The recently laid-off are under tremendous stress, learning to make do with less. Many are coping with the psychological ramifications of feeling failure and disappointment at having lost their jobs and fortunes. In a society that flaunts wealth and perfection as emblems of success, adjusting to a less-than-perfect lifestyle is a major challenge.
But [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Pursuing Perfection in an Imperfect Time
Posted in LinkedIn, Personal Growth, tagged Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar, The Pursuit of Perfect on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Karmic Capitalism
Posted in LinkedIn, Personal Growth, Spirituality, tagged Alan Lurie, Five Minutes on Mondays, Grubb & Ellis on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In today’s depressed economic climate and shrinking workforce, there are a myriad of questions that workers ask themselves every day, and not just, how can I keep my job? Some of these questions include: How can I prosper while keeping my integrity? When should I say what’s on my mind, and when should I [...]
Innovate Your Way To Better Times
Posted in LinkedIn, Miscellaneous, Personal Growth, tagged career, creativity, entrepreneurship, Stanford University, Tina Seelig, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 on April 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship lessons Tina Seelig imparts in “What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course for Making Your Place In The World” are born from her own fascinating background (medical school, business consultant, founder of a technology company, associate professor, and mother), from her experiences teaching at [...]
More lists of “good books for bad times”
Posted in Fiction, LinkedIn, Miscellaneous, Politics on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the blog “Book Club Classics: Great resources for serious readers who like to have fun…” comes another kindred list of “Good Books for Bad Times.
And the Progressive Book Club offers an essay and list of books under the title “Good Books for Bad Times: Why We Need Great Novels More Than Ever.” The article [...]
An Avenue of Hope and Inspiration
Posted in Fiction, tagged Fiction, Gail Graham, Sea Change on April 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In Sea Changes, novelist Gail Graham has created one of her most compelling characters yet- a woman who is torn between a man who is no longer alive and an undersea world that offers her peace and comfort. The torment of grief is something Graham knows well, having lost not [...]
You Can Make a Change (and Still Be Happy About It)
Posted in Personal Growth, tagged Change, The First 30 Days on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is an era of change. With the guidance of our new President and administration. our country has the potential to change our financial, social, and international practices. What better way to embrace change, then to start with yourself?
The First 30 Days can help us confront change, learn how to move through it, and navigate [...]
The Geography of Good Times
Posted in Personal Growth, tagged Bliss, Eric Weiner, Happiness, Travel on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Tourism Industry would lead you to believe that you’ll find happiness basking in the sun while sipping a margarita on white sandy beaches. But according to the World Database of Happiness, you’re more likely to find bliss in Iceland. Seriously.
Research has shown that Iceland continuously ranks as one of the happiest places. This, coming [...]
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