Posts tagged career advice
How to activate and use your strengths for greater fulfilment in life and work (Part 2)

In part two of this article I suggest how you can put your strengths into daily action to create the life you really want. Instead of banging your head against a brick wall, use your natural talents and the skills you love using to solve problems, create a more fulfilling life or open up new careers that are totally you.

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For greater career fulfilment - make friends with your strengths (Part 1)

When you use your strengths to create change in your life, it all comes so much easier. Use your best talents, character traits and specific skills to work through problems or uncover new career options and you are on the right track for greater fulfilment. This two-part article shows how you can first understand what your strengths are, and then deploy them to create a more fulfilling and authentic life.

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Why a compass is better than a roadmap when you’re looking for career fulfilment - and how to discover yours

If you’re wondering if your career is actually heading in the direction, how do you assess your current work and alternative options? When it comes to seeking greater fulfilment, a compass is far better than a map! In this article I suggest why your own personal compass will always take you in the right direction, whatever life throws at you - and why you should be suspicious of maps.

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Push or Pull - Which is more powerful in a successful career change?

What kind of motivation do you really need to make a successful career change? Is it the strength of your desire to escape your current situation (PUSH) or the clarity and power of attraction of the vision you have for your new direction (PULL)? In this article I reveal what those two opposite motivators feel and look like, how in fact you might need a bit of both - and how to get started on your career change.

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Achieving work you love – for once, it really IS all about you

When it’s a matter of creating a truly fulfilling work life, you have full permission to make it all about you - at least as a starting point! What keeps so many people stuck is lack of clarity about what they really want - and why. This article helps you gain that vital clarity so that you can start to move in the right career direction for you.

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Stuck at a career crossroads? How to swap eternal agonizing for clear, authentic choosing

Instead of agonising over your new career options and never making a decision, develop the mindsets that will free you to launch a fulfilling new working life. How to see what’s really holding you back and get the clarity that makes great choosing possible.

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Survival tips when you’re adrift between careers

When you’ve left one space but feel unclear about where you’re heading next, it can be totally disorientating. In this period of transition it’s all too easy to feel uncertain and lost. I suggest 6 ways you can regain your equilibrium and start to find your true north so you’ll be ready to set off again with confidence.

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Reinventing your career after divorce: from surviving to thriving

How can you emerge from divorce with a new career and life that allows you to thrive? My career reinvention story shows what I needed to do to rebuild, despite having to move countries, professions and starting all over again at the age of 57. By sharing the lessons I learnt, I hope others will be able to redesign a new chapter in which they can thrive.

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How to deconstruct a job advert – and boost your application

When you take time to get beneath the skin of the role you’re applying for, you tip the sales in your favour. Make it easy for the selector to say YES by using my framework to deconstruct a job advert - then boost your application even further with insider information. Show you mean business and give yourself the best shot at securing your target role.

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Tweak your job until you can make the leap into a new career

You want to change career direction but have to wait. How can you make useful changes to your current role to make it a better fit while also to taking you towards your new career? Making these tweaks to your tasks, work relationships and how you view your current work will allow you to make the most of your current work until you’re ready to make the leap into a new career. You might even fall in love again with the role you redesign!

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Should I stay or should I go? Why career decision-making is so difficult and how to choose well

When you’re hooked on a tough choice, how can you break free and make a confident choice that takes you in the best career direction for you? This article offers new ways of looking at the career dilemmas that have you paralysed, and ways you can make the best possible decision for you right now. Stay or go? that may be the wrong question!

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How to check out new careers that have grabbed your interest – and whether they’re right for you

You’re hooked! But how can you find out what’s really involved in this new career? Here are 10 ways you can get beneath the surface and start to think like an insider. You’ll then know whether this new career path truly has your name on it!

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How to make 2021 the year you finally rethink your career – despite the pandemic

When you've reached your tipping point - despite that voice in your head telling you this is the worst time to change careers - here are 6 ways you can prepare yourself to make the leap into a new career. Do the thinking now so that when the economy is more vibrant, you'll be ready to launch a working life that suits you much better!

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How a word can change your life

Why not start 2021 with clarity and heartfelt intent? 2020 has been a stunner for us all. While we can’t control how quickly we can regain liberties we once took for granted, we can at least understand what we hope the year ahead will bring. By choosing a word for 2021, you can tune into your intuition and create a real focus and guide to see you through whatever 2021 brings.

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Looking back with gratitude - despite the turmoil of 2020!

2020 has been quite a year, we can all agree on that. But amidst all the disruptions, reorganisations and shocks, I’ve also made some important realisations about what I value most. If you want to look back at this year through a different pair of eyes, try my Gratitude Review. You’ll learn a lot about what you need from 2021 and put 2020 into a much better perspective. Download this free resource and enjoy the warm fuzzy stuff that 2020 threw your way!

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How to get better at telling your career story

There are many ways you could tell your career story, but how do you select the best elements for each occasion? When you understand your achievements, how each chapter is connected with the next, which elements will resonate most and how to make it authentically yours, the story tells itself! You’ll never be stuck for words again when describing your career and what makes you tick.

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Make your experience count – creating a CV for your career change

When you’re changing careers, how can you show that you’re a credible candidate? You may not have directly relevant experience, but by demonstrating transferable skills, personal qualities, your record of success, relevant interests and the story behind your change of direction, you can win that vital interview.

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Why a portfolio career could work for you - especially in unpredictable times

When you have many interests, skills, and love variety in your work, a portfolio career could be right for you. Find out how a portfolio could help you future-proof your career and flex your strengths in these unpredictable times.

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#OpenToWork - attract the right attention in your job search with this new LinkedIn feature

If you’re using LinkedIn as part of your job search, have you adopted the #OpenToWork feature yet? In this article I share tips for using it well, what to avoid, and what’s working best. The bottom line is to make it super easy for your reader (whether recruiters or your network) both in terms of your target role and what you want them to do. If you want to stand out, you can use these ideas right now.

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Do you have what it takes to steer your career in this stormy new world?

How confident are you that you can steer your career through these unpredictable times? When you have career mastery, you know when to take a risk, change direction, pivot, adapt, sit tight, reconsider, and reflect. This article explains why career management is so important at this time - and by using my quiz, you can reveal just how much career mastery you think you have.

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