A Path That Fits

This a short video with a powerful perspective on finding meaning in work and happiness in life. Check it out… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siu6JYqOZ0g&noredirect=1

This is a wonderfully articulated essay by William Deresiewicz about finding your own path, living a meaningful life, and everything that gets in the way. Enjoy it… you’ve probably been feeling the same way.
http://chronicle.com/article/What-Are-You-Going-to-Do-With/124651/

I see a lot of email subject lines and marketing materials that claim to reveal a “secret.” I find this trend a bit annoying because the “secret” that is revealed is usually something that I already know. So, I was careful in making the claim to share, “The Big Secret To Finding Your Path.” In [...]

Well… not my (Adrian’s) transoceanic midlife crisis. This unique midlife crisis belongs to a courageous woman named Roz Savage. She left her career as a management consultant, her husband, and her life as she knew it to have a crazy adventure that set her free to find a new path. You can read her inspiring [...]

Idealist.org is putting on a Graduate Degree Fair for anyone that is interested in exploring educational opportunities that will lead to career paths that have a positive social impact. I wanted to share this resource with my clients and blog readers as a great opportunity for you to explore what’s out there in the “make [...]

Strengths are a fundamental part of a career path that fits. Whether you are in the process of making a career change or committed to your current career path, aligning your work with your strengths will lead to greater fulfillment and success.

A client sent me this inspiring TED talk about the importance of following your passions to find a path that fits. Steven Tomlinson, the presenter, also talks about what gets in the way of people following their passions and offers some new perspectives on how to think about those obstacles. Check it out…

My one month experiment working remotely from the rice fields…
I’m in Bali for the month of January, living into my long held dream of working remotely from Southeast Asia. I have had a vision of building a “second life” for myself here since my first trip through Southeast Asia five years ago. This month in [...]

Earlier this year, I went on a walkabout in Sequoia National Park. I spent one week wandering off trail in the backcountry, questing for a deeper experience of connection to nature and trust in myself. I walked only as far as the land would support, subsisting solely on the food that I could forage and [...]

Change On The Outside Requires Change On The Inside
In our work with clients and in our own lives, we commonly see that there is an internal shift that catalyzes the change that people want. Desired changes such as a new career, more meaningful relationship, or life balance often require an internal shift like letting go [...]