Posts tagged career services
It’s not your CV that's the problem - are you applying for the wrong jobs?

It's not your CV! If you're looking for greater fulfilment in your career, for a role that lights you up and gives you a real sense of purpose, you need to step back and ask a different question. Change 'What can I do?' to 'What do I really want to do - and why?' Here are three steps towards a role and an organisation that are a much, much better fit!

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September - time for a career reset?

Like starting a new year, September has the same energy and is a great time to reset your career. When you know what's working for you (or not) in your current work, it's so much easier to make changes for greater fulfilment. Here are 4 prompts to get you thinking - so you can get more of what you really want and need at work.

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Let your career regrets point towards a better career

Career regrets can actually be a great source of information about where you can head for a more fulfilling career. They are also a brilliant way of understanding what success looks like to you, rather than the version we may have inherited from parents, friends or society in general. In this article, I suggest three ways you can use any regrets to check out what’s behind them - and how you can use them to make the move you’re longing for.

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How to succeed after a change of direction: embracing your new identity

When you’re launching a new career after a change of direction, here’s how you can set yourself up for success. Be real, self-aware, and mark the transition - this is a new chapter and in part, a new identity. Here’s what you can let go of and what you can consciously choose from this exciting new start.

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Career Cushioning - with a Compass

When you want to future-proof your career, don’t let fear hold you back. You can build a career cushion while you’re still safely employed, but in a way that’s perfect for you! In this article, I suggest ways you can develop a plan B that also takes you in a direction that’s better for you - build resilience, security, fulfilment and hope into your career planning.

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How to stop believing your gremlins - and start creating a better career

When you’re stuck in a frustrating job but can’t escape your fears about creating anything better, you might be trapped by your gremlins. These limiting beliefs hold you back and stop you from changing direction towards a much more fulfilling career. In this article I suggest common career change gremlins and how I help my clients escape their hold and start believing in their career change. You can too!

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The two faces of career change: internal shifts and new directions

When you’re stuck in the wrong job and can’t see new options, change can seem an impossible dream. But instead of finding it overwhelming or out of reach, here are ways you can bring about the internal shifts necessary to make changes in your work life a possibility - and then reality! These clients are now doing work that lights them up - so can you.

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How to get lucky in your career change

We all need a bit of luck right? But how about if you can work on creating more luck for yourself - especially when you’re trying to explore or create a new career? Yes, in this article I show how luck helped me make an important career transition, and what you can do to bring luck firmly into your corner!

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Finding life in the career transitions

What is it that drives a change in career direction? When you know WHY a new direction is perfect for you, you’ll also find the belief and energy to make it happen. Try these 5 questions to help you identify that spark of inspiration to make a revitalising new start.

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Is your company's culture making or breaking you?

What do you need to be your best and do your best work? When you understand the conditions you need to thrive in your career, you can start making some important changes. When you belong and can be yourself, you are going to flourish - and everyone will benefit. Here’s how to identify what you need to be your best at work.

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Between a rock and a hard place: desperate to leave your work but cannot take the next step

When you feel desperate to leave your current work but cannot find what it takes to act, you know that the status quo always wins. So here are 3 things you can do to gain the clarity you need to understand what’s really going on - and how to take step one, step two, step three.. until you have the momentum to make the career changes you really want.

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You want more from your career - but more what?

When you’re feeling restless, bored, unhappy or disenchanted at work, how do you make the changes you need? In this article I suggest 3 great questions to start uncovering what’s really missing and what you can do to change things for the better. When you’re stuck with a career decision, this will help you understand your options for a quick fix or a bigger leap.

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For greater career fulfilment - make friends with your strengths (Part 1)

When you use your strengths to create change in your life, it all comes so much easier. Use your best talents, character traits and specific skills to work through problems or uncover new career options and you are on the right track for greater fulfilment. This two-part article shows how you can first understand what your strengths are, and then deploy them to create a more fulfilling and authentic life.

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Achieving work you love – for once, it really IS all about you

When it’s a matter of creating a truly fulfilling work life, you have full permission to make it all about you - at least as a starting point! What keeps so many people stuck is lack of clarity about what they really want - and why. This article helps you gain that vital clarity so that you can start to move in the right career direction for you.

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Reinventing your career after divorce: from surviving to thriving

How can you emerge from divorce with a new career and life that allows you to thrive? My career reinvention story shows what I needed to do to rebuild, despite having to move countries, professions and starting all over again at the age of 57. By sharing the lessons I learnt, I hope others will be able to redesign a new chapter in which they can thrive.

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