Pace Yourself

“Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away…

Are You Actively Engaged at Work? Willing Your Own Professional Meaning

I read with great interest an article by Adam Grant, a Wharton professor, titled, “The #1 Feature of a Meaningless Job”.[1]  Professor Grant points to research that reminds us that people want meaningful jobs that contribute to something worthwhile. Moreover, he states a well-known fact for those of us with many years of work experience…

Why Should “Meaningful Purpose” Concern You?

This blog answers: What is the key message of “The Path to a Meaningful Purpose: Psychological Foundations of Logoteleology”? What do readers take away from the book? As I explained in a previous blog, logoteleology or meaningful purpose psychology is an optimistic and positive method that challenges the notion that personal and social self-inflicted suffering…