Workaholic defined

Wikipedia has a definition of a workaholic – see below:
Colloquially, a workaholic, is a person who is addicted to work (the correct medico-legal term is “ergomania”).
The phrase does not always imply that the person actually enjoys their work, but rather simply feels compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such [...]

A Different View of Workaholics

There is a dark side to being a workaholic according to doctors and familes of workaholics. I previously mentioned workaholics as a productive bunch in the past, but I also want to warn those of you who are “work addicted.” That is, working to work and don’t see any end to it or a productive end [...]

Prepare yourself for a different workplace

With the big recession here and the work casualties it has spawned, there is a one bright lining in all of this news. “What goes down must come up.” What that means is that we, as workaholics should focus on the recovery and not wallow in the current depths of despair.
I am hearing stories of [...]

Be Inspired – be an entrepreneur

I couldn’t help but add this video from Youtube that inspired me from start to finish. Every now and then you stop and pause and think about what to do now? How do I cope? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? And then a friend sends me this link. Watch and enjoy.
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Take a break from work during the holidays

Workaholics know no bounds when it comes to holidays. As long as the workholic is aware that a holiday has arrived, they need to check that they can take off for a day or so. Don’t worry, the work will still be there when they come back! For some of you, this may be a [...]

Millionaire work habits

Bill Gates
Rich man Bill Gates literally has a “paperless” office. He has a computer with three screens side by side. He uses is far left screen to check his master email list. His center monitor is used for the current email he is addressing, and the right monitor is used for surfing the internet. For [...]

What goes down is coming back up

In spite of all the bad and “doom and gloom” news that seems to permiate throughout mainstream media, we have reason to rays of hope now.
Although there was one piece of bad news regarding the unemployement rate going up to 8.5%, there was mostly good news on all other fronts. Wall Street is going through [...]

Hard work or workaholic?

Apparently, according to studies made by Sid Kirchheimer, health and medical writer for WebMD.com, there is a distinct difference between those who work hard and those who are workaholics.
“Hard work put us on the moon and discovered vaccinations and built this country,” “But hard workers generally have some balance in their lives. They sit at [...]

Workaholic and Stress

By now, you must be reeling from all the kaos and confusion about the economy here in the USA and the world. I just spoke with a good friend of mine and we “compared” notes about the economic situation and our work.
We found that we shared the same worries and fears about the future. [...]

Work through the recession

Many of you reading this post, especially in the USA know about how hard it is to survive in this down economy. Are we really working that hard to survive, or working to be busy? It is a fine line between working and not getting anything done. Take inventory of yourself. Ask yourself the questions; [...]