Dream Life Best Fit Role
Why mapping out your perfect day matters
One the steps in my 7 Step Career Change program is to understand your happiness formula – the elements that fuel your happiness. Why do we do this? Because we know from positive psychology that happiness predicts success, not that other way around. Even in challenging times such as these, it’s important to still focus…
Read MoreHow a radical idea delivered fulfilment and paid work
Sam Sutherland is a talented workshop facilitator and podcaster. She wants to make the workplace more human: to empower women and equality in the workplace through a variety of projects, which we cover in our chat. Sam’s podcast is relatively new and has taken off! But when we initially discussed it during her 7 Step…
Read MoreMindfulness & meditation
Olivia Downing, founder and CEO of Liv Mindfully, is a psychologist, meditation teacher and mindfulness coach and educator. She helps corporates, schools and individuals to live and work to their full potential. I recorded this interview with Liv in 2017. It’s one of my favourites because it contains tips that you can apply every day.…
Read MoreHow to make a dramatic career change & find fulfilment
Are you feeling stuck in your industry? This podcast provides an inspiring example of how you can make dramatic change in your career and find genuine fulfilment. That’s what Fred did. When I met Fred he was a senior manufacturing engineer in the sugar industry, who often worked on continuous improvement projects. He was ready…
Read MoreA dream life, best fit role travelling the world
Glenyce Johnson had a successful 15 year career in the travel industry, including as managing director of Peregrine Adventures. Then she had an epiphany while hiking in Spain in 2006 – “more walking, less working” – which lead her to create her dream life, best fit business, Wandering the World. Glenyce now leads walks in…
Read MoreHow to take a role from good to best-fit
Many of my clients like their roles, but want them to be more easeful and fulfilling. You can easily refine your role to be both of those things. You just need to understand your natural strengths and how to apply them. Your strengths are your super powers. They are activities that you find fulfilling and…
Read MoreIt’s OK to want more from your work life
You can change to a more fulfilling career. On your terms. At any stage. Being successful in your career is a great achievement, but there’s more to life (if you want there to be). We’ve all heard that cliché about the how the last thing you’d wish for on your death bed is that you…
Read MoreWho defines your success?
Are you living your definition of success, or someone else’s? When I was at uni, I was always surprised when I came across people who were studying degrees that offered rewarding, well paid careers (e.g. law, medicine, etc.), but who were deeply unhappy. How could they be unhappy with such a great future? But it…
Read MoreHere’s a key ingredient for being happy at work
Harvard study finds that compliments help us to succeed. Surprise? I’ve just come across an article I read a few years ago about a Harvard Business School study that found that, “Praise from friends, family, and colleagues creates ‘best-self activation’, which leads people to perform at their best. As a result: people whose best-self concepts…
Read MoreTo resign, or not to resign?
Are you thinking about resigning or know someone who’s been talking about it but hasn’t taken the next step? Here are 3 inspiring stories of clients who have resigned from their jobs in the past week. They’ve already lined up bridge jobs and couldn’t be happier with their decision. By working through my 7 Step…
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