“I want a job with flexible hours” is often something I hear from my friends and tons of people I meet. “I want to travel.” “I want to spend more time with my kids.” “I want to [fill in the blank].” When you work a 9–5 it’s hard to maintain the kind of life that [...]
I’ve noticed a lot of friends grumbling about how they’re not meeting anyone interesting lately. While often times, this is in a very social context; I see it happening a lot in business too. Especially with young professionals. It’s a strange time of life, this twenty-thirtysomething period. Especially if you’re single. So many things run [...]
Whether you’ve been working for years, or if you’ve just started your first job or business – knowing how to balance work and play can be hard. You want to prove your worth, and go above the call of duty, but at the same time when is it too much? Karina, a contributor to the [...]
Sometimes the pressure to become just like everyone else comes at us from all directions: from our friends, our families, colleagues, and even trusted advisors and mentors. So, how do you know when to take the road less traveled?
There are always people who are just “hanging out” any time of day: sitting in coffee shops, reading the newspaper, walking their dog, surfing, working out at the gym, shopping… you name it. People of all ages… and I’m pretty good at picking out the tourists. So, I always find myself wondering, “What do they do for a living?”