I may have lost a few readers in my last messy experiment. Thanks to the rest of you for hanging in while I wrestled with a new email manager and tried creating a course with email automation. The wonky-ness included email mobbing of my whole list versus those who said, yes, I’ll join the Career…
Sometimes you might get the sense that people you admire never have problems or challenges.This is almost never true. Those challenges? I call them the wobble. A business, career, or personal action gets planned, and it sounds exciting at the time of conception. But as the moment to act draws near… the wobble appears. What’s…
What does a soulful business owner need to succeed? Last week, a client who was aware that I coach entrepreneurs and soul-driven professionals asked me – What does it take to be successful? At the time she was quite tired, and was being bombarded by a slew of challenging thoughts about whether her new business…
We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifice. The fact is that capitalism was built on the exploitation and suffering of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor — both black and white, here and abroad. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tom Rath is a great scientist, author and fellow human who is a tribute to the benefit of getting to your deep work. His back story is an even more compelling example of courage, and an advanced level of stress management. Like a true Soul Savvy example, his work continues to evolve in fascinating ways….
Book Review: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, By Cal Newport, 2016 photo Dustin Lee, Unspash Recently reading Cal Newport’s recent book, Digital Minimalism, I followed up by reading his previous book, Deep Work. How much time do you spend at work? I not only spend a large percentage of the…