Stoic Career

Stress in unavoidable- that is a hard fact of life. However, it seems like some people have the worst luck when it comes to their stress burden, almost as if they are inviting it in. Turns out, there are certain risks that are clearly associated with an increased burden of stress, even though you may not realize it. Is there anything you can do about it? Not sure what to look for?

Your life is filled with opportunities for achievement. You can achieve more if you allow you failures to create opportunities instead of seeing them as obstacles you can’t overcome. Psychologists believe that failure creates opportunities for achievement because failure helps you increase your personal growth. An opportunity for personal growth is part of every failure you exper

Stress is a great part of the work we do. It is easy to lose our temper and lash out when the stress boils over. It can also affect us by bringing things stress home from work and vice versa. Emotions by themselves are neither good nor bad. They just are. It is how you allow your emotions to influence your thoughts and actions that is important. Awareness and understanding of your

Change is part of the work we do. We need to adapt to changes. If we cannot change we must quit. We all go through tough situations where things seem not to work regardless of our invested efforts. We then wonder if the goal is worth all the trouble. Where we think it is indeed worth it, we ask ourselves whether we will succeed amid all obstacles. It is human nature to worry when t

Pressure. It is an aspect of work that must be dealt with. Dealing with it means fortitude.  The word fortitude, meaning “courage in pain or adversity”, is a term associated with individuals that refuse to give up when times get hard. Regardless of the time period, this character trait has always been unique amongst the general population. Even though the specific situatio

Being an professional  entails many professional and personal traits. It takes a lot to be able to manage and grow in your career.. As a result, professionals have to be extra careful with every decision, and being able to manage their time correctly is an invaluable skill. Here are four, time management tactics that busy professionals can employ to get more done.

What do you regret? This is a question that is asked by interviewers. But there is much wrapped up with the word emotion. But it is important to understand the concept of regret. Regrets are common with millions of people around the world. It is considered a negative state of mind and most people have a hard time dealing with it. It basically hinders our growth and distracts us fro

What is your greatest failure? Your life is filled with opportunities for achievement. You can achieve more if you allow you failures to create opportunities instead of seeing them as obstacles you can’t overcome.

The number one reason why most people are not happy at their jobs is that they made the mistake of failing to link their life purpose to their career choice when choosing a profession. You may have taken up the job offer because you are well paid or because you wanted something to help put food on the table, pay the bills, or send the kids to school. While there is nothing wrong wi

We all have faced adversity in our careers. A bad boss. A project that did not come out well. Cold calling in sales with no results. Losing our job and starting over again. In order to move from a place of simply surviving in life to a place of thriving, resilience is a necessary trait. At a basic level resilience is our ability to bounce back from tragedies and difficulties we enc