The reality is that as a coach I do not have your answers. Nobody has anyone else’s answers when push comes to shove. As my client however I trust that you do, deep down, know just what it is that you want to do. Together we shall put on the head torch and explore the […]
As Alice walker said: “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any”. This is really true. Unless we believe ourselves to be potent we cannot even image the changes we desire. Without the freedom to contemplate what we really want we have little or no ability to […]
If you are seeking Career Wisdom, here is today’s thought for the day: If it’s all too much, take a step away. Step back from the decisions. Step back from the conflicts. Step back from the coal face. Rest and recuperate and all the above will be achieved in a third of the time on […]
I found myself posting someone else’s blurb about definitions of professional success and important milestones that entrepreneurs reach. As I did so realised that I too have a unique window into the professional worlds of the successes and lessons of others, and, that might just be something to play with in there. My first observation […]
If you’re feeling overwhelmed at work, or at home (or indeed at both given it’s the end of the summer hols!), then sometimes the simplest of things can have a big impact. I have used this tactic. I know this tactic works. When I am overwhelmed I forget this tactic over again….. So I shall […]
The positive effects of cultural change, in a professional environment, are not always instantly noticeable. The world changes and businesses and organisations need to change too in order to accommodate and capitalise on these transitions. Sometimes change needs to happen because of the natural entropy that occurs inside a business. When a business entity has […]
As Katharine Whitehorn said: “Find out what you like doing best, and get someone to pay you for it.” And if we can clear away all the debris of others expectations, all the ‘shoulds and oughts’, we can be freed to choose to do exactly that. Explore here to learn more of career coaching with […]
What did I learn from yesterday’s professional world? Firstly, that even if I have been absolutely rubbish in my admin, (& I really had!), I can be absolutely excellent in stepping into my supervisory role spontaneously. Having realised I had failed to book the appointment in my own diary, and the client called…. I still […]
One if the real perks of my job is the very real brilliance that fills the space we share as soon as a client enters the room. What he or she brings is their own wisdom and knowing. We then embark on a collaborative journey, pooling our resources in service of meeting the objectives […]
If you do not have internal peace then you have nothing…. Desperate for a vacation as it had been a challenging year, a colleague of mine was deeply looking forward to flying off into the sunshine for a couple of weeks break. In the preceding 6 months work had thrown up challenges. The health of […]