Preparing for the Impact of Job Loss

Before we start to tackle this issue, let’s acknowledge a truth many people learn the hard way: All of us, every one of us, may be moments from a forced sabbatical ourselves. Because that’s true, I want to briefly list steps you can take today to be better prepared...

Replace Tolerance with Loving Accountability

If you are a sensitive, loving person…then you may have a tendency to affirm your accountability partner and others even when they err. This point of accountability application may be hard for you. I understand, because confronting others is difficult for...

Vocational Calling as a Lifelong Journey

In the movie City Slickers, Mitch (played by Billy Crystal) tries to find his way through a midlife crisis and discover the meaning of life by going on a cattle roundup. Curly (Jack Palance), the gruff trail boss, tells Mitch that the secret of life is just one thing....

Turning Job Loss Into a Journey of Faith

Monte’s phone seldom rings anymore. Seven months of unemployment have wrung all the words out of his well-meaning friends, and they no longer know what to say to encourage him. Dozens of resumes and a handful of interviews have produced only rejection, and...

Dr. James Dobson Family Talk with Doug Spada

You will love this radio show. WorkLife Founder Doug Spada was featured on Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk! They discussed your work being a form of worship and what you can do to stop switching God OFF on Mondays. These shows aired January 2nd and 3rd on over...

Momma Dog's Vacation

We all need a break occasionally. This was painfully brought to my attention recently when I found myself snapping at my kids with the least bit of provocation, and my 13-year-old dryly remarked, “Aren’t WE grumpy?!” It was time to get out of Dodge.I...