Author: Tracy Brower
You Can Have it All, Just Not All At Once: Lessons from the Boundaries
Jennifer* has been achieving work-life integration since before we were all talking as much about it. I met Jennifer shortly before she left a corporate job in order to go out on her own. It was a gutsy move. At a time when lots of us were focused on serving the corporate lattice, Jennifer started […]
Encore! Lessons from the Oldest Millennial
Kurt Nahikian* is one of those people who says so many pithy things, that you want paper and pen handy to write them all down. His personal brand is a ‘defender of big ideas’ and he has done it all. He says that at 50-something, he is the oldest millennial. Surely he is right. Here […]
Fear Less, Trust More: Instructions for How to See
Dr. Larry Gerbens has been helping people see for a lifetime. It’s his gift. As a physician and founder of Grand Rapids Ophthalmology, the connection to sight is obvious. But it’s his second career, as a gift officer and mentor for pre-med/pre-health students at Calvin College, where he’s providing new views. At 60-something, looking back […]
A Family of One
When she was 27, a co-worker told Ginny Giles* that she should be the one to work late because she had no family (she was unmarried without children). Another co-worker said that Ginny should be paid less for doing the same work because she didn’t have children to support. (What???) Ginny knew these were fundamentally […]
Keeping the Lights On: Finding What Matters
Zoe Carmichael* loves to see the lights turn on. Whether she is teaching her class at Kendell College of Art and Design or coaching a client on presentation skills, she is most energized when she sees a student light up with new understanding or when she helps a client present with a newly burgeoned sense […]
Lessons in Meaning: How to Drink a Cappuccino
Agnes wanted to be an actress, but her dad wanted her to go into business and economics so she did. After a short and very successful run in a stock/banking oriented field, she realized that she needed to put quality of life first and pursue a different path. She’s never looked back. Agnes is originally […]
Evidence the World Should Go On
Welcome to the world! Oliver* was overdue and long-awaited. He even received an eviction notice from his parents. But he’s here now and settling nicely into his new accommodations – so many loving arms. The truth is that he’s captivating – in all his squished up baby-ness, with his unfocused eyes and ruddy complexion. It’s […]
Zoltan’s Pillars for Work-Life: Advice from a Marathon Runner
Zoltan Vadkerti is a single 30-something based in Brussels. He is Hungarian and studied economics in both Hungary and The Netherlands before he moved to Brussels and co-founded the Worklife HUB*. He is a marathon runner which gives him plenty of time to reflect on many topics including work-life. His point of view – which […]
Why We Dance
I never get tired of seeing what I think of as ‘the dancing guy’ videos (links below). In fact, many of us are hooked. Why do we love them? Because we crave to dance – to express ourselves. We crave connection with others. We crave shared experience. Most of all, we crave the joy that […]
Designing for Good and Finding Peace in the Present
Seeking fulfillment in work-life? Connect, contribute, stretch, think big, and never over-plan! Rebecca’s story shows how ‘designing for good’ and ‘peace in the present’ are keys to an abundant work-life experience. Here are lessons from a 20-something graphic designer*: Stay Connected. For Rebecca, work-life has always been connected. Contrary to work and life being isolated […]