What motivates you? A reflective exercise from the career coach
What motivates you? Have you ever thought about what motivates you? Is it success, recognition, financial rewards, what? Being clear on this will help you to keep going and to seek out the right ways to motivate yourself. Dave Francis, based on the work of Edgar Schein has identified 9 different ways we can be […]
The Monday morning feeling
Here’s some thoughts on that Monday morning feeling … Is Monday misery necessarily a symbol that you don’t enjoy your job. I love my job and I work from home, but I still loathe that Monday morning feeling… It could be, especially if you are unhappy at work. You’ve just spent 2 days doing what you […]
You know what you want, but will you get it?
‘You can’t always get what you want’ – so says the Rolling Stones, but if you are 100% committed you have a much better chance of achieving your goal. This is not another goal setting article, or maybe it is? I’ve chosen to write this as I have a couple of clients who know that […]
Stammering, the hidden disability
By Colin Marsh, Trustee of the British Stammering Association People who stammer sometimes have blocks, prolongations or repetitions in their speech. We know what we want to say, but can have difficulty getting the words out. This has implications for us, not just when being interviewed for a job, but after we start […]
Becoming a doctor – advice from the career coach
Really interesting publication if you are considering training to become a doctor http://www.bma.org.uk/images/becomingadoctor2011_tcm41-198047.pdf This has been produced by the BMA. Skills and attributes that are considered the ‘core values’ of doctors · Competence · Caring · Responsibility · Integrity · Compassion · Advocacy · Confidentiality · Commitment · Spirit of enquiry It […]
Do you really want that job? Advice from the career coach
A recent enquiry asked me if two years out of his desired career path will mean that he will never get back to doing the job he wants. It depends. Like many, this person had been made redundant and after a few months of not getting as job in his desired field took on a different […]
The 10 Steps and how it helped me… a note to the career coach
It may seem very logical for some people but when you’re in the middle of a crisis or funk, when you just can’t see the woods for the trees and cannot dig yourself out of that black hole of de-motivation, the thought of dusting yourself off in readiness for the next adventure in life can […]
The grass is not always greener – when you are considering changing careers coaching can help
Many people are dissatisfied in their job, for many its more niggles than a real hatred for the job but sometimes the niggles make people take action, and it is not always the right thing for them. One of my clients, let’s call him John has been talking to me for a couple of months […]
Unhappy in your job – contact the career coach
A typical career coaching client enquiry is from somebody who is very unhappy in their work but has no idea what to do. when I ask them what they have done, they often have used a similar approach. this is to scan job ads – online and in print and hope that something catches […]
If you are thinking of working with me … my approach with enquirers
If you are thinking of working with a careers coach you will obviously want to make sure that you have made the right choice. My approach is to ask people to send me some details about their situation by email. This means that I can reflect on what you have to say and make some comments […]
