I struggled to write my last newsletter of the year, so it was late. I convinced myself it had to say something profound, for it to be memorable, or in someway shinier than the 11 that came before it this year.
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This was the point in coaching where she started to cry for the first time.
Her husband was trying to be encouraging, but to her (like many of my beautiful, smart, hardworking, kind, funny clients in a similar boat) these words were deeply hurtful.
At the crux of much of my work with clients is decision-making.
Decision-making is hard, especially when the stakes are high, all of the options are complicated, or you aren't confident you can make the right call.
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Don’t discount the value of volunteer work and outside interests in your career strategy.
I’ve seen clients make BIG career shifts off the back of the skills and experience they gained through volunteer work.
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I remember attending my first SLT meeting. I was terrified. I was the youngest in the room and one of a handful of women.
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I see a lot of tears during coaching calls. And I see such huge relief after they have been shed. Sometimes people can't understand why.
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Something my clients often talk to me about is a fear of making the wrong decision, or, a fixation with making the right one. Same same, but different. Fear or fixation, the end result is often similar - you stay stuck.
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Being a single mum is both the hardest and the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I know, wild! How can it be both? I think things are so often, both.
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This is something that comes up in coaching all. the. time. A lot of my clients have at least low-level anxiety or wobbly confidence despite being high performing and highly capable, with high standards.
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You’ve probably heard me say the best time for coaching, interview prep and getting your CV in order is when you aren’t under pressure to find that new job! It’s never too early for clarity and confidence when it comes to your career.
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If there’s one thing I’ve sensed across the board this week, it’s a general sense of overwhelm.
There is some heavy energy knocking around.
You'd have to have been living under a rock for the past year or so to have missed the fact that the cost of living is rising, but most people's pay cheques aren't…
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Maybe you, like many of the women I speak to, have a Good Reason to stay in that job that sucks the life out of you. Do you? Because it’s a very easy trap to fall into.
What’s your Good Reason?
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New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap sometimes. And I get it - if you want to change or achieve something, why wait until 1 January to start right?
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I particularly liked this card from a client who recently finished working with me in my Align to Thrive career coaching program, and not just because the message was so sweet.
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It might be scary, it might not be convenient and it might be hard work, but if you’re asking yourself “how do I know if it’s time to find a new job?” the answer is it probably is.
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A lot of my clients feel weary, burnt out or flat. A huge part of my role as their coach is to help lift them out of the hole or guide them through the fog. You need energy to find career clarity and job search. For most, that dream offer doesn’t come overnight. It’s more of a marathon than a sprint.
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Letting go of the fear of judgement and re-wiring your psyche to tame your inner-critic is hard work. It takes self-awareness and recognition and consistent training of your brain, but it’s not impossible. With patience and practice you can begin to live your life free of the shackles of the fear of judgement whether that’s from society or yourself. Here are three ways you can start practice letting go of judgement and begin reframing any unhelpful thoughts:
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