by Brendan Barca | Oct 5, 2018 | Fired Up Friday, Straddle The Line Blog
For seven years I’ve been going nonstop. Since getting my first full-time job out of college back in 2012, and apart from the occasional vacation, I’ve worked constantly. This all changed last month when I was laid off. It has now been 29 days (but...
by Brendan Barca | Sep 26, 2018 | Career Resources, Fired Up Friday, Straddle The Line Blog
I’ve been unemployed for three weeks now. Over this time period I’ve experienced a wide spectrum of emotions and received all sorts of contradictory advice. Depending on who I talk to I can feel liberated and excited about what lies ahead or lost and...
by Brendan Barca | Sep 26, 2018 | Career Resources, Fired Up Friday, Straddle The Line Blog
Since being laid off a few weeks ago I’ve had countless hours to reflect on my career up to this point. One thing I’ve realized during this time off is that the biggest thing holding me back from achieving my goals is not the job I have or the...
by Brendan Barca | Sep 13, 2018 | Fired Up Friday, Straddle The Line Blog
Last Thursday I lost my job. After a year and a half of working at my company I was walked into a stuffy conference room just before lunch and told that I was no longer needed. There had been a reorganization and my position was being eliminated. I had to clean out my...
by Brendan Barca | Sep 6, 2018 | Fired Up Friday, Straddle The Line Blog
“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment.” – Eckhart Tolle Whenever I’m...
by Brendan Barca | Aug 24, 2018 | Fired Up Friday, Straddle The Line Blog
My entire life I’ve been living in fear. When I was a kid, I was afraid of getting hurt on the playground. In high school, I was afraid of not getting accepted into a good university. And now as an adult, fear surrounds me more than ever. I’m afraid of losing touch...
