Category Archives: Passion

The Power of Words

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Have you run your resume through a word cloud generator to see what you are saying most often to prospective employers? What about your personal or corporate blog?  What we say – especially in today’s hyper-connected world – can say … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Agility, Autonomy, Branding, Communication, Diagrams, Passion, Talent | Leave a comment

Does Mediocrity Reign Supreme?

Posted on December 10, 2007 by

So Rick and I were talking about passion for your work. Do you love what you do? How badly would you want to change to actively go out and find a better alternative to the job the current have (and … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Change, Passion | 5 Comments

Sticking to your guns

Posted on June 15, 2007 by

The engaging conversation occurring around “Knowing when to quit” already had me feeling better about the latest Kumquat decisions. And then I read this from Joel on Software: Every day you make a tiny bit of progress. You make one … Continue reading →

Posted in Criticism, Inspiration, Kumquat, Passion, Perception | Leave a comment

I Love My Job: Rasmussen/Su, Husband & Wife Architects

Posted on April 17, 2007 by

In the second of a semi-regular interview series on people who love their jobs, I spoke with Kevin Rasmussen and Vivian Su, a husband and wife team running their own small architecture firm. They have worked to create a lifestyle … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, Career, Fulfillment, Meaning, Passion, Work-life balance | 2 Comments

Moonlighting Revisited, sans Cybil and Bruce

Posted on April 1, 2007 by

As educated professionals, we can’t all answer the four-killer questions of professional passion relative to our day job. We’ve all dreamed of some passion-driven, grass-is-greener scenario that let’s us realize opportunities above and beyond those in our current role. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Can vs. Should, Career, Develop, More, Passion | Leave a comment

Job Search or Career Management? There's a difference

Posted on March 27, 2007 by

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Involvement, More than a living, Passion, Perspective | 4 Comments

Free to an unhappy home

Posted on March 21, 2007 by

The Chief Happiness Officer has offered to give away free PDFs of his book, Happy Hour is 9 to 5, to the first 50 100 people to comment on the post entitled, “Is your workplace unhappy? Get my book for … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Happiness, Motivation, Passion | Leave a comment

Kathy Sierra's bad marriage metaphor dead on for employees, too

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

You don’t need me to sit here and prattle on, yet again, about how much of a genius Kathy Sierra is. If you do, I’d be happy to do that. But I won’t until you ask. (Maybe I’m just tittering … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate Culture, Employment, Hiring, Passion | Leave a comment

The only constant is you

Posted on February 20, 2007 by

When Toby and I started scribbling the ideas that became More than a living, we were trying to find a way to describe the business ennui in which we both found ourselves seemingly irrevocably ensconced. Part of that cathartic process … Continue reading →

Posted in Autonomy, Career, Goals, Growth, Happiness, Meaning, Passion, Performance, Purpose, Responsibility | 4 Comments

Who said this?

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

I’ve no idea where my proclivity for quotes is coming from lately, but here’s another that struck me. And rather than lay it all out for you, I thought it might be better to provide the quote sans author. Who … Continue reading →

Posted in Career, Change, Fulfillment, Happiness, Passion | 5 Comments