What professional identity do you seek? Some kids know just what they ‘want to be when they grow up’, even at school. I had a friend who could identify that she wanted to be a vet when she was 13 years old. Three decades on and that woman is indeed a vet and still loving it. Most […]
It strikes me that once you have had a glimpse of brilliance, you can never truly can never go back to where you were before that experience. Whatever follows in your life or work, you will always have that knowledge. Be it having secured that new position, of completing that amazing project or gaining that […]
A ‘day off’ can help us with maintaining momentum in the long run. I can be a real stickler for routine and the rigorousness of ‘practice makes perfect….’ and these two things do indeed provide a good platform for our growth.So too does the occasional day off. As sports people take a day off before […]
What is your professional purpose? What’s the point of your career? I mean that literally – What is the purpose behind the work you engage with day after day, other than the earning of an income. A lot of people I work with a capable of turning their hand to most things. When we are […]
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 […]
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?’. […]
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 […]
As we get older it becomes clear we need to ask ourselves ‘but will I enjoy it?’ regarding each new professional opportunity…. If the answer is ‘no’ then we begin to recognise that we will respond one of two way…. either doing the ‘task’ (we have set ourselves!), sullenly and resentfully. Or, we respond to […]