Pursuing Meaningful Work Podcast

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 129 – Interview with Barbara Dittrich: Snappin Ministries Barbara Dittrich is the Executive Director of Snappin Ministries Special Needs Parents Network. They are a non-profit, offering encouragement and support to parents of children with special needs. I and my wife met Barbara in […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 128 – Creating Meaningful Work Through the years, I’ve always been inspired by people telling me about their faith, work, and cross-cultural travels. Stories inspire people. Some of our career-coaching clients have a burning desire to start a business. We’ve put together a […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 127 – Brent on the Blue Collar Radio Network Podcast From time to time, I’m a guest on other podcasts. My good buddy James Dibben, the Blue Collar Coach, recently interviewed me on his Blue Collar Radio Network Podcast. The title of the […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 126 – Finding a Job in a Down Economy Is it hard to find a better job in a ‘down’ economy? You bet it is. But…is is possible? Absolutely. We had a client that went through our career-coaching process last summer. She did […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 125 – Managing Your Finances During Your Career Transition Gregg Pechmann is my co-host on this podcast. He has been a guest a couple of times before but he’ll be a regular co-host in future podcasts. Gregg is a financial coach. Together, we’ll […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 124 – Top 5 Companies to Work For Glassdoor.com is a great resource for career-changers. I found this website a few months ago, and have been finding great information there. A recent article there is ’2011 Best Places to Work’ as ranked anonymously […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 123 – Seasons of your Career Like seasons change, I think there are also ‘seasonal changes’ in your career. Spring – You’re in a new job or industry. Everything’s new and exciting. Summer – The newness maybe wearing off but you’re productive. You […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 122 – Searching for the Ideal Job Sometimes you have to take something that’s not ideal to get to where you want to be. These are some of the reasons you may consider taking a job that’s not so ideal: 1. When you’re […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 121 – Interview with John Snook John Snook is a good friend – we’ve known each other almost a year. And…he’s on a journey… The last 13 months, he worked as a flooring specialist in one of the big box home equipment retailers. […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 120 – Is it time you get out of there? Is it time for you to get out of there? It’s not just a Jimi Hendricks song. It’s also a question about your job. Should you get out of there? Below are some […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 119 – Pursuing Her Calling and Pursuing God – Julie Borja A little over 3 years ago, Julie moved to Kyiv, Ukraine, working for a non-profit organization that works and helps with students. She helped students learn and practice English, doing English clubs […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 118 – How are you doing your job search? At this time of year, there’s more opportunity to find work than what you might think. Here are a couple of tips on how to search for a job. 1. Let people know that […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 117 – Myers-Briggs measures 4 areas in determining one’s personality There are a lot of good personality assessment types but we prefer the Myers-Briggs type indicator because statistically, it is the most accurate personality assessment. It has over 50 years of research. There […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 116 – Good Bosses and Bad Bosses We recently posted a blog article on the topic of Good bosses and Bad bosses. Do you have a good boss, a bad boss or something in between? I’ve had a couple of bosses throughout the […]

Right-click to download Leave a review on iTunes Pursuing Meaningful Work Episode 115 – Entrepreneur or Traditional Employee In this podcast episode, my wife and I talk about when looking for work that’s a good fit, does it have to be an entrepreneurial type of situation or owning your own business, or can it be […]