Tag Archives: Happiness

Midlife Career Change: How Do You Discover Your Passion?

In an article published on the Next Avenue Web site, Nancy Collamer writes” “When you read about switching jobs or fields, career coaches often say, “Follow your passion.” That’s solid advice in theory, but putting it into practice isn’t quite … Continue reading

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A Joyful Noise

A friend just sent this to me, and I had to share it with you. It’s amazing. I got all teary-eyed watching this. This is one of my absolute favorites pieces of music. You’ve got to see it. What did … Continue reading

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Midlife Career Change: Creating the Life You Want

We all wish to live the life we really want. If that’s the case, why does it seem that so few of us actually do? Creating the life we want should be easy, but for many reasons it isn’t. Sometimes … Continue reading

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Midlife Career Change and the Power of Choice

Life is made up of choices: big choices and little choices.  This blog is primarily about making a big choice: going through a midlife career change.    But day-to-day, hour-to-hour, even minute-to-minute, we are making hundreds of smallchoices: what kind of … Continue reading

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Would you rather be happy or content?

I met with a new client the other day about his midlife career change, and one of the questions he wants to explore is “How do I define contentment?”  Contentment, not happiness.  So that got me thinking about what the … Continue reading

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Are You Asking ‘What Should I Do with My Life?”

I have just finished reading a book that I think is a good one for someone contemplating a midlife career change: “What Should I Do with My Life?” by Po Bronson.  There are a lot of fascinating and moving stories … Continue reading

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Making a midlife career change involves both mind and heart

How to make the choice of a new career when going through a midlife career change can be very confusing.  Of course, it involves going through a number of steps.  But in this video from Jack Canfield, author of “The … Continue reading

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Why You Must Do What You Love

Here is a video rom Barbara Sher, the author of “Wishcraft” and “I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was,” with some ideas that you would be wise to take into consideration when you are thinking about … Continue reading

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We all need a little laughter in our life

I am sure that you have heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.”  As a Certified Laughter Yoga leader and a hospital clown, I heartily recommend it.  Check out this link for some good chuckles to start your day: … Continue reading

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