More than a living

I feel as if I have already written this post—in a variety of different forms—at least a thousand times. So, one more time won’t hurt. And, honestly, it probably won’t be the last.
After all, it’s all about happiness, right?
And you are responsible for that. You are responsible for your own happiness.
Your employer is a jerk? […]

Ask yourself — if you were on your way to work and heard one of the world’s greatest violinists playing on the street, would you notice?
A brilliant piece in the Washington Post called “Pearls Before Breakfast” describes an experiment in which the authors asked Joshua Bell, a world-renowned violinist, to play his Stradivarius for 45 […]

I was reading Toby’s post, entitled “Influential HR Grows Talent Management, First and Foremost,” preparing to slap a little bit of artwork on to the top of this article when I stumbled across this passage:
HR is responsible for Human Capital Management, cradle to grave (or hire to separation).
When it dawned on me, that the grave, […]

Ruminating on Toby’s “Are you a tool?” caused me to start lollygagging down a different path of thought. Because, in many regards, we’re all tools. In some fashion or another. In some applications. And I’m not just saying that because I want to call Toby a “tool.” Although in the interest of full disclosure, I […]

Just stumbled upon a great post over on the JibberJobber blog, entitled “Paradigm Shifting: Job Search vs. Career Management.” It hits upon the same points about which we’ve been carping recently.
You shouldn’t be looking for a job or working a job. You should be managing your career. That way, everything becomes another step along your […]

Hmm. Common Sense may not be as common as you’d like.
Reading over at Educated Being put this idea in perspective, and highlights a shift in expectation from Common Sense to Responsibility:
Every individual has different origin, experiences, and way of interpreting the situation. Based on which we feel that we have acquired the knowledge to act/react […]

For us work-from-home types, it can be difficult to “unplug” from the office. Especially when that office sits just a few short steps away from “home.”
Web Worker Daily offers some tips for transitioning from work to home with “When worlds collide: Transitioning between work and home.”
Some of the tips include:

Engineer a transition period
Set limits
Make a […]

As I’ve mentioned in some of my recent posts, I tend to get hung up on the big picture. And because of that, I tend to overlook smaller successes. Or I downplay them.
A change of perspective is in order.
So, here are 5 tips on how to focus on the successes as you manage your next […]

Our pursuits here at More than a living are often twofold. Two sides of the same coin.
On one hand, we’re in the business of helping you focus. Helping you find perspective. And helping you get the most out of you. Helping you find meaning.
On the other, we’re trying to help you identify the primary barriers […]

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer “A’s and B’s for everyone“:

83% of Americans believe they are above-average workers
74% of American adults believe they have above-average common sense
58% of Americans believe they have above-average IQs
94% of university professors say they are better at their job than their average colleague

Remember, it’s all about the perspective.
If most of your […]