What is the difference between a career guidance counsellor and a career coach? Wikipedia gives this definition for career guidance counsellor: “What unites all types of professional counseling is the role of practitioners, who combine giving advice on their topic of expertise with counseling techniques that support clients in making complex decisions and facing difficult […]
Career Guidance Test: I found that getting good career guidance really was a test! The psychometrics of my school days left me cold. Psychometric tests even have left others I know disorientated and distressed with their career predictions. The tests are binary and their conclusions fail to include information regarding cultural beliefs and values. The […]
One of the most challenging thing about career guidance, is that as a career coach, I do not have your answers. What I do have is the questions that can enable you to generate your own professional solutions. In this society we have become increasingly externally referenced. By ‘externally referenced’ what I mean is that […]
CPD points: This link to the Chartered Institute of Public Relations describes what activities, engaged with in the right way, count as CPD points, in the PR sector. I think most industry sectors have a similar CPD points system. It is my opinion that most sector’s points systems miss the whole point of CPD entirely! […]
CPD explained: I am intrigued by this definition by CPDUK where it is stated that: “Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the term used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. It enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive.” I had an unexpected […]
CPD or continuing professional development is just that: CPD is continuous! Sometimes I feel like I do not want to develop any more. In my experience however, the darkest hour really is just before dawn. When I am in my own pre-dawn panic, I can forget that the darkness bodes well. The thing I do […]
The Invitation “The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer: For inspiration. Why? Because I can: Enjoy! “It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will […]
I’m Blogging Off Until Next Week. Holiday! Here’s a little reminder of your brilliance in the mealtimes. See you next week. R xox “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask […]
Where does entrepreneurial spark originate? Well isn’t that just the question! And, I suspect this might just be the point. The fact that it is called a ‘spark’ is reflective of the immediacy of the entrepreneurial urge. For we are dynamic individuals who join the dots and problem solve in the blink of an eye. When asked […]
I love this post exploring the nature of entrepreneurial spirit. What it does for me is to really embed the notion that we entrepreneurs are a bunch of ‘Doers”. If you have plenty of innovative ideas but you merely expound their possibilities verbally you are not an entrepreneur. Talking about great ideas makes you a ‘dreamer’. Dreaming […]