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Dealing with emotional strain Do you suffer because of emotional strain? Do you know what is causing it? Are there several factors at the same time? If you do, you need a number of things: support, direction and hope are three of them. We can help to ask good questions, and help you identify the positive aspects of the situation and actions to take. It is only by … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 13

Emotional strain Whether the pressures and stresses come from work, relationships, or anything else, they do create an emotional strain. For some people pressure is manageable but for others it passes the point of elasticity, and it becomes a problem. Employment being under threat or even starting a new job are stressful. Whatever the source of emotional strain, the … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 12

Re-building  We all meet resistance; we all are knocked back by people or circumstances on occasions. It is the manner we deal with these issues that counts. In a job hunt there will probably be unsuccessful applications; is it personal, does it make you a failure, are you a bad person? Of course, the answer is "No" but it can feel that way. How will you react and move … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 11

Being a change enthusiast When asked at, for example, an interview, "Do you like/adapt to change?" it is easy to say yes even if it isn’t meant. However, it will be conveyed to the questioner more powerfully if it is true and you can give real examples of you enacting it. Can you find genuine instances of change in action? The research by Everett Rogers around the subject … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 10

The need to adopt change Change is inevitable and the rate of change is increasing. According to Everett Rogers 16% of us will resist change, which is 1 person in 6. These are people who will find keeping a job very difficult. Every aspect of the workplace is transforming, and individuals need to be equally adaptable. The successful employee of the future will have a … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 9

Re-inventing yourself We are all products of our history so far. We see ourselves in certain ways but not necessarily in the same ways other people see us. Do you know the principles by which you want to live? Can you describe the person you want to be? Do you know how other people see you? Are you a different person at home than at work? What is it you want to … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 8

Escaping suppression Is a lack of a job filling every aspect of your life? Is the job you have or the boss you have to endure making life horrid? Are your relationships difficult? Does it feel as if everything is coming down on top of you? Too many people feel as if they are in a box, albeit a box in which they can move around, but not very far. The parameters are set and … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 7

The temptation of a compromise It is too easy to just accept our situation or a job which "will do" or is “Good enough”. Why can’t you look for your dream job or the perfect environment for you to work in? Who has the right to say you are not capable of being successful? The majority of people have frustrations in their job, indeed as a broad statement it might be nearly … [Read more...] about Are you Living to Work? – Part 6