Running a business is the same as organising a good party. Its terrifying to plan. It is easy and joyous to partake in once its in progress. The emotional rollercoaster of the social host, mirror that of an entrepreneurial start-up exactly. When I began to play with the notion of setting up in business I […]
A meeting with my business mentor today had me noticing how essential it is to have mentors, supervisors and fellow coaches to notice my own blind spots. Feeling dulled and unmotivated I wasn’t really sure what I wanted from my meeting with this wise gentleman, but it was in the diary and I showed up […]
I advocate taking a business strategy day every 6 months. For myself this has felt like a luxury given that I am a sole trader, and have a multitude of other roles to juggle in my life. However, in service of walking the talk that I talk, I do it anyway. What is becoming more […]
I am a professional planner. By which a mean, given half a chance, I would be a real mind-mapping, list-ticking, diary-scheduling, attitude-choosing, control-freak of a planner. My days can be a series of alarms set to remind me of the next client, the scheduled Skype session, the shift between the roles of mother, coach, supervisor, […]
Don’t. It’s as simple as that. You can choose not to fear those who have ‘authority’. You can choose to challenge self-appointed experts, if, (and there is a caveat), you feel it is an ethical & morally sound thing to do. The best people who have authority, or who are considered to be experts, have […]
My colleague announced yesterday “I have never met anyone who is SO curious before”, as I hypothesised about the motivations of a neighbour. They dad reversed their van, rather forcefully, into their own (adjoining), house. We all felt the impact… My Beloved’s response would be: ‘they just fxxked up!’. My question is always ‘but why?’. […]
Thoughts on Healing in a business context: During a business networking event, a fellow guest approached me what I thought was quite an extraordinary question: He asked me if i was a ‘healer’. Almost without hesitation i replied ‘Yes!’. “But you are a career coach” I hear my internal saboteur exclaim, and, this is merely […]
I notice that in panic I will often look outside of myself for the answers, only to find they resided inside me all along…. Whether it comes to career decisions, to choosing what to do on a personal situation, or knowing how to navigate my emotional world, when I cones down to it, I really […]
I am often asked what is the difference between ‘values’ and ‘beliefs’ within the career coaching realm. Put simply it is this: your values, and you may only have two or three of them, are the threads that run core to your life and your personhood. Your values may morph a little over time, but […]
“If you don’t Ask, you don’t Get!” is a phrase I remember from my childhood. As A Yorkshire lass I cannot abide feeling like I am being manipulated. I would much rather, if someone wants or needs something from me, that they simply ask. This might be a bit straightforward and northern of me, but […]