Why is Career Coaching Important? — Good question. If, like me, you can turn your hand to just about anything. And yet you don’t feel that you have found YOUR thing… If, like me, you have wandered along your career pathway doing what you ‘should’ and what others have guided you towards doing…. If like me […]
Career Coaching: Are You “Quiet Quitting”? “Quiet quitting is a term for when workers only do the job that they are being paid to do, without taking on further tasks or responsibilities, and data has highlighted employees are working on average an additional 3.98 hours a week, opening up the discussion of what employers can […]
When I asked about career coaching fears, a client said these words: “My Fear Was Thinking that a career coach would be part of the corporate culture” Isn’t it interesting the conclusions we come to before we have even spoken to someone? This is no judgment of my gorgeous client – This is an Observation of […]
Fears About Career Coaching –I asked a bunch of my ‘recovering clients’ what had frightened them about coaching before they had arrived in the room to do The Work. . The Client herself described herself as “excited” before we began our journey together; however, it was her partner who had fears about her engaging with […]
A question I am frequently asked about Career Coaching concerns “Answers”.When I contact to career coach people I contact for 3 months’ worth of work – this is a deep dive, it takes commitment, half measures avail nothing — And people rightly ask. What if I still don’t know what to do at the end […]
The question I am MOST frequently asked in career coaching: “Why have I never found work that really satisfies me?” And, in my experience if you are asking it too, firstly you’re not alone and, secondly, it’s not your fault! This conundrum of yours is a result of the way we humans have been programmed to […]
Career Coaching – “Who is The Best Coach?” — This is an interesting question, and it’s a difficult answer to quantify. However, it’s really important to ask it! . When I started career coaching, I think I was the only ‘career coach’ in Bristol. There were a few in London. It’s a title I made up […]
Career Coaching: What will people think if I leave? . Do you want a really honest answer to this question? Because, in my experience when you choose to leave a role, a sector or an organisation, people rarely notice at all…. . I know – there’s an existential crisis moment – if I leave and nobody […]
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: 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: . […]