Slap! Are you waiting on any permission to complete, start, say or do something? I think I'm going to start giving clients permission slips. They’ll have themes: permission to make decisions, permission to say what I really feel, permission to think my own thoughts, permission to not wait on life instructions, permission to be awesome, permission to not worry about others think, permission to think differently, permission to question...the list is endless. Think for a … [Read more...]
YOU are the result of 4 billion years of evolutionary success. F*cking Act Like It
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Who Else Needs More Self Discipline?
By Filed Under: Being Your Own Boss, Career Change & Reinvention, Living With Confidence and Courage
Do you have self discipline? Many don't, no shame, mainly because they haven't worked out yet what to get self disciplined about. They wish to be able to play the guitar like Jack White or Jimi Hendrix, but they won't put the time in to learning the chords and notes. They wish to pen the next Harry Potter or Booker Prize winner, but spend the time watching 'I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here', rather than write for two hours. They wish to change career or create their own … [Read more...]
21 Tips For Smarter Networking
By Filed Under: Being Your Own Boss, Career Change & Reinvention, Living With Confidence and Courage
Are you are a networker or a collector? Are you a sharer or a stalker? Do you give 10x more than you take? Are you the same person online as off? Do you network for what you can get, or what you can give? Are you in it for the long haul or take it and leave? … [Read more...]
The Secret About Secrets
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When it comes to personal and professional growth, there appears to be plenty of secrets around. You may perceive that others have been granted insider life information and they aren't afraid to tell and sell you that they have it and you most certainly don't, and because you don't you're the one 'missing' out. For example, have you ever come across these: The Biggest Kept Secret to Looking and Feeling Great The Number One Secret to Making Next Year Your Best Yet The Secret to … [Read more...]
Writing a Personal Mission Statement
By Filed Under: Being Your Own Boss, Career Change & Reinvention, Living With Confidence and Courage
It's nearing the end of the year and chances are, someone somewhere has asked or you've read 'so what are your goals for the New Year' or worse 'what are you're New Year Resolutions?' When you read those statements you may get a fleeting little fuzzy picture of some sort of ideal scenario in your mind of how you would like your life to be. Then it passes as quickly as it came and you carry on doing what you were doing. See, goals are great, yet they are only guestimations. And … [Read more...]
New! The Careers Cafe (Careers Advice and Help)
By Filed Under: Career Change & Reinvention
Just a quick note in case you missed it, the Careers Cafe website is up and running, ready to meet and greet you. Now, it includes events, some of you will probably not make the journey to Edinburgh, Scotland for a couple of hours but it also includes (if you sign up for updates) lots of careers info and advice. Without a doubt the biggest benefit to the Careers Cafe is going to be connections, support and meeting people face to face, however the Careers Cafe Facebook page is all geared … [Read more...]
Here’s What (Some) Hiring Employers are Really Thinking…
By Filed Under: Career Change & Reinvention
So you spend hours (days, weeks, months even) writing a CV, and completing application forms. You pour your soul over it, it's tough going and then you send it away. You wait, you wonder, you think about the 'hiring' employer and hope they have read your masterpiece. You wait some more, and then a little more. You hear nothing. You say 'I've sent out my CV to 20 places and heard nothing back'. You get disheartened. You think you might call them and ask for some feedback. But you … [Read more...]
Resistance, Quit It!
By Filed Under: Being Your Own Boss, Career Change & Reinvention, Living With Confidence and Courage
'The Resistance', I love when people insert the word 'the' in front of resistance. I like breaking arrows. With my throat. I like to see other people break arrows with their throat. Now, I first got to try this when I was training to become a fire walking instructor, and I actually wasn't thinking (at first) 'this is impossible' because I knew it could be done, I'd witnessed others in the group: snap snap snappity snap. Rejoice. Clap. Clap. Clap. (cue winning punch) The time came … [Read more...]
Your CV Is Being Binned, Here’s Why…
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If you're stuggling writing your CV, please feel free to download this free report: Why Your CV is Going In The Bin And What You Can Do About It. Either sign up for the updates on the right, or click on the button below and get your copy via a Tweet or Facebook share. Now then, let's get on with ways to improve your CV Writing a CV is obvious. It's so simple, so glaring. You know it, but do you do it? You know why you have CV, you probably know a lot about the definite … [Read more...]
Comfort Zones for Wusses and Warriors
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Short on time? Quick comfort zone tips: Your life isn't a great big failure if you've teeny areas of comfort: yes, to grow you sometimes have to do that which scares senseless, but some comfort zones you'll need, as you prepare and launch for the big stretch. You don't need to make one big leap all at once out an imaginary zone. Push yourself everyday. They don't really exist, it's all in your head. True. Breathe, and give yourself permission to take it at your speed, get into … [Read more...]
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