Nina Ham

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Buddhism, the Brain, and a Bad Boss

There’s nothing more frustrating and disheartening than feeling that your boss is undermining your efforts to do your best at work. Maybe it seems intentional, maybe it seems just who s/he is. Whatever the origin, the toll on your morale and performance is heartbreakingly wasteful. What to do? You’ve almost certainly tried everything you could think of. Maybe you’ve managed to largely insulate yourself from contact with him or her, so your anger and frustration erupt less o

June 19, 2013

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Where Do I Find Meaningful Work?

Are you wondering if you’re the proverbial person who has climbed the ladder of success only to find it’s leaning up against the wrong wall? Is this all there is, settling in a career that has brought you success, perhaps, but leaves you hungry for something more? To be excited and challenged by your work, to believe it’s adding in some way to the common good, may be a dream you‘re longing to realize, but you don’t know where to start. Here’s a lament from a job searcher had

November 20, 2011

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Is Your Definition of Success Broken?

Do you have a working definition of success that fits for you, or has the word lost its meaning? Did it once have personal meaning, or was it never truly yours in the first place? Is “success” a dark cloud hovering over you, or a foggy place in your mind you’d rather not visit? And - attention, please! - is there a hidden cost to letting it remain broken? Angela had consulted me because her graphic design business was producing lackluster results and her feelings about it we

September 18, 2006

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Discovering Your Personal Success Footprint

Discovering Your Personal Success Footprint n Nina Ham, CPCC, LCSW Are you tired of being told what success is and isn’t, or counseled how to get it, as though it’s a publicly held commodity? Even when it’s couched in glowing New Age language (“success is fulfilling your destiny…”), the message is that success is a template to fit yourself into or to measure yourself against, rather than an aspiration that arises from within. These observations point to a disturbing conclusi

September 30, 2005

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Is Working Good for Your Health?

IS WORKING GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH? Nina Ham, LCSW, CPCC It’s fall in the mid-west, and the crisp chill in the air means it’s time for a taffy-pulling party. For the uninitiated, here’s what happens. Groups of kids wait impatiently while a parent stirs a pan of sugar, butter and water on the stove. When the ingredients have melted and cooled just enough, the kids grab a wad and start pulling. As they pull, they can see the taffy change from a dull, dark brown conglomeration to

November 12, 2004

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Searching for Your Calling

SEARCHING FOR YOUR CALLING – Quest or Curse? Judging by the extraordinarily positive reader response to Po Bronson’s What Should I Do With My Life?, people are aching for a sympathetic outlook on their stories of career dissatisfaction. They tend to be their own harshest critics, often riddled with self-doubt and embarrassment about not getting this “career thing” right. Maintaining a constructive attitude is challenging. In spite of contrary statistics - such as, the averag

December 27, 2003

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Uncovering Your Personal Success Footprint

Are you tired of being told what success is and isn’t, or counseled how to get it, as though it’s a publicly held commodity? Even when it’s couched in glowing New Age language (“success is fulfilling your destiny…”), success is still something to fit yourself into rather than something arising from within. It seems that unless you define success for yourself, it tends to get defined for you. The one universal truth about success is that how it’s defined is unique and intimat

December 27, 2003

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The Path to Success: Finding the Confidence to Step Up to Key Moments

Whether it’s making a prospecting call to a promising business contact, giving an informal “elevator speech” to a networking group, or attempting to close a transaction, there are certain key moments when putting your best-dressed foot forward really matters. Some of life’s fortunate people seem to be naturally at their best under this kind of pressure. The rest of us have to learn. Confidence matters. Few would argue that developing confidence is a good investment. You’ll b

March 11, 2003

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Success and Me Game

Describes and promotes a game for assisting individuals in creating their personal definition of success.

September 23, 2007

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Success From the Inside Out

Advice, links, and an e-newsletter to help women find or create a fulfilling and inspiring career. For women in all industries looking for a career coach or considering career transition.

September 23, 2007

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Success From the Inside Out

September 23, 2007