Approval Is Overrated (Here’s How To Gain Self-Confidence Instead)
I used to need a lot of approval in my career-building days. Which amplified when I became a director. And later when I was headhunted to the board of another…
How To Master Your Money Mindset (And 3 Steps That Will Set Your Career Free When You Do)
Money can’t buy happiness. So the saying goes. Fulfilment comes from doing what feels meaningful. Not a healthy bank balance or the shiny new things money buys. I know that.…
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Do This 1 Thing To Make Yourself Indispensable In Any New Role
Be Relentlessly You Congratulations, you got the job! Now, here’s how to make yourself indispensable in it: be relentlessly you.You were chosen ahead of others for this role. Let yourself…
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Dear Valentine, You’re Far From Perfect… The Undeniable Advantage Of Loving You Anyway
Progress. Not Perfection. Progress: the undeniable advantage of loving yourself, just the right amount. Not so much it’s selfish. Not so little we put others’ needs first and dismiss our…
Quit Your Resolutions Before They Fail (Then Do This Instead)
I’ve got to tell you, this time of year is bugging me. I used to think of it as productive. There’s distance from the year that came before. We’ve settled into…
Forced To Press Pause in the City That Never Sleeps (and how nostalgia can help work out ‘what next’)
We went to New York for some festive shopping…and took a trip down memory lane. We lived near New York for a few years and with as many years away,…
How to Tell People You Got Fired (Without Making it Awkward) So You Can Move Forward
When I talk to people who have been laid off or fired, I say "Congratulations!" You get to shape a positive and evolving self. Starting now. There's real energy in shifting your plans to align with what is important to you.
Stop Setting Goals To Get What You Think You Want (5 fast thoughts & 1 true target)
I used to think of new year’s resolutions as if they were life-targets. Then run them like the appraisal system that went with my career-targets. It felt productive and smart.…
The Hidden Kryptonite Stopping You Succeed At Your Career-Life Goals (And The Right Super-Strategy To Save Your Resolutions From You)
Recently, I asked my audience what they were most concerned with looking towards the year ahead. These are smart people who are committed to their careers but are in my…
Time to Rethink Thinking Positively About Work-Life Resolutions (and a 4-letter word that spells success)
We're almost at that time of year to make resolutions for the year ahead. The majority of my audience is focused on this. Doing what it takes to achieve the…