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There is often a lot of talk within the coaching world around clarity, especially when comes to finding a career you want to move into. But sometimes, clarity comes when you least expect it and when you're not looking. It has taken me to get to nearly 53 to be clear...

In one of her excellent podcast episodes, Kimberly B Cummings highlights "meaningful career moves do not happen without intention." I couldn't agree with this more. When thinking about my first career, the only intention I had was to find a job. I wasn't even thinking...

Changing careers at any stage in your life can feel daunting, especially if you are doing it during your midlife years, but it doesn't need to be. There is a tendency to think if you are unhappy in your current career then the only choice you have is to leave...

The turn of the new year is often a time for many people to make New Year's Resolutions aka as New Year's Delusions or New Year False Promises, for others it is a time to reflect on the year that has just past and to look forward to the year ahead. For me, I'll be...

Has anyone every asked you to lend them some money, allow them to crash at yours for a few nights, asked you to play taxi for them etc? Have you ever said no to them? The chances are you haven't or don't as often as you would like to. The thing is we often invest more...

I often talk about the importance of having a support network, of ditching the toxic people in your life. I understand that this might be difficult to do and if they are family members, it might be impossible to do but you can choose how much time you spend with them...

Hard to believe but the end of the challenge is here, today's is blog number 30!!! Looking back, I was naive when I set the 30-Day Blog Challenge; I didn't appreciate how all-consuming it would become or just how hard it would be to write something that had to be...

It has taken many years and a lot of time doing what is popularly called "personal development" work to get where I am today. Along the way I feel I have grown as a person. I have made changes, not just been in my career, but the things I have learnt during that time...

It is very easy to feel overwhelmed in life, not having a moment to yourself, not doing the things you love and spending too much time working, doing long hours in the office and then more at home. Creating balance within your life is about making conscious choices...

One of the challenges when starting out your own business, creating a new venture, being seen within at work for the effort you put in or if you're looking for a new partner is how to put yourself out there. In doing so you leave yourself open to criticism or...