Archive for the 'Working for others' Category
Some of my clients are unemployed and looking for new jobs or even new careers. But many are employees who are deeply frustrated by a supervisor’s attitude about chronic illness. That frustration led to me to develop a “list” to hand out in the seminars I deliver in corporate settings. I’ve found that “good” managers [...]
Did you know that May 10 was World Lupus Day? May is Lupus Awareness Month — and there is also multiple sclerosis month, breast cancer month, etc.? Anyone else think that there’s something odd with the fact that we have to dedicate a day or month to create attention to DISEASE that so many live [...]
Recently I experienced, yet again, how hard it is to work and live with waxing/waning chronic illness. And this just reinforces why I think that that working is the smartest thing I can do for myself. When we traveled to California to visit friends, I knew it would tire me. The time change and long [...]
Do chronic illness symptoms – -multiple sclerosis, colitis, fibromylagia or cancer, fill in the blank — crop up when you least expect them? Doesn’t it always seem to happen when there’s that big presentation at work or a major meeting requiring a plane flight and overnight stay? Or maybe it’s a regular day at work [...]
In this virtual world so many of us live in, I “met” fellow traveler, Bernard Farrell, through the vibrant virtual diabetes community. Recently he mentioned on twitter (@BernardF) that he’d gotten a new job. I didn’t know he was unemployed but saw an opportunity to share his perspective. So, I sent him some questions and [...]
Over at GL Hoffman’s blog, WhatWouldDadSay, author/speaker/guru guest, Seth Godin, explains why: “Don’t Get a Job Now”. Only Godin could come up with that direct a message. Even better, he’s got great points. If this guy doesn’t motivate you, who can? Speaking of chronic illness – do you think you should spend your time [...]
Avis had it right
Wouldn’t you know it would take “March Madness” to show us that coming from behind can make you a winner? Two guys at Wharton Behavioral Lab explored the idea that losing can lead to winning because of the strong motivational effects of being close to your goal (When Losing Leads to a Win). They applied [...]
You know that moment when the lightbulb goes on ? I know, too often it feels like it’s getting darker, not lighter (LOL). But reading Laurie Edwards, achronicdose, describe a recent bout with illness (On Work and Chronic Illness), was such an “ah hah!“ moment. In my zeal to encourage people to keep working while [...]
Are you thinking: it’s got to be easier to work for myself rather than dragging myself into work every day? A reader asked me to write about this: I would really like to see more profiles with people who own their own business like you. I am so demanding on myself, that when I am [...]
A few weeks ago I blogged about my own sinus surgery to improve rinitis . I’ve felt worse post surgery than before – and it’s been 4 weeks. This was not expected and caught me unprepared. What happened? I was supposed to “naturally” shed the scabbing that occurs from breaking nasal passages. But it hasn’t [...]
