legal sanity

As the holidays and New Year approach, many of us find ourselves considering where we are in our personal and professional lives. We take stock of our steps forward and back and try to envision our path for the upcoming year. In this article (pdf) from the premiere issue of Worthwhile magazine, Passion Catalyst Curt Rosengren offers us some great tips for reorienting our career compass towards more meaningful and fulfilling work. According to Rosengren, the process builds around (1) identifying our Passion Core – who we are and what “lights [our] fire at a core level;” and (2) making career choices based on that. The remainder of the piece addresses how to measure the fit between our current job and our Passion Core. If the fit is off, it might be time to move on and Rosengren guides us on identifying career options, mapping out an action plan and navigating obstacles in our way. Career transition is also the subject of this insightful post from Chris Bailey at the Alchemy of Soulful Work. In it, Chris discusses how “[t]oday’s career reality makes it both easier to make the leap to another profession and harder at the same time.”