It’s tough getting noticed, much less valued at work. If you want to set yourself apart and gain greater influence over the future of your career, we have a suggestion — become indispensable.

Here are a few thoughts on how to achieve that position of influence.

Ask 5 people in the same organization to explain their organizational purpose, and you might get . . . well, who knows what you’ll get. Purpose isn’t commonly aligned in most organizations.

Some would say, “whatever it takes,” or “do stuff.” Both end up with what the Hebrew language called “para.”

By reflecting on our decisions, we learn to make better decisions. We’ve provided you with one of our favorite tools to accelerate your decision-making skills.

Do you have a day off? A real day off from work?

We suspect not and we make the case that work has become a religion in which our devotion is robbing us of the more important things in life.

Read our take on work as a religion and how to move toward a more reasonable approach.

How much do you trust God? It's a difficult question and generally answered by our actions.

In this article we explore why we don't fully trust God for our future and how we can build that trust.