Today it's official. I am on my own. No employer to stand over me. Just me to manage my day and my schedule. I am very excited and feel very peaceful in my decision. It was not just about leaving, it was about living. It is about working for myself, making a positive contribution to the world, helping ...
Category Archives: Work & Life
Exploring Work and Career: Part Three
This is Part Three of my three part series about my experiences of exploring work and career. I also want to share with you what I have been doing 'on the side' for the last two years and share a new beginning with you. Let’s first review the steps I took to find the job/career that ...
Exploring Work and Career: Part Two
This is Part Two of a three part series. Today I am sharing my experiences of exploring work and career and some of the negative and positives sides of choosing a career. When I finally ‘settled down’ it was as a draftsman/person, drawing land and property surveys and housing developments and subdivisions. I stuck with drafting for ...
Exploring Work and Career: Part One
This is Part One of a three part series sharing my exploration of work and career. In Part One I will focus on my early career exploration. In Part Two I will share with you my experiences and some of the negative and positives sides of choosing a career, and in Part Three I will ...
What My J-o-b Has Given Me
I often talk about and write about being self-employed. And, I have begun taking the steps to make this dream happen. But, at the same time I feel the need to acknowledge all that my current career and day job has given me in preparation for moving forward. Confidence in myself and my abilities. Opportunities to try new ...
Celebrating Life
Today, Saturday, October 10th is my 44th birthday. Last week this depressed me. For months I had thought I would be celebrating my birthday as a self-bosser. But, that dream didn't come to pass, not yet anyway. I made peace with this and decided to celebrate my upcoming birthday in small ways, everyday for the whole week. Celebrating ...
Planning a Sabbatical
After posting yesterday's blog "The Power of Time Off", I came across another article, "
Backpack list-revised
I've been thinking about the list I posted on Friday, the list of what I would pack if I was traveling cross-country, had to travel light and could take only my backpack. I realized that my 'non-negotiable' list needed to be revisited. You see, what was on my list is what I'd like to ...
Another list-Traveling With just my Backpack
A few months ago I posted on Twitter that I was pondering what I would I take with me on a bus trip across the United States if I traveled with just my backpack. Now I am wondering what if... instead of a bus trip, maybe a train ride cross country OR maybe on a motorcycle ...
The Power of the ‘to-do’ List Part 2
Reading my friend Connie's blog yesterday and some of the comments left by readers reminded me of a few things I forgot to tell you about the power of 'to-do' list. First, there is a tremendous sense of accomplishment when you can cross a task off of your list as complete. It just feels ...
