Downtown Dharma: Zen in the City

A recent post on the Downtown Dharma blog talks about some tips on how to turn your passion into a paycheck! This is exactly what we all would like to do.

Check out her tips here and a wide array of other information!

Do you feel like you're lost and unsure of your next step because...

the life you built no longer fulfills you? You’re ready to forge your own path, but are having difficulty with the decisions? Are you still not doing what you feel you're here to do? Are you blaming yourself for the unexpected, and having difficulty recognizing the opportunity? Are you nearing retirement, and unsure how you’ll create a new way of life?

If any of these are true, you're among a growing number of (wo)men who feel called to live in new ways during these times, and yet just don't know how to begin. In support, I have developed several programs that may be just what you are looking for.

“My work with Georgia has been such a blessing to my life. I was looking for balance between all the directions that life was pulling me and with Georgia’s help and guidance I was able to find a direction and peace of mind in my life that has actually given me more energy and excitement about the future than I had ever thought I would have. With her support and encouragement I was able to work through everything that was taking my time and zapping my energy so that I could focus on what is really important to me. I am more focused and determined than ever to meet my life goals both professionally and personally.” D.M.


During your individually-designed program, you will dissolve the barriers to fulfilling your goals and dreams. As you transform your limiting patterns, you cultivate your uniqueness, power, and your ability to flourish.

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Create the Job that Matches Your Values

By Guest Author Nancy Anderson

Values undergo a seismic shift in midlife and beyond. Making money is important, but monetary goals take second place to emotional and spiritual fulfillment; not only for yourself, but also for those you serve in your work. Ironically, putting love of what you do before money brings all the money you need.

By contrast, in your twenties and thirties you needed to go for the personal gold, experiment with many options, choose sexual and marriage partners, and compete with peers for recognition from authority figures. But once you reach the early forties it is time to let go of these youthful pursuits so that you can move into the authority role, as was the case for my client, Charles.

When I met Charles he spent most of his time going to networking meetings, and surfing job sites on the Internet. He would get excited about a referral or posting and send in his resume, and then get disappointed when there was no response. It did not occur to him that what he wanted to do for a living was not advertised, and that he would have to create the job that matched his values.

“What do you mean, create the job? “ Charles asked worriedly.

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Guest Blog Author Introduction: Nancy Anderson

This week we are going to have the privileged of hearing from author Nancy Anderson. Please visit her website and learn more about her below!


Nancy Anderson is a nationally acclaimed career and life consultant and the author of the best selling career guide, Work with Passion, How To Do What You Love For a Living (New World Library, 1984, 20th anniversary edition, 2004). She was a Regents Scholar at the University of California, Riverside where she graduated magna cum laude with an interdisciplinary degree in English and Political Science.


Following graduation in 1976, Nancy started a career consulting firm in San Francisco with two partners. Five years later (1981) she started her own career consulting business, at which time she wrote Work with Passion, based on her own and her clients’ experiences.