Are you getting everything you can out of this life?
A self-less, feel-good blog about love, life, and work by career coach and existential adventurer, Cliff Flamer
No matter how great yesterday was, we tend to plateau. Eventually, we get bored of our days (again) and long for NEWNESS: new experiences, new feelings, the rewarding climb to the next plateau.
This may sound crazy and you may hate me for saying this but I think we hide our own ma… Read more...
A client of mine wanted to inspire her colleagues to be more innovative so she took a survey of 1,000 staff to find out what they needed in the workplace to tap into their creativity and ingenuity.
400 people responded and what they said really surprised her.
She expected to get ba… Read more...
My daughter has this look she does when she’s listening. Her eyes stare off in another direction, her mouth opens slightly, and not a muscle in her face moves. You can almost see the gears
Every once in a million
It’s okay, it happens.
For those that don’t know, my resumes are my art. I am definitely putting a piece of myself into each project. It’s crazy, too, to put so much hea… Read more...
Grassroots movements look very similar in the beginning:
A handful of people, tired but excited, sitting in someone’s living room or in a church rec room (thank God for churches!) on a weekday evening, big smiles and big ideas.
Not much gets done in the first meeting. It take… Read more...
I don’t call my mom as often as I should. It always seems to be the thing that slips off the plate.
I hope I get points on the cosmic scoreboard for thinking about calling
My daughter loves to play with dolls, these little miniature things, where she holds the legs and walks for them and flips around in the air while creating whispering little dialogues.
It’s the cutest thing ever.
Last night she invited me to play with her: “This one has… Read more...
We’ve all had it. You’re at school. You’re at work. You’re on a bus. And you’re naked. Completely naked, for everyone to see. This is one of the most common stress dreams out there, right alongside the “running in the endless hallway” dre… Read more...
Dear _______________,
I want you to know that I’m happy about the person I’ve become.
I’m not perfect, I’m not always smiling, but I have a fire inside that never seems to go out, a fire you put there, or rather, spent years tending to, adding layers upon la… Read more...
When you’re tired and you need to stay productive, you have 2 options:
The first option is to do something that pulls your mind away from the task at hand and restores your energy level – take a walk, do some sit-ups, call a friend, read a book, eat a carrot. Your seco… Read more...