Where we work has a profound influence on how we feel about what we do. This in turn affects how we feel about ourselves and our lives. All the careers-guidance I have ever received has focused on the ‘what’ of what I wish to do. Rarely has the question ‘where would you like to do […]
It’s easy to view life and work as a competition. Our survival instinct makes us naturally competitive. Our egos would have us chasing visible status and success. Thirdly there are some large corporations who wish to make money from our natural vulnerabilities and in order to do so, would have us feeling ‘less than’ […]
What’s the point of your career? I mean that literally. A lot of people I work with are capable of turning their hand to most things. When we are capable of doling almost anything then it becomes difficult to decide what that ‘thing’ might be. Instead of turning your ‘hand’ to things, perhaps it’s time instead […]
.Where our focus lies is where the energy sits is what we give power to. Therefore this is what comes true…. What we think, we say, what we say, we make manifest…… I am not talking about ignoring real safeguarding for vulnerable clients here or avoiding doing a risk assessment on a project. This is not […]
It doesn’t matter how bright you are or how very astute your ideas, if you do not share them then they have no value. This is a bold statement, but, hundreds of thousands of words, in an unpublished book, are silent. The best entrepreneurial notion, left trapped inside a brain, will have no impact whatsoever […]
You may not believe it, but you are most probably managing a ‘portfolio career: The ‘options’ we chose in our teens are mostly redundant as we change and grow as adults. The economic climate means that most sectors are riddled with cuts and redundancies and people are either are either doing two jobs, or have […]
What are the important elements of your career pathway? When it comes down to it only two things really count; Are you earning enough to keep a roof over your head? And are you enjoying enough of it to spend that amount of time doing it? That’s it! If one or t’other is out of […]
Did anyone mention that we as individuals get to choose our own professional identity definition? Did anyone explain that to you whilst you were choosing your ‘options’ at senior school? Nope, nor me! “Professional identity is defined as one’s professional self-concept based on attributes, beliefs, values, motives, and experiences” (Ibarra, 1999; Schein, 1978). I didn’t know […]
“It takes a village to raise a child” and it takes a whole community to grow a business. After years of bruising and challenging career experiences I harnessed the lot by using my coaching and supervision skills and began to empower others to harness their expletives in service of their career passion. This was juicy! […]
When i entered the frustrating fifteen years of my career I had no idea of the benefits. The years filled with what I felt were failures. The years where I quit roles that didn’t quite fit, keeping moving. The years where I felt my confidence being corroded in the corporate world as I sought over […]