Helen Thomas | Career & Business Coach
Make confident career choices!
Here's a radical idea → stop worrying about might happen and just do what you can do. The variables of circumstances and situations are often unknown so when you focus on the process, rather than the …
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Here's a question for you... who are you really? It might seem like an easy question but are you able to readily articulate your unique value? I want you to answer this one honestly. Not the answer …
It's a very common affliction, one I've suffered from myself... feeling judged by other people and the associated embarrassment. It's something that's almost certainly keeping your career stalled. …
I had an interesting conversation this week about how to answer the inevitable “what are your weaknesses?” question that often comes up in job interviews. Personally, I'm not a big fan of this …
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It occurred to me recently that I bang on about “values” a lot… but I'm not sure I've ever provided any additional context or explanation. If you're feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your career… or …
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It's not all that common to combine thoughts of “love” and “work”… unless, of course, you're involved with someone you work with… and while that might be more common, and interesting… that's not where …
This week I read about a new term… well it's new to me, I think it's been around for a few years now. The term is FOBO and it's the lesser known sibling of the well recognised FOMO. Unlike FOMO …
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I love reading about trends and predictions for the year ahead don't you? I'm always in awe of those who can read the behavioural and scientific tea leaves to analyse and assess where we're …
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As I've been trawling through my client notes and research over recent days, one thing that really stood out for me is how important it is to make sure you take control of and manage your personal …
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If your work-life has been on autopilot for the last few years just waiting until “the worst of this situation has passed”, I encourage you to stop holding off and start taking action. Why? …
How are you feeling about your career right now? Are you achieving positive progress? Or are you wondering where time goes and why you're still feeling so stuck? If you fall into the second …
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I've had a couple of client conversations recently on the topic of money… more specifically how to ask for and get paid what you're worth. Is this something you struggle with? Well, you're not …
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