Coaches specialising in Career Change Options

My last article on the I-CAN-DO model of coaching proved more popular then I expected and so I've decided here to cover another basic model. The (T)GROW model. Again, this acronym puts you in the right frame of mind to start working on your goals. After all, the aim of coaching i...

Set goals

Setting career based goals sounds as if it's common sense but it's easy to overlook. Setting goals - both for the short and long term allows you to plan how to get where you want to be.

First of all identify where you want to get to. Then break th...

Christmas is, for many, a time when relationships are foremost in their minds.  But for some, it is a time of deception, when the printed words of peace and love are in direct opposition to what they really feel inside.

As a professional coach I am mindful, albeit sad t...

Fear is the reason so many of us don't reach our full potential. It's the factor that keeps us from taking that first step towards what it is we want and deserve. What lies beyond our fear is not whatever it is we are afraid of but great things that could make our lives so...

No Mission Or Game Plan

Often, you may have a general dissatisfaction in your life but aren't quite sure what you need to improve your life or, you may have a goal but it lacks definition and therefore isn't really achievable. In order to im...

Being affected by redundancy is probably the most difficult, stressful and alienating experience to be faced in your career.

To be told your role is no longer required is a huge blow and one that feels personal. It can often come as a shock and takes time to acc...

The Character Ephraim Brown, from the hit series “Everwood”, was given an assignment in school to write about his own tragic flaw.   In his observation, quoted below, he eloquently observes that human beings seem unable to change.   No matter how difficult things bec...

…take stock

Whether your job has been, or is about to be, made redundant, or you are keen to make a career move, there are some important and valuable first steps you should take. These are thinking and planning - understanding your requirements, your offering a...

I wonder if this is familiar to you: you develop your skills and qualifications, embark on a career, settle, perhaps raise a family, busily meet your family and work commitments, and then one day you think “where am I in all this?” or “what about me?” or “wher...