Nudges, Ideas and a sprinkle of career advice
This is where you’ll read from me. It’s a mix of nudges that encourage you to take the next bold step, ideas that help you make a change and advice so you can avoid the mistakes I made along the way.
From my keyboard to you. No ChatGPT involved, just a bunch of honest writing, usually done in the morning hours before the world wakes up.
I hope you enjoy it and I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to comment on these posts.
Balancing your plans with the reality of life
Plans are great for accomplishing your goals, keeping you on track and making sure you don’t forget an important step in the process.
Sometimes life has other ideas and throws you a curve ball and it’s up to you to be flexible, to ‘pivot’ and take a different path from the one you had in mind.
Resolve your limiting beliefs and remove mental barriers
Have you ever found yourself thinking you can’t do something or don’t deserve recognition when you didn’t actually have proof that this is true? That’s your mindset getting in the way of you living your full potential.
I invite you to do an exercise to remove some of those mental barriers.
Set intentions, not resolutions
This week, I want to share a suggestion with you: set intentions, not resolutions.
It’s easy to make a list with a dozen goals you want to reach by the end of March, but is that how you should approach it?
Here are some questions to guide you in setting your intentions.
A thought for ‘in between the years’
Merry Christmas to all my readers who are celebrating.
In that spirit I will keep this message brief and share a few thoughts you can use in dinner conversations as I will do this evening.
What really matters for your career
Yesterday, someone asked me ‘so what did you study to get to where you are?’
I want to reflect on the skills and attributes that really matter for our careers.
Let coaching be a shortcut for your goals
I’ve used coaching for my professional and personal life for the last 5 years and – informally – from the start of my career. I want to share with you how coaching can be a great shortcut to achieve your goals and how you can get started.
Fill the room with your voice – here’s how
When you speak to an audience, you want to be memorable. You won’t do it with a whisper and hesitation. Here are my tips for using your voice and energy to your advantage.
Do you have regrets? What action will you take?
You can’t change the past, but you can take action to avoid repeating your own mistakes or leaving missed opportunities behind without trying again.
Surround yourself with the right people
When was the last time you spent time with a really close friend or family member and came away feeling so energised, understood, and loved?
Being with good people can fill your heart and restore your soul. Yet in our everyday lives we often don’t make time for these much needed interactions.
Bring kindness to work
November 13th was World Kindness Day and it made me reflect on how important being kind is for your career. It’s very important.
Yes, there are successful people who are jerks, but you’ll get much further in life (and will be able to look at yourself in the mirror each morning) if you take the route of kindness.
Today I want to share ideas for small acts of kindness, that are deliberate and transform your relationships with your co-workers and other professional connections.
Build a strong network – without playing golf
Have you felt envy that a colleague gets to play golf with the boss for the day, to close a deal?
Read on for an alternative and discover networking that’s simpler and more accessible for everyone.
Let’s talk about money
Money. An awkward topic. A contentious one too. And something we absolutely need to talk more about!
The current economic climate has put many people in a tough spot, so I want to provide some suggestions for navigating finances in the short and the long term.