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YAAMO: You Are Already Missing Out
Our digital, hyper-connected world has intensified the human condition called FOMO. In New York City, where I live, we feed FOMO the...
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Joy to the Work
The Love-Hate Relationship With Our Jobs How do you feel about your job? This question is regularly asked in surveys of American Workers....
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Bringing Your Whole Self To Work is Overrated
We continue our “Overrated” series. The driver behind this occasional collection of blog posts and podcast conversations is this: There...
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Being the 'Underdog' is Overrated
There’s a well-established myth out there. It’s woven into the American imagination: Underdogs can come out of nowhere and win. This...
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Rage is Overrated
Rage seems to be all the rage. “Rage Applying” has now replaced “Rage Quitting.” Rage quitting was the strategy where you left your job...
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Q&A: How Did Career Navigator Transform Your Job Search?
A Q&A with two participants of VOCA Center's flagship Career Navigator program.
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5 Questions to Ask Your Boss About the Looming Recession
How to talk to your boss about what's coming.
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Thinking Biblically About Remote vs. Return to Office
"Do you work remotely or are you back in the office?” It’s a question you’ve likely been asked over and over during the past year. Today,...
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What Your Vacation is Telling You About Your Job
Summer is vacation season. Though the lines between work and the rest of life have blurred for many, summer is a time for a break, a...
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What To Do About a Looming Recession
3 ways to prepare for a looming recession.
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When You Feel Misaligned With Your Company's Values
Sanjey found VOCA from 12 time zones away. He felt that the culture of the bank where he worked was changing. He was wondering about...
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It's Time to Quit... Or Is It?
There is an old song by the Clash called Should I Stay or Should I Go. It’s about romance. And it’s the same question many of us are...
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When a Pastor Wants to Change Careers...
Never Again On a sunny spring day, my mother and I stood staring at each other, in front of the closing garage door. “We can never go...
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Fitting Work into the Ever Stretched Container of our Lives
What is the most significant challenge facing us at work? It’s not inflation or the Great Resignation. It is not working from home or...
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Is the Perfect Job Ruining Your Real Job?
Are you on a quest for the perfect job? Every week at VOCA, we are talking to people about their career options and work realities. Some...
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Isolation is Ruining Your Quest For Vocational Clarity
You get a call, an email, or a text. “Guess what? I’ve got a new job.” Out of the blue, with no prior warning a good friend, a family...
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Biblical Wisdom for the Great Resignation
Editor’s Note: Dr. Chip Roper, Founder and President of the VOCA Center, was featured as a guest writer for the Nashville Institute for...
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You're More Than A Google Search
True confession: I do believe there is such a thing as a dumb question. “Have you googled it?” is my default comeback to anyone asking...
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Should I Stay or Should I Go (Now)?
There’s always angst about career choice floating in the ether. Over half of us workers would change jobs if we could and 50% of...
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Why Networking is More Biblical Than You Think
Editor’s Note: Dr. Chip Roper, Founder and President of the VOCA Center, was featured as a guest writer for the Nashville Institute for...
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