If you’ve been on a call with me or are a client of mine, you’ve probably had me ask you “What are you afraid of?”
There are essentially four ways in which fear will show up in your career.
Sometimes the right job is easy to find, but cultivating a rock-solid mindset takes time. An amazing mindset, the right tools (a standout CV and cover letter) AND an intentionally crafted career strategy creates epic results. But if your mindset isn’t working for you? You can have the world’s best CV and cover letter, and a smart career strategy, and unfortunately, you just won’t create results.
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There is absolutely no reason you have to make small talk when networking.
You can be the person at the networking event who doesn’t make small talk. You can be selective about what you go to. You’re more likely to find that authentic connection if you network with intent.
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I get asked this a lot! And it’s a *really* important question.
What happens if you get the brilliant new job, or you make that career change, and… you still don’t feel happy?
I see it happen.
There are (more than) a few reasons why you might find you still aren’t happy. Here are the most common ones:
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The problems that can follow when an organisation has a highly capable interim option :
The hiring process can slow down, and even grind to a halt.
You might not be paid the salary that goes with the job – you are told the experience is the reward!
Your substantive role isn’t backfilled properly – you are working harder than ever across! A two for the price of one for your company!
You have no certainty over your future with the organisation – and the longer this continues, the more your confidence wavers, the less credible you start to feel.
A question my clients often ask themselves is “can I afford coaching?”
A question I often ask back is “can you afford to NOT have a coach supporting you in your career?”
What is the cost of staying in an unfulfilling, or worse, confidence-shattering role any longer?
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After having children, like many women, I found my feelings towards work had changed. Although my values remained steadfast, my priorities shifted exponentially.
Many women are completely unprepared for just how much their feelings about work change. As the high demands of motherhood consume more of your energy, you might choose to re-evaluate your career options. Your career remains an important (oh, so important) part of who you are, but plans for career advancement may slow or grind to a halt for a short while.
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Whether your monkey mind and the incessant chatter is a result of hating your job and wishing you were working somewhere else, or down to high pressure and stress levels over a prolonged period, I highly recommend doing some work around actively switching off. Your brain and body need this, so you can perform at your best when you are *actually* meant to be switched on!
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Want to know something that can really have an impact on your career plans? Other people’s opinion.
We might go out and actively seek those opinions, calling upon friends and loved ones to essentially make decisions for us. Other times, people may (sometimes with the best intentions) foist those opinions upon us.
Regardless which, the chatter and noise of everyone else’s opinion isn’t overly helpful and can leave you stuck in making your decision.
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What’s the first thing most people do when they start job-hunting?
That’s right, they go to Seek or LinkedIn and enter pretty much the exact search terms and parameters that MATCH THEIR CURRENT SITUATION. Want to know a little secret? Sometimes the best plan of action is to hit pause.
Everyone has a different tolerance level for how far and how quickly they push out of their comfort zone. The hardest part of stepping outside your comfort zone is often the first step, but it’s a great place to start and much more likely to yield results than waiting.
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When you’re scared of failure, you do everything you can to avoid it. But actually? Failure often doesn’t happen, and if it does it doesn’t always feel that bad.
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When you experience any career disappointment, it’s normal for your self-confidence and motivation to take a hit. The key is how you bounce back and what you decide to do next.
Here are 5 things you can do to help build resilience - and ultimately get you closer to your dream career.
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Your values support you in your career the same way they do in life, acting as a compass that keeps you heading in a direction that feels great in your head, heart and gut. You wake up in the morning (mostly) feeling excited about the day ahead. You feel purposeful, accomplished, in your flow, and like work works for you.
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The extreme highs and lows of emotions, and emergence of vivid imaginations and wills of steel can be a bewildering experience for parents navigating the choppy waters of the toddler years for the first time. And yet, there is so much to be learnt from these seemingly irrational little humans.
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A good CV will do so much more than the obvious. Here are 5 things you may not have realised (or need reminding of!)
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Your CV should make you feel warm and glowing when you read it. It should make you want to hire you. It should also be up-to-date and ready to go at all times. A big challenge for many people is selling themselves with confidence.
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I felt trapped between two worlds, neither of which I could fully show up to. When I was at work my mind was very much on my little one, wondering how she was, what she was doing and counting down the minutes until I could get home to her.
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