by Joanna on June 23, 2007
Many people label the radical shifts they make in their career as "downsizing" – opting for less money, a smaller house, less stress, escaping from the rat race. But downsizing has a number of negative associations – it’s a term used in the corporate world for increasing efficiency and laying off staff, and many people [...]
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by Joanna on May 26, 2007
I got some amazing comments back on the ’search to zenployment’, highlighting the value of choosing the path less trodden.
For Emma Bird from How to Italy the path less trodden had taken her to a:
More relaxed lifestyle, more freedom, doing a job that I love and growing and learning new things every day.
(And if you [...]
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by Joanna on May 17, 2007
There’s another dimension to the zenployment story that I didn’t have time or space to include yesterday. It’s this. You don’t have to change your job to achieve the state of ‘zenployment’.
It’s not everyone that wants or is able to change their career or move job. There are lots of other things that individuals can [...]
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by Joanna on May 16, 2007
Are you one of the many people who are looking for more fulfillment in your career? According to a new survey from Norwich Union almost 50% of all forty-somethings in the UK are planning for a more ‘compassionate’ career by the time they’re 45.
Two thirds of those interviewed said they were "unfulfilled", "miserable" or [...]
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