Rebecca Hartnell, Career Coach, Bristol

You Know You Have a Good Mentor When……

You know you have a good mentor when….They pick right up on the bits of your business plan that you know you have been avoiding. It may make you flinch when the words are said…. But the flip-side is that you know, that ‘they’ know! This is essential in the building of the trust that […]

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Rebecca Hartnell, Career Coach, Bristol

The best bit of this job?

Is celebrating with my clients. This is not about financial reward, this is sharing the joy with another, in their achievements. It is cheering on from the sidelines and knowing exactly how very challenging that game has been, and how much hard work each of their tries have been. It’s whooping when the conversion is […]

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Rebecca Hartnell, Career Coach, Bristol

Bounce-back-ability

There is a notion that an individual needs to hit rock-bottom in order to reinvent themselves but I beg to differ. From my own experiences, and, those shared by people I have known & worked with, the evidence seems to suggest something different. Firstly hitting rock bottom seems less about reinvention of the self and more […]

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Rebecca Hartnell, Career Coach, Bristol

Reflecting on ‘good enough’.

I heard myself saying that if I am unable to drop ‘inadequacy’ for myself then at least I should drop it on behalf of my clients’ & as I walked away from this conversation I was suddenly absolutely filled with joy of the possibility of doing this on my own behalf. I suddenly thought ‘for goodness […]

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Rebecca Hartnell, Career Coach, Bristol

Angry? So?

Sometimes, even with the best will in the world, its difficult to avoid feeling angry….There is injustice in the world. There are behaviours towards ourselves and others that we would much rather not see. Sometimes a mix of tiredness, with misunderstanding or even mal intent can trigger a time bomb in us.And?! By which I […]

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Rebecca Hartnell, Career Coach, Bristol

An Age Old Decider

So you have a decision to make? Be it professional or personal, it has been giving you sleepless nights. You have been playing ping-pong in your head. You have mind-mapped it, opening up all the possibilities. You have made lists of pros and cons and the ‘yay’s’ and ‘nays’ are just about stacking up just about […]

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