What to do when you can’t find a job after graduation
You’ve waited for this moment for YEARS. You are finally able to walk onto the graduation stage and receive your ticket to adulthood. You have a degree. Now you can finally get that dream job so that you can live the life you always imagined. Then all your friends get jobs and despite all the […]
Dismantling the mirage of success in a post-COVID world
Author: Cheryl Benadie, Founder, Whole Person Academy We’ve lied to our children. It’s a beautiful lie because it’s one that we’ve told ourselves. All deception is built upon a partial truth. That’s what makes it so believable, so pervasive – and so dangerous. We’ve told young people that they need to work hard at school, […]
Five (underlying) reasons you hate your job
The more time you clock up as an employee, the more prone you will be to utter the inevitable statement: “I hate my job.” In fact, 85% of the global workforce “hate their jobs.” This means that only 15% of employees actually feel a sense of purpose, work satisfaction and joy when they work. The […]
Meet Simon: The Silently Seething Co-worker
Simon believes that work is a necessary evil. He believes that showing up everyday to the office is a major feat. He believes that he is just a shy, introverted person and never challenges himself to grow. He was relieved to get a permanent job that has benefits like medical aid and a pension plan. […]
Kick yourself out of that work slump
We’ve all been there. And we’re likely to get there again. It’s the dreaded work slump and like burnout, it can sneak up on you. Of course we all want to feel fully engaged in our 9-5 (and you can bet that your manager would love that too). There are so many factors influencing our […]