In part 2 of this post on finding meaning via career passion, we looked at how to create an internal compass, a tool you can use to point the way towards passion in your career. In this post, we're going to look at how to use that tool to sculpt your current job, generate ideas for possible [...]
In my first post on finding meaning through career passion, I looked at a definition of passion that makes creating a career you love more doable and within reach. In this post, I want to take a look at how to identify your "energizers," the basic building blocks for building a career that lights [...]
Image credit: motorizedrides.com At its best, authentic living is a free-flow, un-self-conscious expression of and alignment with who you are. Coming from a state of fullness (not the insecure me-me-me of the ego-self), it can be a rich source of meaning. [Back to the How to Live a Meaningful [...]
A career that energizes and engages you can bring a powerful sense of meaning to your life. Sadly, it's only a small percentage of people out there who love their work. Why is that? I'm convinced that part of it is that people have an unnecessarily small picture of what finding passion in their [...]
In my most recent post in this series on meaning I explored the value of leaving the egosphere and feeling connected to something greater than yourself. But there are umpteen ways to dice that potato. In this post I want to take a look at some specifics. As I explored the [...]
Have you ever noticed how the more we focus on “me, me, me!”, the less satisfying life feels? This post in my series on finding meaning is about the rewards of getting beyond the egosphere and exploring life outside that little echo chamber of self-absorption. It’s about[...]
If I had to pick just one single source of meaning I'm exploring in this series that is vital to weave into your life, this would be it. Not because its value is greater than any of the others, but because it is so deeply a part of who we are as a species (so much so that Abraham Maslow [...]
If I could wave my magic wand and give everybody on the planet three gifts that would change the world, one of those gifts would be a dedicated daily meditation practice (the other two, in case you’re curious, would be self-compassion and freedom from the myth of “I’m not [...]
Do you want to make more of a difference in your life? Do you feel called to make an impact, but you’re not sure how? Read on! In this series, I’m looking at some of the wide range of ways people find meaning in their lives. Today I want to examine one of the most common meaning sources[...]
On a scale of 1 – 10, how much meaning do you feel in your life right now? Does it feel rich and full? Or do you feel like you’re just going to the motions? Or maybe you feel hints of meaning here and there, but still have a nagging feeling that there must be more than “just [...]