Career Change: As we grow in wisdom (and maybe age a little physically!), we begin to know our values and refine our beliefs. This can lead to a strong need for a career change. If you feel the thunder clouds gathering in you at work, this could be the reason why. I am often asked […]
Career advice: Quitting. I don’t know about you, but, for me, knowing when to quit has never been easy. My morning has been full of digital fxxk-ups: When none of the ‘devices’ will speak to each other. When I cannot open a simple document or print it (especially printing – see Eddie Izzard on that […]
Career advice: Caution. When they say, “Be careful what you ask for, you might just receive” its true. I watch careers grow themselves before my very eyes. This happens when individuals have the courage to state what it is that they really want. It’s been astounding watching one client as he has journeyed since we first met. […]
Career Advice: tbc… A potential client asked me this question “Can you tell me what the three months course will contain and what the homework might be. I want to ensure I get the best of my time commitment”. My answer was this: “Thank you for your question and here are my thoughts: I cannot […]
Career Advice: Extreme. This blog might be a little note to self, but, if it resonates with you Then I hope it’s of use:). I can be such a ‘Responsible Workaholic’ that I ‘simply don’t know when to stop”. I caught myself out at the weekend engaging in this behaviour again. I will try not […]
Career Advice: Kind: There is a layer or stream that runs beneath career coaching and that is self-care. No changes can be even considered until you attend to that. Most new clients show up here acutely undernourished. They have been running too fast and working too hard. They have been running from pillar to post […]
Career Advice: Be very wary of the “The Shoulds and The Oughts“: Why? It’s because these two words Could indicate that the thing you are considering is not your choice. It can indicate that the thing that you are considering is, in fact, the option that others might have chosen for you. These options might […]
Do you really need to get a Career Guidance Qualification in order to decide your next professional steps? Try this instead I am told there are two ways to look at our experiences: We can choose to judge out disappointments as “the things that went wrong”. Or, we can choose to see them as opportunities […]
Career Guidance 2018: Who do you think is ‘worst’ at knowing what to do next in their professional development? Would you be surprised if I told said that it was those of you who did best at school who struggle most in managing your next steps? Why? Because those of us who are really excellent at […]
My Career Guidance to You for 2018 is this: “NEVER dismiss your existing skills, capabilities and knowledge”. One of the hardest tasks I sent my clients, all of my clients, is to name their kills capabilities and knowledge. I ask them to list 40. By which I mean 40 of each…. there are usually complaints! Why is […]