In Pursuit of Fulfillment

Guest Post by Tonya Vrba Two people meet and fall in love. As the years go by, they profess they will love each other forever. Somewhere along the line, however, one decides they no longer want the relationship and leaves. Terminating a relationship doesn’t always mean either person stops loving the other. Before we go [...]

Guest Post By Ria Delight Megnin Have you experienced “mission drift?” In nonprofit circles, “mission drift” means making a change to your project to meet a funder’s requirements. And then another change. And then another… Soon, your entire organization is way off course, chasing elusive dollars and failing in its goals. Since leaving my full-time [...]

Guest Post by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. You’re working on two projects at once, while your boss has placed two new demands on your desk. You’re on the phone while three new emails come in. You are trying to get out the door on time so you can pick up a few groceries [...]

By Mike Schnippering There is no way that you can go happily to a job every day if you don’t feel good about yourself, are overworked, underappreciated, and disorganized. The following are 5 tips to improve productivity in your workplace. First, if you are not comfortable in your designated work space and have a disorganized [...]

Guest Post by Patricia Duggan Are you stressed out? Stress is one of the main factors that can negatively affect our mental and physical health. While there are medical treatments to help you deal with the effects of stress, such as sleeping tablets or anti-anxiety medications, these do not usually deal with the real cause [...]

By Leo Babauta. (Follow me on Twitter.) The holidays are a time of celebration for many — good food, lots of parties, gift-giving, family and friends — but they can also be a time of mass consumption and hyper-consumerism. I think with all the stresses of this season, and the expectations of our society, we [...]

By Lauren Nagel, Owning Pink I’ve always been a please and thank you kinda gal. I’ll interrupt the dinner conversation to genuinely thank the busser for refilling my water glass, and make eye contact when expressing gratitude that a stranger held the elevator for me. But I’ve never been one to truly examine what I’m [...]