New attitude

As I start the new week, I always feel it is more than that. I feel a new attitude.
Webster’s dictionary defines attitude; “manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation, esp. of the mind.”
My disposition of Monday is a sense of new beginning. If I did not [...]

Work addiction

A recent Harris Poll reveals that our “free time” has fallen almost 40% in the past two decades. In that same time polled, their statistics showed that the typical American has increased time spent at work an additional 138 hours annually. Now with that said, it should be evident that we should make sure we [...]

Workaholic gets a bad rap

In the days of being “politically correct,” it seems that we look upon the workaholic in a negative way. There was a referral to this blog that was titled “why workaholics are miserable,” which I find very amusing. Being a workaholic could not be further from that label it is getting.
The whole premise of [...]

Update on “turncoat to the workaholic”

I am glad to say that my newly self employed friend, Bob is doing very well at his new enterprise. His goal was to start his business by February. While he actually started it in March, that is not bad considering he had to line up several investors, office manager, warehouse building, internal workers, field [...]

Work Efficiently

If we workaholics have to work for hours on end, we might as well make efficient use of our time. Working can be “tucked” into “compartments” of time.
A good example is:
1) Planning your work day with early morning tasks, late morning tasks, mid afternoon tasks, and finally late afternoon tasks. This is made up [...]

Keep track of your goals

As all of workaholics should know, we have to keep track of what direction we are headed. Sure, we can be busy with work, but without goals to keep us on “track” we are not accomplishing anything. I have a goals sheet I keep on the desk on a scratch pad. I mentioned in a [...]

Easter - time to reflect

During the Easter weekend, I have often thought about what I have accomplished as a workaholic.
Here is a short list:
1) completed writing my second ebook
2) made my personal and professional goals for the rest of 2007
3) started my consulting business to entertainers
4) volunteered my time on several weekends to charitible events
5) started my third website [...]

National job layoffs and the workaholic

Last year, Ford Motor Company laid off over 30,000 workers. General Motors also laid off 30,000 as well. That does not count the thousands of other workers displaced in other industries. What this means to our population, in general, is that we have to change our career path and life goals, ASAP. We have always [...]

Believe in something

When we workaholics do what we do best…work…do we ever ask ourselves, “what for?” I remember reading about the “best companies to work for” articles and they all seem to share one common thread. All the employees share the dream of the company mission or vision. The company mission is, of course, the reason why [...]