Thoughts on Getting Started

Where do I start? Simple question with a killer punch. A punch in the air for hurray or a metaphorical punch in the gut of deflation. All depending on framing and feelings. For example: “Now, where do I start?!” = Purposeful and curious. …or… “Oh my word, where do I start?” = Disheartened and fearful.... Continue Reading →

On the Hunt for Opportunities

Recently in the Re-energising Your Career Hub, I explored the connection between talent management and your career adventure. Specifically how to use it to help you with opportunity hunting. Linked to the four B's of talent management... Buy | Borrow | Build | Bridge ...the highlights are as follows: Setting the scene In an organisation's... Continue Reading →

When Reality Strikes

When you decide to make changes on your career adventure; to begin writing the next chapter of your professional story, it's all about possibilities and opportunities. Excitement at what might happen and an empowering boost from generating ideas and actions. Quite often, accompanying this newness-high are natural swings in motivation and self-confidence. Maybe it's procrastinating... Continue Reading →

The Past May Not Be What It Seems

There's a strange phenomenon which can happen when you start the next new chapter of your professional story... ... Idealising The Past (ITP) The newness; the skewed notion that you are starting again, can conjure up a whole assortment of mixed emotions. It's natural. You are bound to have a reaction to change. Even if... Continue Reading →

Packing and Unpacking on Your Career Adventure

By my calculation, I've moved 6 times since March 2022. Our re-location adventure, as well as planning, has involved quite a lot of packing... and unpacking! Looking back over the whole experience, it struck me that when you're wanting, planning, considering or executing any form of move, there is always a degree of packing and... Continue Reading →

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