Dream Life Best Fit Role
Who defines your success?
Having a clear definition of success is essential for career change. You can use it as a reference point to navigate your decisions and to not be distracted by other people who will judge your choices according to their own definition. If you’re: Stuck or fed-up in your role Unsure whether now is a good…
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How to find your dream role in the current job market
Now is a fantastic time to find and land your dream role. But there are a few key things you need to know about the job market and how to approach an opportunity in order to land it. I recently spoke with Sarah Piper from Invisible Partners about this. Sarah works with organisations to identify…
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The Great Career Reflection
The last 2 years have forced people to really reflect on what’s important to them. I think a lot of this is driven by our reduced mental bandwidth. We just can’t tolerate the BS that can be part of our working life: the unnecessary meetings the expectation that you’ll pick up the workload of a…
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Top 3 career change myths
Today we’re talking about career change myths. The top 3 myths around career change that I regularly hear my clients talking about are: You need to accept a cut in salary when you change careers You need to retrain or undertake further study The only available opportunities are advertised on job search websites If you…
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To find your best-fit role, get clear on your strengths and your ‘why’
In this podcast I share one of my client’s journey through my 7 Step Career Change Program to finding her best fit role. When I met Lucy she was ready to take the next step in her career, but lacked clarity about what that would be. She had a number of ideas, but none of…
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How do you know when it’s time to leave your job?
How do you know when it’s time to leave your job? A client recently asked for help to figure this out. She explained: 4 people have left her company & she is expected to cover their roles. She’s now spending 60% of her time doing tasks that don’t play to her strengths. She’s being criticised…
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How to make a sea change and thrive
Are you in a role that is perfect on paper, but in reality doesn’t feel right? The answer as to why can be found by looking at your strengths. In fact, strengths are a great way to not only understand yourself, but those around you – colleagues, partners, even kids. I was recently interviewed by…
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Is the grass actually greener in a different workplace?
I’ve spoken to 6 people in the last week who are either being micro-managed or their manager is causing chaos with their reactivity and changing their minds. I’m often asked, “Is the grass actually greener?” I am happy to tell you, yes it is. The grass is greener. When we work with micro-managers or chaotic…
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Layne Beachley’s top tip for success in work and life
Last week I met Layne Beachley – 7 time world surfing champion. I have admired her for years and it was brilliant to meet her in person. One of the key things she attributes her success to is her dream team. She surrounded herself with people who believed in her dream. Do you have a…
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Even successful people can feel unemployable
There are people who doubt their ability / employability at every career level. This can especially be the case when trying to find a new role or moving to a new city / country. The worst case I’ve seen was a client who came to having submitted 150 job applications over 6 months and only…
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