Identifying and working with Strengths – a practical review of the At My Best Strengths Cards
Understanding who we are is important for many reasons; it helps with relationships with others and helps us to concentrate on our strengths rather than to struggle in areas where we are less strong. To help my clients I use personality questionnaires, values cards and sometimes discuss strengths. There are books and self-assessments you can […]
Why do you make yourself work so hard?
This article may not be relevant to you, but you probably know people like this. Someone who volunteers to take on extra work, who sets themselves tight deadlines, who seems to be addicted to work and life at a very fast pace. That was me but gradually I’ve gone through recovery. Partly this is […]
Christian festival to be moved to avoid clash with Christmas.
I got this from a friend, and wanted to pass it on …. The organisers of a worldwide Christian festival have announced that they are to choose an alternative date for the event. ‘We accept that in hindsight choosing 25th December was a mistake,’ said chief spokesman for Christianity, God. ‘Originally we thought that it […]
Stop doing the same thing if you want a different result
Some inspiration “I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t […]
What do you stand for?
This isn’t the blog post I intended to write …. the teaser for a new programme I’m developing, that will follow in a few days/ next week. but this is the blog post that I need to write. Tell me, what do you stand for? What is so important about you that you want it […]
The Reflective Practitioner
How often do you think about the work you do? Many years ago I worked in business improvement as part of my work as an Occupational Psychologist. It was something I thoroughly enjoyed and was good at! I’ve regularly considered how I work and how I can improve. Something may work well, but there is […]
The Animal School
Do you focus on your career strengths or try to motivate yourself to work on your weaknesses? I believe far too much time is spent on trying to raise weaknesses to a mediocre level, far better to play to your strengths and think about your natural talents. Let me share a story. Once upon […]
Tomorrow is Global Belly Laugh Day
On Thursday 24th, at 1.24pm people around the world are asked to throw their hands up in the air and laugh. Whilst on holiday in Vietnam I spent an hour in Ly Thai To park in Hanoi, joining in with locals who meet each day to practice laughter yoga. We clapped hands, breathed deeply opened […]
Career Coaching client example
Brenda was a schoolteacher based in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Lacking direction following graduation from university, she gravitated toward teaching, and wound up in an underperforming high school where for years she endured a daily diet of negative feedback, late nights, and compliance-related paperwork submissions. By the time she reached her early 40s, Brenda […]
Today I Will Make a Difference
Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, […]
