In January 2018 I set myself an ambitious goal: to have conversations with 100 different people about the work they do and how they find meaning in it. After two years of freelance and remote work I felt adrift. I no longer knew what I wanted or what made me…

Too often we expect everything all at once. But real work and real lives exist through seasons of growth and change…. and sometimes hibernation. ‘We’re human beings we’re living systems, we have to do things seasonally. …

We all know the story. It happens in so many films. There’s a man or a woman longingly searching, waiting and hoping. And then finally, one day, they bump into their Mr (or Mrs) Right. It’s such a common tale and we’ve learnt to accept it for what it is…

A reading list about purpose and success — Over the last year and more I’ve been fascinated by the ways we seek and find a sense of purpose in work. I’ve had conversations with 100 people on the subject, including a Buddhist monk, a modern philosopher, and a blind adventurer, alongside many others seeking their own sense of…

According to a blind pilot and adventurer — The journey towards finding fulfilling work is often unconventional and nearly always unpredictable. Whether you’re making a career change or searching for a line of employment that inspires and motivates you, you’ve probably spent a considerable amount of time trying to identify a new path. But there’s one problem. …

One of the wisest pieces of advice I’ve been given in the last year is to find collaborators. The trouble is that collaboration is one thing I’ve struggled most with. — I have a stubborn mindset and I often feel like I must be able to find the solution myself. When working, when writing, too often I’ve found myself at a blockade and tried everything to break through — except asking for help. But you don’t always need to ask for…

Have you ever looked up from your desk with that ringing question in your head: “What am I doing here?” Worse still if it’s followed by questions like ‘Does my life have any purpose?’ and ‘What does it even mean to have a sense of purpose?’ Welcome to existential dread…

What I learned from The Hot Seat about finding meaningful work — I have a tendency to overthink, sometimes to the point of paralysis. Over the last year I’ve thought, heavily, about how I can find more meaning and satisfaction in the work I do. And, as you might expect, a lot of that thinking got me precisely nowhere. But getting outside…

Jelena Aleksich, founder of The Confetti Project, on getting stuck — and un-stuck Change is daunting. Even when you have the best of intentions, it’s easy to fall short. There are two good reasons for this. Firstly, because meaningful change requires commitment and persistent action, even when it feels impossible…