Does your workday feel like you’re watching a re-run for the 97th time? You already know the characters, you completely understand the plot, and you know that the end is less than exiting. But why do we keep on watching the same thing over and over again when clearly, we have complete control of the […]

Focus is a thing that can either make or break your career advancement and development. Do you go down the exact same path of those before you, knowing full well they didn’t end up where you want to be? Do you instead clear a new path for yourself, testing uncharted waters and hoping for the […]

Nothing like a pain in the butt customer to make your day less than fun. You’re over worked, you’ve put in a ton of help to a ton of different personalities already and STILL these types of frustrating customers come along and steal what little bit of hope was left in you. It can really […]

You can only squeeze so much juice out of an orange. Once you’ve given it a good wringing, all that’s left if bitter and cold to the touch. This is exactly what happens when the workforce is worked beyond reasonable human-tolerable levels. We are not robots, we are not automotons, we are not just another […]

Are you one of the lucky few that has enough room to grow and operate at your workplace? If so, then no doubt you’ve run across a time or two when you had some serious risks to consider before going too far along in your project. I can almost guarantee that this exact scenario has […]

Have you ever tried to make something at home? Bookshelf? Birdhouse? Garden center? What happens when you don’t have the right tools or materials to get to the next step? Sure, sometimes you can improvise with the tools and stuff you already have, but this is not always the most efficient and powerful way to […]

If you were dropped in the middle of an ocean, with no land in sight, and were asked to get back home, then would you know where to begin your journey? Without the right tools, adequate knowledge, and the right direction from those who know, then the trip back to where you need to be […]

Entering in the 20,000th entry for the gigantic accounting spreadsheet? Doing yet another TPS report? CHanging the font color for yet another over-bearing project manager? These are the kinds of things that can not only drive you crazy but also make your day more boring than you’d probably like to bear. The first couple of […]

Too often, we attach ourselves to the work that we do. Some of this is unavoidable for sure, but it almost always ends in a situation where we are just a bit too attached to what the fearless leaders of the workplace have to say and think about us. A bad performance review, a lack […]