You've hit a wall and it's become clear that you're struggling with work burnout. You've been putting in too many hours at work, caring too much about something that doesn't give you any emotional payback, and not having time or energy for anything but work, your boss, and more work. You're at the end of the line, and now you can't muster the energy to care at all about the work you do. You need to recover. Work Burnout vs. Depression Work burnout is caused by chronic stress, but it … [Read more...]

A mastermind group is essential if you're thinking about quitting your day job or starting a side business. Sure, you could attempt to start your business on your own and make all of your own mistakes, but if you're serious about being successful, why not gain the wisdom of other people, learn from other's mistakes, wins and experiences? Attempting to start and run your business in a vacuum doesn't make any sense when there's so much to learn. Trial and error isn't the best way to go about … [Read more...]

You may be wondering how to start your own small business. If you work full time it can seem impossible. Between the demands of work and the demands of home, who has time for a business? Still, you might be surprised to realize you're in the perfect position to spend some time learning how to start your own small business because you have the financial security of your job. In this post, I'm going to help you figure out how to start your … [Read more...]

Career planning might sound boring. Like planning out who you should fall in love with and marry. It takes away the thrill and the adventure, but I think you'll see in this post that there's plenty of fun still left. Starting with a career goal in mind helps you make choices along your career path in sync with those goals. If you don't have a goal, you won't know what work experience or short term choices will help you get where you ultimately want to be in the long term. Career Development: … [Read more...]