Career Coaching: “What If Nothing Changes?” — is a question I’m asked by potential clients when we meet to explore the possibilities of working together. What if I invest this money, this time, this effort and nothing changes? And, it IS a Good Question! . In my experience, however, the REAL question is “and what if EVERYTHING […]
Career Coaching: Will Coaching Be Hard Work? The short answer is “Yes”. The long answer is also “Yes” and, here’s why it is worth doing: Trying to step out into the world of work with misalignments within you is bound to create tension and then it’s hard to move forward smoothly — What we will be […]
Career Coaching — How do I know you are qualified to coach Me? That’s not something anyone can learn exclusively on a coaching course — It is not only the qualifications, membership body, or insurance… that qualifies a coach as a good one. . It’s the years and years of practice and learning every step of the […]
“Career Coaching: It isn’t for Me!” Talking to a recovering client of mine I asked her what her biggest fear about coaching had been before we took our journey together. Her answer REALLY surprised me because it showed me how far her self perception is from the woman I see … what a gap! She feared: . […]
Career Coaching: Do You Do One-off Coaching Sessions? The short answer to this question is ‘No’. And, the long answer is still “No” – and there’s a good reason for that. Session 3 or 4 is where ‘it’ all unravels and this is exactly as it needs to be — We cannot keep doing the same old things […]
Career Coaching: Now is The Time — Judging by the figures below – It turns out that flexibility at work is essential – who knew??? . “Within the UK, 48 percent of UK businesses are insisting employees get back onto the office. However, 47 percent of workers would walk away if they did not receive any flexibility.” […]
Career Coaching: Do You Give Career Advice? It’s an interesting question and the short answer is “No”. The long answer to the same question is STILL “No” but, if you’re interested then I shall explain why: For all my qualifications and experience, I cannot tell anyone what job to do or which sector to […]
Career Coaching: What Are You Scared Of….? “ The intimacy of being open. Seeing the reality of oneself laid bare.” Was a fear expressed by someone I value. And, that’s a very genuine fear — It would be unrealistic to believe that this will NOT happen within good coaching. However, what’s being discounted in this fear […]
“What Does Career Coaching Cost?” (‘Shhhhh! It’s rude to talk about money. Well, Fxxk that – it’s WAY ruder to NOT talk about money and then need to sort out a misunderstanding!) . What is the cost to you of you NOT hiring A Career Coach — What will Your Future Self think if you do […]
Career Coaching: What IS your “Purpose”. There’s a LOT of talk about identifying “Your Life Purpose” right now. There is also a LOT of misinformation about what this means so I thought it might help to show up and simplify things. Why? Because I have been doing this work with hundreds of clients for over a […]