Career Coaching: The REAL work. This might sound paradoxical, but The Work in career coaching ISN’T concerned with choosing your next career at all….So, what is The REAL Work in this space? It’s the deep dive into understanding yourself and seeing what drives you. This is getting the headtorch on and going back to see what […]
Career Coaching: Brave — A Client said these words to me… “What happened to the brave me of 20 years ago?” She’s a senior leader, she has the responsibilities of a family, a home, and parents who are not as young as they were. She also has a role she has come to resent more and […]
When I asked about career coaching fears, a client said these words: “My Fear Was Thinking that a career coach would be part of the corporate culture” Isn’t it interesting the conclusions we come to before we have even spoken to someone? This is no judgment of my gorgeous client – This is an Observation of […]
Fears About Career Coaching –I asked a bunch of my ‘recovering clients’ what had frightened them about coaching before they had arrived in the room to do The Work. . The Client herself described herself as “excited” before we began our journey together; however, it was her partner who had fears about her engaging with […]
A question I am frequently asked about Career Coaching concerns “Answers”.When I contact to career coach people I contact for 3 months’ worth of work – this is a deep dive, it takes commitment, half measures avail nothing — And people rightly ask. What if I still don’t know what to do at the end […]
The question I am MOST frequently asked in career coaching: “Why have I never found work that really satisfies me?” And, in my experience if you are asking it too, firstly you’re not alone and, secondly, it’s not your fault! This conundrum of yours is a result of the way we humans have been programmed to […]
Career Coaching – “Who is The Best Coach?” — This is an interesting question, and it’s a difficult answer to quantify. However, it’s really important to ask it! . When I started career coaching, I think I was the only ‘career coach’ in Bristol. There were a few in London. It’s a title I made up […]
Career Coaching: How Do I Find Work That Matters? — More and more people are realising that money is not the only thing that’s important about the work they do. Especially since the pandemic, lots of you have had time to notice the effect work has on your well-being and to question whether what you do really […]
Career Coaching: What will people think if I leave? . Do you want a really honest answer to this question? Because, in my experience when you choose to leave a role, a sector or an organisation, people rarely notice at all…. . I know – there’s an existential crisis moment – if I leave and nobody […]
Career Coaching: Burnout Continues “Out of office.’ For employees who use at least some of their holiday allocation, nearly half (47%) found it impossible to disconnect from work fully.” These figures do not apply only to senior leadership. These figures apply to people with ”normal jobs who are equally feeling over-responsible. This is ridiculous – ALL […]