Getting laid off, fired or let go in any capacity sucks. It peaks emotions and some folks lose control. Our mental model for life begins breaking down. Our house of cards tumbles down and it’s easy to get overwhelmed with thoughts of, “What am I going to do?” or “I didn’t see this coming.” We… Read More
Jake’s Self Contract
Addressed to: My Future Self I am you, and you are comprised of everything that I am plus what you have become. You have a contract with yourself. You and your life come before work and outside the immediate family obligations. You will not work the long shifts and it will not make you the… Read More
Your Self Contract
A self contract is an agreement between your present and future self about what’s most important to you. It may be written or simply internalized. It draws together the critical aspects of yourself and applies it to what you want out of life. It requires a vision of yourself in the future and an understanding… Read More
Contracting Yourself
As we mentioned in a previous post, if we don’t use perks at work for our own benefit our jobs will use perks to help us work more and more to their benefit. If we are not careful perks at works can turn us into slaves without our awareness of it. Think about the perks… Read More
CAUTION: Perks for Work
Perks for Work Work perks can turn us in to slaves if we are not careful. An excellent article was shared with me by a good friend of mine from work. The article at CNBC is entitled: Don’t be fooled by these so-called work perks. (click on the linked title to read it) To entice… Read More
Business of You 