Hear Positive Psychology experts Sonja Lyubomirsky on myths of happiness, and Bob Vallerand on harmonious passion. "I can't be happy until I get that better job." "I’ll be happy when I’m rich." Author of The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky busts myths based on her 20 years of research. What's [...]
"Why am I here? Why is life like this? Why can't I be happy?" These are the questions people ask, said Professor Michael Steger as he shared his research on meaning in life with Career Buzz listeners (July 23, 2014). "Having meaning in life," he said in my interview with him at the recent Canadian Positive Psychology Association [...]
It was an insightful experience for me to attend the Canadian Positive Psychology Association conference in Ottawa on July 17-18. Plus it was a real pleasure to attend the conference as your Career Buzz correspondent, collecting interviews five of which we share today, as part 1, more in part 2 in a few weeks. [...]
Multitalented Jason Hopley on breaking into kids television, plus, Oz's Homestay and Drop Zone owners Ash and Celeine Easdon-Smith. https://www.careercycles.com/NEW/MP3/careerbuzz-2014-07-09.mp3 Click to Listen or Download
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Career Buzz guest, a family doctor, talks about meeting a career professional to get help to manage his career in medicine and beyond "The first step of getting help," said Dr. Aubie Diamond, (Career Buzz, May 21, 2014) "is admitting it to yourself. If you're in a [career] situation that's not tenable, at a certain point in time, [...]
David Coletto is a founding partner and CEO of Abacus Data and the Canadian Millennial Research Practice focusing on people born between 1980 and 2000. Tune in to hear insights from David who was named a Forty Under Forty in Ottawa. Diane Dowsett is Associate Vice President of Talent Management at LoyaltyOne. LoyaltyOne runs the popular Air Miles loyalty points [...]
After a long maternity leave, putting your work hat back on might seem a little odd, as if it just doesn’t fit the way it did before. While your life is decidedly different with a new child at home that doesn’t mean your career has to be put on hold. Motherhood could actually inspire you to [...]
Nikil Saval is author of a new book called Cubed: A secret history of the workplace. Tune in for an entertaining look at the history of the modern worker, that the modern worker can actually learn from. Plus, hear how Dr. Aubie Diamond wound down his family practice so he could focus on delivering the very best services in ritual [...]
In talking about career development for children as young as three to six years old (Career Buzz, May 14, 2014), Sarah Brown emphasized the importance of the uniqueness of each child. Even before setting kids loose to play in an animated and online "Career Town," Sarah, who's the product manager for ccSpark! from Career Cruising, said you need [...]
