Workaholic in the New Year

Being a workaholic in the new year is going to either be a hit or miss! As I keep writing here on my blog, it is really your attitude that will guide your destiny for 2010. Keep positive, no matter what kind of crisis is going on in the world. Know that you cannot change [...]

Working For the Future

As mentioned in many of my posts, I am an eternal optimist. I relish the thought about how I can change myself to become a better person. I also love the idea that I can make better changes in my life as a result of becoming a better person.
As we slowly recover from the economic [...]

Workaholic and the New Year

Well we are just about done with 2009 and boy am I glad it is almost over! I would rather make 2009 a faded memory quickly so I can get on mentally “starting anew” with a fresh mindset. There is nothing wrong with writing a year off when the new year is so close!
I have [...]

Workaholics – Set Yourself Boundaries

When I do my daily work schedule, being a workaholic, sometimes you are not aware of when to stop and start your family or social life. It is very important to make boundaries in your life that when your work day is over, it is over and you “change” directions to the “non-working part of [...]

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 [...]