Is loving your job a real thing?
Yes, it is a real thing if you will do the work behind it. It is not only steps you take, but it is also a lot of inner work. I shared my...
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Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Sep 6, 2019
- 3 min
How to choose between two conflicting choices
Unpacking my story which I shared yesterday, I am going to tell more about what I learned in that process of finding my purpose in life....
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jul 28, 2019
- 3 min
Imagine a world that EVERYONE feels they belong
I took this picture to show my support to everyone who feels they do not belong. I am a positive person in nature, mostly my luck; got...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Mar 12, 2019
- 3 min
Job satisfaction versus being happy at work
I was attending Happiness at Work conference a few weeks ago. Right at the beginning we talked about Daniel Kahneman’s teachings, the...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Mar 4, 2019
- 1 min
Great Life
“Most people would agree that a great life includes something worth living for. May be even worth dying for. A portion of a great life...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Feb 12, 2019
- 2 min
New Year's Resolutions Slipping Away?
It is mid of February already. It is normal by now that we start to slack with our ambitious goals for 2019. But we don’t have to. First,...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
Do you know your discouragers’ club?
We all probably have been there. You have an idea that you are excited about. You cannot help but share without being selective and boom...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Dec 13, 2018
- 4 min
Why New Years Resolutions Do Not Stick?
It is December but for weeks or may be even for the last couple of months we started thinking about our new year resolutions; how we will...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jan 3, 2018
- 3 min
Meaningful "work" for 2018
We can dream and have new goals every day of the year. There is something magical about new beginnings though. A Monday, a new month and...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jun 5, 2017
- 3 min
Letter to my son with life tips for all graduates
Hi my handsome, my only one, the-best-thing-I-did-in-my-life, It feels so lame to say it but it is true; I cannot believe you are...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Apr 5, 2017
- 6 min
Retirement is a scam
This is what I heard from a gentleman I met at a meeting yesterday: “there might be a better way to say it but I think retirement is a...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Feb 9, 2017
- 6 min
Why do we never believe even Oprahs, Steve Jobses, Mandelas of this world?
Most of us have such a high resistance as soon as we hear somebody talking about “passion” and “purpose.” The first reaction to those who...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- May 5, 2016
- 3 min
Selfish not to share your gifts
I always believe we come here with our gifts. Even if there are people who have the same type of talents, we still have something unique...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Feb 19, 2016
- 3 min
Do you have a Plan or a Dream?
People who are born to have big dreams are sometimes judged to be unrealistic, “out of this world”, or like they live in the clouds- too...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Aug 4, 2015
- 2 min
Places have their energy
Do you ever notice you feel more energized or more comfortable in some places than others? It might be a friend’s house or a little...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jul 14, 2015
- 3 min
Graciously receiving
I am coming from a very humble family. My grandma graduated as one of the first female lawyers in 1933. I never heard her even talk about...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- May 28, 2015
- 2 min
Fear does not mean you need to stop
What would you say to your 22 year old self? I thought about this today. I would tell her feeling the fear when you think of your big...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- May 6, 2015
- 2 min
Connection between passion and awareness
I always believe we come to this planet for a reason. We all have a purpose to be here. We probably know it best when we are a child....
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Mar 5, 2015
- 3 min
Stop being a victim and create your life
Unfortunately I grew up in a society where many saw themselves as victims; almost all the time. Most do not want to take responsibility...
Brooke Ozlem Erol
- Jan 13, 2015
- 2 min
Pray More Worry Less
I got this iPhone case that I love which says “Pray More Worry Less”. I would not have picked this one up 5 years ago. I cannot call...
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