Have you lost track of your goals and aspirations? Do you feel helpless, frantic and powerless to control everyday responsibilities that seem to take on a life of their own? Are your head and heart out of balance with your dreams? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it’s time to stop, look inward and get back on track. This will require self-examination, introspection and reflection [...]

The CBS Late Show with David Letterman is famous for its Top Ten lists. These inventories take current provoking or controversial subjects and treat them with sarcasm, humor or comedy. They can be very entertaining. This week’s Comfort Food offers its own Top Ten list-not in Letterman tradition, but in a serious fashion. Consider these things when developing and maintaining your work relationships [...]

Ever wondered about the origin of the phrase “over-the-top”? Research indicates that during World War I, the British coined the phrase to describe how the infantry would emerge from the relative safety of the trenches and display excessive bravery by attacking the enemy across open ground. Today this phrase is used to describe excess and is meant to suggest the following [...]

Remember your first day on the job? Everything was new. The work environment was exciting and co-workers were so cooperative that you looked forward to coming to work each day with a combination of joy and curiosity. However, after several months or years, the job seems repetitive and uninteresting. You’re tired of office politics and are fed up with co-worker complaints about the company and each other [...]

Everything you read these days talks about “value-added” something or another. When applied to the
worker, it defines worth, importance and appreciation. Albert Einstein once said, “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” Becoming a worker of value guarantees that the results of your efforts will be of mutual satisfaction and benefit–to the company and to you. This requires focus and determination.