Quality of Work Life

The Challenge of Being Yourself

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The path to personal fulfillment is often revealed when you give yourself permission to know your own heart and be yourself. However, the road to full self-expression is fraught with potential road blocks. As much you may crave a sense of self-authority, such achievement often gives voice to a series of fears about what will happen to you if you heed our inner guidance. Loss of love Loss of security Loss of income Loss of face Maslow’s hierarchy of needs [...]

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Empowered by Limitations

Most people think of limitations as problematic. The word is most commonly – and mistakenly – associated with lack of freedom, pending failure and inadequacy. To the ambitious, highly motivated entrepreneur, the idea that there may be limitations in what they can accomplish is somewhat terrifying and most certainly frustrating.  Specifically, they have difficulties dealing with: Limitations in time Limitation in energy Limitation in capacity Some respond with downright rebellion, as if limitations are a personal affront to their freedom. [...]

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What’s so special about three-forty am?

Alarm clock

3:40 AM seems to be my bewitching hour.  Is it an aging thing? Is it due to an undetected outside interference, or does my awakening correspond to a natural wave in my sleep cycle? Do I simply need to use the bathroom (aka aging thing)? Sometimes I go back to sleep, but it is more common that I will find myself awake wondering what I’m supposed to be doing. Without fail, whichever project I’m drawn to work on, whether creative [...]

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