Sometimes we feel “blah” about our work and can’t quite put our finger on what’s wrong. Understanding the three elements of motivation - none of which is money - can give us clues.

Following readers’ comments, I’m sharing more thoughts about pursuing peace vs. happiness, the need for external validation and responding rather than reacting to life.

Take 30 minutes this weekend to contemplate what you want out of life - even if you feel pretty content right now - with the help of a new question I have for you.

Experts endlessly debate whether we should pursue happiness, fulfillment or purpose. I’m pursuing something else.

You're trying to visualize the life you want in the future but you just can't see clearly. Here are several ideas to consider.

In her essay "The Crossroads of Should and Must", Elle Luna tells the story of two life paths — Should and Must, and encourages us to consider Must after getting too used to choosing Should.

Several exercises helped me start to define more clearly what I want my life to look like when I’m free of limiting beliefs and social expectations.

Hunter Thompson: “… we do not strive to be firemen, we do not strive to be bankers, nor policemen, nor doctors. WE STRIVE TO BE OURSELVES… we must make the goal conform to the individual, rather than make the individual conform to the goal.”

Somewhere between success and failure is the worst place to be. You can just keep going without much reflection. A major failure makes you think, course-correct, but middling success is sustainable.

The pandemic made a lot of people quit their jobs. I did this well before the pandemic and discovered that quitting was so much more about changing my mindset than about changing my career.