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Good friends are important, if not, vital. Most of us have different friends for different things – friends that you go to when you need to talk, friends who give the best advice, friends you have lots of laughs with, friends who encourage you to take a risk, friends that give you the kick up the …
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Are you now working from home every day? Are you struggling to focus? You may be finding it really hard to get work done because other family members are around and/or because you now have other responsibilities (such as home-schooling), leaving you with only a half hour here and there to do your work. Or …
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What do all these words have in common? They are my core values, or the ones I’ve identified so far… it’s an ongoing discovery! So why do I have them written at the front of my notebook? What do I use them for? Your core values are the things that sum up what is truly …
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Goal setting. Is it just something your boss makes you do at the start of each year? Is it just something for professional athletes? Does it just sound ‘not very you?’ Let me put it another way. Do you often think about things you would love to start doing, changing or achieving in your life …
Continue reading “Are you inspired by your goals? (Do you have goals?)”
I recently discovered this TED talk by Tasha Eurich about self-reflection. Unsurprisingly, she says that “people who are self-aware are more fulfilled, they have stronger relationships… they’re more confident… they perform better at work…”. The list goes on. You’d expect that self-reflection would be the key to self-awareness, but what surprised her is that the …
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In my last blog, I introduced the concept of the internal saboteur, and asked you to start paying attention to what yours was saying. This exercise will help you to face your saboteur and tackle it head on!
Let me introduce you to your internal saboteur. He/she/it (which is it for you?) is that little voice that chatters away within you, creating anxiety or doubt about something you’re about to do (a big presentation, for example), or something you are thinking about doing (going for a promotion, trying a new hobby etc.). We …
Continue reading “What’s holding you back from making the changes you want in your career and life?”
I sort of “fell into” IT and always had this niggle that it wasn’t quite me. I enjoyed the roles I had, but eventually this felt not enough. The ‘normal’ career path (in my head) was to keep heading upwards in IT. And of course the people around me assumed that was what I wanted, as I never shared anything different!
Why was I so afraid to share what I really felt?
Often we know that something needs to change in our career, but it’s hard to pinpoint where to start. Try this quick exercise to help you focus your goals on the right areas.
Many people, including me, find it incredibly hard to set long term goals. In my previous job, I used to dread being asked the question “So where do you want to be in 5 years time?”. I would come up with some vague answer, based around what I thought they’d want to hear. The problem …