balance career and love
Should I stop working full-time to support our family just because he's getting a raise?
At the behest of his wife, my husband has been pursuing a different employer as his current position, while solid and benefit laden, offers no room for advancement and little job satisfaction. It is one of those jobs that his father's generation would have envied. In fact, his father is pretty incensed that he would like to leave. Problem is, my hubby hates it and he'll be there a million years before he ever gets a promotion because no one leaves. It's a graveyard and he knows it. Excelle: 20 Easy Ways To Get Happier
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Prevent your career from weathering your relationship with these four tips.
Making your mark in the business world requires for plenty of sacrifices, but one thing that should never be sacrificed is the goal of maintaining a healthy, loving relationship. The constant support of a devoted partner can spell the difference between calmly weathering the never-relenting storms of the workplace and washing up on shore like a sickly sea creature. As you methodically build your kingdom, keep the four next tips in mind, for they will help ensure that you'll have a contented lover sitting happily beside your throne. 7 Ways To Stay Happy (All Year Long)
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Janet Jackson reportedly upset at Jermaine Dupri over her career woes.
Hardly a month has passed since R&B mogul Jermaine Dupri first presented his birthday present to his lady love, singer Janet Jackson: a large tattoo of her posed as a madonna, emblazoned on his right side.
Too bad the return policy on that gift requires a little more than a receipt.
The National Enquirer is reporting that the couple of four years is splitting after Janet's career decline has left relations between the two unstable. After all, Dupri was also the manager of Ms. Jackson's largely unsuccessful recent tour. According to Access Atlanta, concerts had been repeatedly … Read More
An intimate look at Gail Sheehy and Clay Felker’s long-term love affair
By Gail Sheehy
Yesterday my husband walked into our day-old home, a condo furnished with hundreds of boxes from our former house, and he didn’t smile. Moving isn’t easy. We had pulled up stakes from a place we loved. Our roots were still raw.
Clay Felker and I have been through many moves. Painful as they were, some of them saved our relationship. One may have saved his life. This year we will celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary, a milestone that amazes friends who had to play Rolodex tag with each of us during the 17 years of our … Read More
Janet Hanson provides insight on how to balance work and love.
In 1987, I resigned from a blockbuster 11-year career at the premier investment banking firm of Goldman Sachs. I had gotten married in 1980 to a wonderful guy I worked with. We sat directly across from each other on the trading floor. We had been secretly dating for three years and so our engagement announcement was a tremendous shock to our colleagues. Unfortunately, we got divorced four years later when we figured out that while we loved being business colleagues, we were not in love. We continued to sit across from each other on the sales desk … Read More
