Five Reasons a Vacation Can Help (Not Hinder) Your Job Search

The following is a guest blog post by Emily Lamia, founder of Pivot Journeys:

Finding yourself browsing job postings but your mind is dreaming of lying on a beach in the Caribbean or hiking Machu Picchu?

I’ve definitely been there. I started my career working on political campaigns so I got pretty used to having to find

By |January 26th, 2016|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Job search, Latest, Purpose, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being|Comments Off on Five Reasons a Vacation Can Help (Not Hinder) Your Job Search

Secrets of My Success: From Education to Tech Industry

We all know that the tech industry is where the jobs are, especially if you have the coding skills. But what would it take to break into the field if you have no experience or background in that area? Anh, age 29, took a chance on a career change into tech and it paid off.

By |March 14th, 2015|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Secrets of My Success|Comments Off on Secrets of My Success: From Education to Tech Industry

What Color Are You?

I was first introduced to The Color Test when I was 25 and working on a communications team for a reproductive rights advocacy organization. At a staff retreat, a co-worker introduced the test and I remember being surprised and illuminated at how our close-knit team was made up of different types. At my next job

By |March 1st, 2015|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Purpose, Tools / Exercises, Workplace|Comments Off on What Color Are You?

Your Winter Reading List

Winter is a great time for cozying up with a good book especially with a cup of tea or hot chocolate. Here are some my favorites to get you through the colder months or even if you’re lucky enough to be somewhere warm.

For Finding a Sense of Purpose / Inspiration on What to Do Next:
Inspired

By |December 25th, 2014|Book Review, Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being|Comments Off on Your Winter Reading List

Five Questions for Kat Griffin of Corporette.com

When the Love Your Job blog received its highest number of hits in five years last month from a small mention on Corporette.com, a site dedicated to fashion and career advice for corporate women, I had to learn more about the site and its founder Kat Griffin. A former attorney, Kat started Corporette in 2008

By |May 15th, 2014|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Five Questions Q & A, Purpose|Comments Off on Five Questions for Kat Griffin of Corporette.com

Why Women Lawyers Leave

Later this month, my colleague Jennifer Bird and I will be leading our seventh workshop for women attorneys considering a career change, whether within the law or outside the law altogether.

For those outside the law, it’s hard to understand why someone would consider walking away from a high salary in such a well-respected profession. Yet

By |April 8th, 2014|Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Events, Job search, Purpose, Workplace|Comments Off on Why Women Lawyers Leave

What Energizes and Restores You: Toward Doing More of What You Love

At a recent all day retreat with the always wonderful Tama Kieves, I determined the immediate next step for me was making a list of what energizes and restores me versus what drains me in order to create more spaciousness in my life. Especially during the winter months, it can be easy to get caught up

By |March 2nd, 2014|Discovering Passions and Interests, Self-Care and Personal Well-Being, Tools / Exercises, Workplace|Comments Off on What Energizes and Restores You: Toward Doing More of What You Love

Five Questions for Dana Weissman

Dana Weissman loves her job as Director of Programs at the Writers Guild of America, East. She has worked in the nonprofit/arts world—specializing in cultural communications, audience development, and business development—for 12 years. Dana directs all member events and programs for WGAE including elections, seminars, workshops, panel discussions, social events, screenings, film festival outreach, and the

By |August 20th, 2013|Discovering Passions and Interests, Five Questions Q & A, Purpose|Comments Off on Five Questions for Dana Weissman

Should You Turn Your Affirmation Into a Question?

Since I always provide jobseekers in my classes with a list of affirmations to help improve their mindset, I was intrigued to read in Daniel Pink’s latest book, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, research about the power of putting affirmations in question form. He cites a study in 2010 where participants

By |April 29th, 2013|Book Review, Discovering Passions and Interests, Enhancing career skills, Purpose, Tools / Exercises|Comments Off on Should You Turn Your Affirmation Into a Question?

Confessions of a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur by Selena Soo

I loved this post so much by Selena Soo, LYJ friend and fellow INFJ, I asked for permission to repost it here. If you’ve ever felt you were too sensitive for your workplace, you’ll appreciate Selena’s story, which first appeared on a terrific site called Positively Positive.

My Struggles in the Workplace

Early in my career as

By |February 20th, 2013|Discovering Passions and Interests, Inspirational Quotes, Purpose, Workplace|Comments Off on Confessions of a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur by Selena Soo