Advocacy, Consulting, Libraries

Vocational Awe Revisited: The Promise and the Pitfalls of Passion-Driven Work

I usually listen to NPR on the weekends while I do chores and laundry. This past weekend, as I listened to the show Hidden Brain, the topic, “Passion vs. Paycheck” immediately brought me back to my own experiences working in libraries—and to a blog post I wrote last year about vocational awe. The episode explores… Continue reading Vocational Awe Revisited: The Promise and the Pitfalls of Passion-Driven Work

Libraries, Marketing

Can “Vocational Awe” Get in the Way of Library Marketing?

I was recently leading a focus group of library directors and marketing professionals, and one of them brought up the concept of "vocational awe." This was a memory jogger for me, because I first heard about this at ALA in 2018, but I had since forgotten the term. After the focus group, I decided to… Continue reading Can “Vocational Awe” Get in the Way of Library Marketing?