I never ‘got’ that word when I was small. Somehow when I heard it said of me I would understand somehow that I was ‘different’ from other people and inherent within that was a separateness. It seemed as if others stood together and I stood apart, alone? I only write of this now because I […]
Working therapeutically, and, having processed a lot of my past, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that I am exempt from denial. Ha! “You do know what you do not know”, is otherwise referred to as ‘unconscious incompetence’. When we move from this stage to knowing what we don’t know, or ‘conscious […]
Was my mother’s advice today on the phone, and, sometimes, I even listen to her….? The previous day had been an unmitigated disaster (& I shan’t bore you with the details of a 5 year olds birthday!), and today was busy being one of those days when, depleted, everything I touched turned to shite …… […]
It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters, Amit Ray To learn more of career coaching with Rebecca Click Here
The universe is arranged backwards in one fundamental aspect: The fact that you do not get the courage to do the thing you are scared of until AFTER you have done it, always has seemed like madness to me. But if we weren’t frightened to do something then the the word ‘courage’ would have no […]
If, like me, you spent much of your childhood being told you were ‘over-sensitive’, the chances are that you will be carrying that message well into your adulthood. The chances are also that you may be seeing this as attribute as a curse and missing the benefits of your natural responsiveness. The true title of […]
I have to share this Blog. It’s well worth the read. With many thanks to Mark Manson Blog “Screw Finding Your Passion by Mark Manson Remember back when you were a kid? You would just do things. You never thought to yourself, “What are the relative merits of learning baseball versus football?” You just […]
It might seem ridiculous that I need to even write those words but I do feel I want to. Over and over again I hear career coaching clients dismiss doing what they love as ‘an indulgence’, ‘a hobby’ or ‘just a pastime’. They rarely categorise these brilliances as the thing that can earn them a […]
“It’s ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it” that’s what the song says anyway and I do believe they’re right. When designing your next career step, the choice of vocation is one only you can make. It is the way that you do it is what will ensure its success. If you […]
Barry Swartz said: “Focus on what makes you happy, and do what gives meaning to your life” But herein lies a question or certainly a need for clarification. What is that ‘thing’ we should focus on? The majority of us in the western world have had reasonably good education and relatively privileged childhoods. These benefits will […]