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By: where do you want to be in 5 years? « Bologna Blog

where do you want to be in 5 years? « Bologna Blog — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:49:09 +0000

[...] I refuse to buy the idea that it is normal (and possible?) to have a solid long-term plan. This post helped clarify for me a bit today, from Soul Shelter. I appreciated the thought from a career [...]

By: Resume Rescue » succes en carriere

Resume Rescue » succes en carriere — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:23:01 +0000

[...] de Botton [ hier Ted Talks en hier de Volkskrant van 13 september en hier Soul Shelter ], observeert en schrijft. En wat hij zegt en schrijft bevalt me wel. In plaats van de gangbare [...]

By: Ganry29

Ganry29 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:45:09 +0000

I needed a good belly laugh today.

By: by Tim

by Tim — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:23:49 +0000

Glad it hit home. You are always welcome in Soul Shelter’s loving arms.

By: Truth Seeker

Truth Seeker — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:45:33 +0000

I came upon this blog and this really hits home with me as well. I’m 37, happily married with a child and while I’m not unhappy, I keep feeling that there’s something else I should be doing. It doesn’t mean that I need to quit what I’m good at just to do something that I think will bring me happiness. I could easily find an outlet for what I think will make me happy and perhaps that outlet will open a new door or give me enough experience to know that my “dream” wasn’t mine in the first place. I think many of us fall into the trap of living our parents’ dreams or those from the movies. I think that if we take the time to love ourselves, we’ll be able to find what moves us and try to incorporate it into our jobs or be able to make a living at it. It’s something I’m trying and I’m trying to spread the word.

By: The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Never Eat Alone Book Club Edition | Rich Dad Poor Dad Blog

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:09:44 +0000

[...] A Message to Those Confused About Career Direction It’s normal NOT to know what you want. It took me most of a decade to figure it out and there’s still times I believe I don’t have it perfect. The biggest challenge is that we often want conflicting things – things that simply cannot coexist. Figuring this out can be a real challenge. (@ soul shelter) [...]

By: by Mark

by Mark — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:09:06 +0000

Georgia – Thanks for stopping in at Soul Shelter, and adding your thoughtful voice to the discussion. ~Cheers, Mark

By: Georgia S

Georgia S — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:31:42 +0000

I’m a first time visitor to this site, but this article REALLY resonated with me. I often feel like there must be some calling for me, but more and more I realize that I need to simply piece together various things that I enjoy, and not expect one sole thing to be the be all and end all for me.

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Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:01:19 +0000

By: by Tim

by Tim — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:01:25 +0000

Well said, Dyane. It’s also helpful to keep in mind that exclusive occupational focus may not be enough to satisfy us. I’m sure I would go crazy if all I did was teach, or if I wrote full time, or if I worked on my doctoral thesis 40 hours a week — or if I didn’t spend many pleasurable hours playing music, which for me is an anti-career