I like to think two basic needs underpin human nature. First is the desire to know and express oneself, which we now call identity. Second is the need to be a part of something, a holdover from the ...

Andrew Bishop is pursuing a Master of Public Policy at the University of Virginia. You can follow him on Twitter @xiongandi. I made a lot of mistakes in my first year of teaching sixth grade language ...

In my last post, I discussed the irony of encountering social work’s identity crisis after experiencing my own professional identity crisis. When I say ironic, I really do mean it. I also feel it’s ...

Feeling passion for and deriving meaning from work is often seen as a good thing. But in "The Job," Ellen Ruppel Shell explains how that can backfire. If you lose your job, you might also feel like ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As I watched the Diane Sawyer interview with Bruce Jenner a few weeks ago, my heart hurt. As he described the torment and insecurity he ...

In my last post, I discussed the irony of encountering social work’s identity crisis after experiencing my own professional identity crisis. When I say ironic, I really do mean it. I also feel it’s ...