower that connected him to the Matrix.
This would be no problem, except that dozens of rushed commuters were piling up behind him like water in a kinked hose.
A minute ......