Career Coaching: Mistakes. Mistakes are valuable, REALLY valuable. Mistakes are rich with learning. We can only access this learning if we choose not to beat ourselves up. If we get stuck in the self-punishment loop, there is no way we can summons the energy to debrief and find the gift. I have seen plenty of people […]
Career Coaching: Shame: As a coach, as a supervisor, and as a Developer of leaders, I have a big ask of you. If we are going to work together truly, then I need you to be courageous and risking bringing your shame. Bring me your fears, bring me your fxxk ups, bring me your judgments and […]
Career Coaching: Transformation. True change very rarely looks like I imagine it will. In my eyes, it should look ginormous. There should be upheaval and a decent amount of chaos, there might be stress and even shouting… In reality, the current crisis is re-enforcing what I was already coming to know. True change is much, much […]
Career Coaching: Idleness. Are there days when you do not want to show up? Are there days when even the things you are most passionate about in your professional world leave you unmotivated and stale? Want the good news? That is entirely normal and makes you only human. And the second bit of good news? Even by […]
Career Coaching: Celebration. Celebrating success? Have you ever noticed that we don’t do it generally? We are a product of Protestant work ethic programming. We carry messages of “arrogance” or “pride before a fall”. When we fail to celebrate our successes, then we start the next cycle of learning undernourished and tired. Celebrating a win […]
Career Coaching: Get A Mentor. Go on, be brave and find somebody you admire. If it’s terrifying to approach them then you respect them enough for them to be useful to you. Ask. If you get a “No” refuse to take it personally and move on. Most successful people love to share what they know […]
Career Coaching: Decision-Making. One of the mistakes people make in decision making is to “think about it”. Thinking about anything too much is dizzy making. Our education system and our society put all the emphasis on our brains. Yes, our brain is useful, and, it is only part of our repertoire. To make good decisions we need […]
Career Coaching: You Are Better Than You Know. Our brains have a negative bias. Fact. And? That doesn’t always serve us. Whilst we do need to be vigilant about danger, it is also important to be able to step out of that place and be able to see your possibility too. I am a firm believer of […]
Leadership Coaching: Heart-filled work. I was re-reminded of the importance of ‘heart-filled work in leadership and business by a client today. In he strode, a Glaswegian, a five and a half foot tall. A multi-disciplinary thinker, with barrels of energy. Not only did he bring a personality and a half, but also a heart that has […]