Are you happy with your life now?
If you're not happy with your life now, change it. Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? But many of believe that life gets in the way. We’re too busy, there’s not enough time, or I don’t have the skills or qualities to get what I want are common phrases I hear as a personal coach. My name is Noel Posus, and I’m a personal coach as well as the Director for Coaching and Human Development at GOORU. Have you noticed the icon at the top for the GOORU Career Portal? What we’re developing for that space is completely dedicated to you and your personal, professional and career development.
Top Ten Tips to get "Unblocked"
About the SubmitterThis piece was originally written by Thomas J. Leonard, who passed away a few years back. He’s greatly missed by me and the thousands of people he helped. I hope you enjoy this! Feeling stuck and unproductive is natural and it can be caused by overwork, lack of momentum, a bad mood, a success block, the weather and/or dozens of other factors. And, while it's helpful to understand why you're stuck and unproductive, sometimes it's just better to do one or more of the PRACTICAL things which follow!
The Carpenter's House
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor, of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family.He would miss the pay cheque, but he needed to retire. They could get by. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favour. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.