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 [...]

Work Yourself for the New Economy

As we see signs of the economic recovery here in the USA, we better start working smart right now to prepare for the next prosperity cycle. Did you know that? It is a fact that what goes down must come up. There are many reasons to keep working as you are but making more efficient [...]

Workaholic and the new economy

For the coming years of our economy, the workaholic is going to continue to work hard and hopefully smart and make even more money for years to come. The word is out that the world has changed forever and the economic bubble is getting smaller and smaller. We need to accept the reality of that [...]

Psycho Therapy – part 2

For continued humor, here is part two of Psychotherapy! Hope it makes your day.

Workaholic and the rest of the year

Have you had enough yet? It is a very interesting time, indeed!  Would you believe that since the deep recession hit last October, that we are finally breathing a sigh of relief for our economy? Can you feel the light at the end of the tunnel? Take last week, for instance, Wall Street was in [...]

Workaholic and the end of the recession

I don’t know about you, but I am feeling mighty good lately with the news leaking out about the economy “bottoming out.” If you recall a post I made a while back, I stressed that whatever goes down must come up!
So take this as a path you need to go on now….be proactive. Think about [...]

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 [...]

Workaholic recession

As we all know, the recession has taken a large financial toll on all the world in such a short time. What will decide how well we come out of this recession and somehow be stronger from it will be how we look at our attitudes about working. We need to work smart, of course, but [...]

Workaholic and the long hot summer

So how do we get through the hot summer while working very long hours? Easy! Set your goals for the day of what you want to achieve and make sure you schedule breaks. Yes, actually walk away from your work area to the break room or take a visit outside the office or your home [...]