Tag Archive 'right livelihood'

Oct 27 2008

Clarity Empowers Progress

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Coaching

When we are crystal clear about where we are and where we want to be, we create less stress and more often hit targeted objectives. It’s darn hard to find our true calling when we aren’t willing to be clear and specific about how we want our life’s work to be.

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Oct 16 2008

Got It?

Published by Tom Volkar under Coach Your Life

We ask this question to check for understanding. We can also gain insight by questioning ourselves. When grasping new knowledge, it’s useful to both discover what we are newly aware of and then to express that realization.

Grasping and expressing a newfound realization can be the most powerful outcome of honoring agreements. As a career coach specializing in authentic business building and self-employment freedom leaping, making agreements with my clients is essential. The resulting value of keeping agreements makes up for a lack of experience in budding entrepreneurs.

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Sep 09 2008

Believe It Or Not

Published by Tom Volkar under Coach Your Life

I’ve found delightful work to be an illusive experience for many folks. Often it’s more effective to approach the discovery of delightful work in multiple and varied ways. Sometimes we need to sneak up on our own minds to extract the wisdom within. Other times we can set an intention and go for a full frontal exploration. And sometimes it works well to release long-held beliefs in order to consider what might reveal itself.

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Jun 30 2008

Career Wisdom for New College Graduates

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Guidance

This is the commencement address you probably won’t hear.
It’s my life’s work to help others find their work life freedom. I believe that work life happiness and work life freedom go hand in hand. In terms of the work choices available to new graduates and their willingness to seize their work life freedom, not a [...]

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Jun 09 2008

Get Real about Your Work

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Discovery

Somehow 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?

Some feel that work can all be like play and others feel that some of it needs to be like work. That’s what [...]

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Jun 03 2008

Make Your Move to the Freedom of Self-Employment

Many talk about the wonderful freedoms of self-employment, but they wait to make their move. They have made up all kinds of reasons why now just isn’t the right time. But if they take the time to look within, they know they’re lying to themselves.
Here’s the truth. Most folks are more ready to make their [...]

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Dec 12 2007

What Everybody Ought to Know About Finding Work You Love

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Discovery

There are nine ingredients to finding work you love and these ingredients are influencing your search whether you’re aware of them or not.

Nine Ingredients of Right Livelihood
The surest way to clearly hear your true work calling is to deliberately work through all nine essential ingredients by journaling your realizations and conclusions as you go.

Honor your [...]

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Oct 24 2007

What Will I Be When I Grow Up? I Wonder…

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Discovery

Curiously and whimsically wondering is the right approach for this essential question. Curiosity keeps our inquiry light and speculative, rather than stressful and anxious.
It’s funny how so many folks sheepishly explain their lack of success or focused clarity by claiming they’ve yet to grow up. As if facing the responsibility of adulthood automatically clears up [...]

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Sep 12 2007

10 Raw Truths about Finding Your True Calling

Published by Tom Volkar under Career Guidance

Some are born with such a compelling drive that their true calling surfaces early and they pursue it their entire lives. For others, it may take decades of active pursuit.

We complicate the process way too much because of our fears. It can be far easier than we make it.
No one will have all the answers [...]

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