The epiphany comes thundering into your brain. It’s your next BIG IDEA and you sit in front of the computer trying to articulate exactly what it is. What is looks like. Thoughts come racing, but there might not be a clear perfect path to getting it down on paper, let alone the plan to make it happen. How often do you walk away from the computer instead of getting the energy moving around the idea – even if it’s not the perfect picture?
With the convergence of the Gen X, Gen Y and Baby boomer generations in the workplace, companies are taking a harder look at worklife flexibility. In the past, it might have been incorporated as more of a "perk," rather than a strategy. But that is changing. According to the Alliance for Work Life Progress, more…
With career success often comes the desire to give back not just around the holidays, but all year round. That’s the tone of my Canvas Magazine column – The WorkLife Minute which features an interview with career expert Marci Alboher.
Barbara Biziou has spent decades exploring spirituality from a practical perspective. She’s dedicated her work to “buliding a bridge between the material world and the inner need for sacredness.”
In her book, The Joy of Ritual: Spiritual Recipes to Celebrate Milestones, Ease Transitions, and Make Every Day Sacred, Biziou dreamily ties our inner and outer lives together toward meaning and purpose. A well known speaker on women and success, her material is thoughtful yet easily put to use in our 24/7 business marketplace.
Sometimes a new career change is more challenge than choice. Tumultuous events in our lives can alter our journey suddenly without warning or the know-how or skills to make the change with ease.
As difficult as it may seem, the silver lining might not be too far away with the right attitude, determination and commitment to move forward in the face of chaos.
In my monthly column in Canvas Magazine you’ll meet several individuals who were faced with what appeared to be insurmountable challenges. Following is an excerpt with a link to read further – along with tips to create a more meaningful worklife.
I indulged in a nasty habit of mine yesterday. Deviating from my hard-nosed worklife business beat, I turned on something other than a screen with ticker tape running across the bottom of it. Yes, I dipped below the cable stations into the few single-digit network stations available, and came upon The View. Despite my short…
In my monthly column, The WorkLife Minute with Judy Martin in Canvas Magazine, I interviewed Port Washington lawyer Arnie Herz. Frustrated with the workplace scenario for attorneys, Herz came up with his own formula for successful worklife integration or synergy as he calls it. You’ll read about Arnie’s personal story and get some tips on…
As the day was winding down at one of my freelance gigs, we spent a short break checking out the latest copy-rant on YouTube pleading with America to cut President Bush a break. It was just a few moments which provided a quick laugh – and then it was back to business. But apparently those…
Lattes around the table please …and can I get a massage if I work overtime? A new study out of the UK indicates work life balance is a key component for the upcoming generation, 13-17 year olds, who intend to enter the workforce. And if they don’t get their way, they’re likely to hop on…
When I spotted this sign while preparing for a hike on a delicious day in the mountains of Woodstock two weeks ago, I thought not of unloading my backpack – but instead the ridiculous amount of e-mails that were loading up on my Black Berry during my outdoor trek into the wilderness. My beginning moments…
