Tag Archive 'delightful work'

Jul 15 2008

Today I Simply Ran Out of Excuses

Published by Tom Volkar under Getting Unstuck | Email This Post Email This Post | 1,145 views

Even in Pittsburgh, it’s a beautiful sunny day with low humidity.

I have had absolutely no interruptions.

I have the time to create whatever I want to create, or not.

I realize suddenly that I am happy.

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Jul 11 2008

A New Way to Find Work that You Love

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Discovery | Email This Post Email This Post | 4,804 views

I believe there’s a better process to finding work you love to do, so you can then build a profitable business around it. Traditional advice for discovering work you love involves journaling your passions, talents and joyous activities. This works for some and not for others. If you’re willing to try a fresh approach, you may find this new process to be very fruitful.

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Jun 09 2008

Get Real about Your Work

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Discovery | Email This Post Email This Post | 1,984 views

Woman in FieldSomehow we have lost our way when it comes to our work. Most of us may believe that it’s possible to enjoy delightful work, but how much of our work is actually delightful?

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Apr 22 2008

Five Good Reasons to Celebrate More Often

Published by Tom Volkar under Getting Unstuck | Email This Post Email This Post | 2,766 views

Celebration may be the most underutilized tool in your box. Some view celebration as soft or slacking off – like we aren’t really doing anything. Nothing could be further from the truth. Celebration is a pivotal stage in the productivity process because it allows us to commemorate all the good that we do.

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Mar 11 2008

Business Startup Success

Published by Tom Volkar under Business Startup | Email This Post Email This Post | 16,909 views

Lately I’ve been fascinated with the short, but sometimes challenging, journey between possibility and probability.

Possibility holds the energy of hope. Possible means it could happen.

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Mar 05 2008

Unconditional Support – Ever had it? Want it?

Published by Tom Volkar under Getting Unstuck | Email This Post Email This Post | 1,314 views

Support in RugbyIs it truly unconditional?

Do you have a source of unconditional support and are you tapping into it frequently? If you aren’t receiving such powerful backing in your life, what might you do to get some? In my last post, Seizing Your Greatness, I offered a powerful exercise to discover the true path to work that you love.

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Jan 18 2008

Whistle While You Work – Happiness Matters

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Guidance | Email This Post Email This Post | 870 views

The thought gurus in the movie and book The Secret agree that in order to create the life we want, we need to quit focusing on what’s happening to us and focus our thoughts and words on a picture and feelings of what we really want.

Unfortunately, most folks look at what’s happening and react to that. If what’s happening to you is not what you want, then by focusing on it you just get more of it. What we focus on expands. What we think about, comes about.

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