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!
Read MoreCareer 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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreWhen 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!
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreWhen life gives you lemons - make lemonade! Even better, work out what you really need and want to thrive in the next phase of your life, and start creating something wonderful. Whether it's after a divorce, bereavement, redundancy, a big birthday or a health scare, each of these is a nudge to choosing what comes next.
Read MoreWe 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!
Read MoreHow can you set yourself up for success when exploring a new career? These three vital ingredients will ensure your career change stands a chance to take root and flourish: a positive and open mindset, self-awareness, and curiosity. Here’s how you can prepare the ground for making the changes you really need to feel happy and fulfilled at work.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreHow can knowing your personality type help you choose a better career? There are clear links between individual personality and what makes a fulfilling career. But knowing your ‘type’ is not enough - you also need clarity on the kind of life you want, what you value most, and what meaningful work looks like to you before you can find a career that finally inspires you.
Read MoreWhen you feel that you’ve already done your best work in your current career and yearn for something more fulfilling, how can you get beyond the fear that there’s nothing else you can do? Those feelings of being pigeonholed - whether as an accountant, a CEO, a media executive, a teacher - can keep you trapped and unable to act. So here’s how you can take a fresh view, open up new possibilities, and make a choice for something new!
Read MoreIn part two of this article I suggest how you can put your strengths into daily action to create the life you really want. Instead of banging your head against a brick wall, use your natural talents and the skills you love using to solve problems, create a more fulfilling life or open up new careers that are totally you.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreInstead of agonising over your new career options and never making a decision, develop the mindsets that will free you to launch a fulfilling new working life. How to see what’s really holding you back and get the clarity that makes great choosing possible.
Read MoreIf the pandemic has left you feeling disorientated about your career, make some time to take stock and get to the bottom of what’s driving your dissatisfaction. These 6 thought-provoking questions will help you uncover the cause of your uncertainty and signpost what you can do next to create a more fulfilled working life.
Read MoreBELONGING is central to our wellbeing - but what does it mean to you? In this article I suggest questions you can ask and actions you can take to bring your own sense of belonging into focus. And then you can start to grow that sense of ‘coming home’ in your own life and work.
Read MoreIt may seem like we have very little control over how we live and work these days, but many people are still re-creating their working lives to honour what they value most. In this article, I’m sharing some of the career change breakthroughs my clients have achieved since Covid knocked us all for 6! Grab some inspiration and get ready to make the changes you really need.
Read MoreWhen you’re hooked on a tough choice, how can you break free and make a confident choice that takes you in the best career direction for you? This article offers new ways of looking at the career dilemmas that have you paralysed, and ways you can make the best possible decision for you right now. Stay or go? that may be the wrong question!
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