Tag Archives : Work

Working for yourself can be a tricky affair. For starters, you’re never really working for yourself. What you really mean to say is that you are working for everyone else so that they can take relaxing holidays and buy expensive looking gifts from the Chinese shop down the road.

In his book The Heart of the Soul, Gary Zukav says the longest journey we make in life is from our heads to our hearts. In our modern world of work, this is very relevant as we battle to find meaning in the work we do. But, what if you’re not sure what to do? What if you are feeling helpless? You feel you have no choice. A victim! Well, you’re not alone. It’s quite natural to feel [...]

This may come as a surprise to you but there are a lot of jobs out there. Okay, so maybe it’s not exactly the kind of job you’re looking for, but believe me, in some sectors, there are too many vacancies for too few people. A while back I was part of a team that researched the skills scenario in the engineering sector with special focus on the oil and gas industry. We identified then that there [...]