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The Age of Outrospection
Nearly everyone I work with wants their life to be meaningful and fulfilling. My own research indicates that meaning is something that can be accurately predicted and defined. And one of the things that predicts it best is the idea of a transcendent purpose – an objective beyond your own interests. This does not have [...]
Making decisions
Psychology is frustrating because it seems at once to offer no answers at all and at the same time to prove things which are obvious. But occasionally, it strikes at the heart of something. Robert Cialdini’s book, Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion, describes an experiment whereby 17% of people agreed to have an enormous ugly [...]
Mindfulness on the way home
I just stopped and looked for a while. Incredibly, my busy and important world didn’t fall apart. RSS 2.0: http://bloomblogrob.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Steve Hayes at UCL
Spent the last 2 days in a workshop with Steve Hayes, creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. To say the least, it is challenging. A common experience to nearly everyone is to feel lost and confused. And yet. ACT is taking off . Something resonates. What? For me, it is clear. ACT appeals to head [...]
50 Side Businesses To Set Up From Home
From The Guardian, some useful suggestions for side businesses you could set up to help finance a career change. Watch your mind as you read – it will say things like: 1. I’ve read all this sort of stuff before2. That’s fine for someone else, but not me3. I could never do that4. I would [...]
In the Arena
“It’s not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred with the sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who [...]
Job Hunting Tips
from The Onion: Today’s job market is more competitive than ever. Here are some tips to help give you the edge: Make sure your résumé is free of spelling and grammatical errors, grease stains, crumbs, blood splatters, and bits of hair and gristle. Be aggressive: Don’t be afraid to call a potential employer every few [...]
Love after love
The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self.Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger [...]
Career Paralysis – Five Reasons Why Our Brains Get Stuck Making Career Decisions
Well, over 4,000 people read the first version, but this one is better! If you’re in career paralysis and want to get out, read this. ps. you can download this by going here. Best viewed in ‘slide show’ mode in Powerpoint – as it’s animated. RSS 2.0: http://bloomblogrob.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
Career paralysis (pt 2) – Untangling Your Thoughts and Finding Your Direction
Part 2 is all about getting out of career paralysis. Includes loads of free ideas to get unstuck and heading in a meaningful direction. Warning: These presentations contain humour. View more presentations from Rob Archer. RSS 2.0: http://bloomblogrob.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss