by Jan | Apr 12, 2017 | Adding value
When you are at work are you often worried about all your human frailties, beating yourself up about everything that goes wrong, or are you rejoicing in your many and varied strengths? It seems to be part of the human condition that we become velcroed to concerns...
by Jan | Mar 7, 2017 | Goal Setting
Living your best life boils down to harnessing your unique strengths, recognising your values, the things that matter to you, and using your special abilities to your best advantage in a way that makes your life meaningful. Major breakthroughs in exploration, science...
by Jan | Jan 9, 2017 | Career Change, Coping Strategies, Goal Setting, Making Plans, Priorities
Are you feeling fresh and energetic from your well-deserved break, or didn’t you get one of any significance? Are you feeling guilty about last year’s unfinished business? I have to confess to a bit of both, as the last month ended for me with a bout of...
by Jan | Oct 21, 2016 | Coping Strategies, Goal Setting, Priorities
“Some days are diamonds some days are stones Sometimes the hard times won’t leave me alone Sometimes a cold wind blows a chill in my bones Some days are diamonds some days are stones” ~ John Denver Don’t we all have days like that...
by Jan | Sep 19, 2016 | Career Change, Career Courage, Goal Setting, Making Plans
We have lots of reasons for choosing the work we do. Sometimes it might even be our first choice that gives us deep joy and satisfaction every day. At other times we make decisions based on family values, convenience, locality, a step on the way to something greater,...
by Jan | Aug 27, 2016 | Priorities
After having watched parts of the Olympic Games I am astounded at what a fine line there is between success and failure. We have seen gold medals awarded to athletes who just seemed to quietly get on with it without a great deal of media attention. Conversely, others...
by Jan | Aug 8, 2016 | Goal Setting
You know that feeling when you know that you are competent in most areas of your life but there is something that’s not working? Your work is great, sort of, but making changes is something you put off until “tomorrow”. Your clothes are tighter than you like, but it’s...
by Jan | Jul 29, 2016 | Career, Career Change, Career Courage
Here we are at the second half of the year already and mid winter/ midsummer in the northern hemisphere. The sun has just turned in its annual cycle, ready move southwards again. The rush of the tax cycle has passed and we are either enjoying the peace that’s...
by Jan | Jul 7, 2016 | Career Change, Career Courage, Making Plans, Priorities
We are discovering more and more each day that the world of work as we know it is changing rapidly. The things we have long taken for granted are constantly being challenged. We can no longer depend on a job for life; in fact we can expect to have multiple careers,...
by Jan | Jun 22, 2016 | Career Change, Career Courage, Making Plans
Everyone wants to find their perfect occupation; the one that uses their dominant strengths, skills and interests, the one that leads them blissfully into retirement with plenty of resources to support the lifestyle of their dreams. However changing demographics...
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