Do you spend your Sunday evenings dreading the upcoming week and trudge through your working life feeling like it's some sort of karmic punishment? I get it… I've been there... you just don't love …
Practical tools to get unstuck
Do you ever find yourself wondering if you’re making the most out of life? Maybe your routine seems a bit repetitive, or you feel like you’re going nowhere. A common thread I've uncovered about …
Focus on the process, not the outcome
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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How to deal with feeling judged
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. …
Why is it so hard to find a job?
A regular conversation that crops up, especially with those firmly in the middle of their career, or beyond, is that it's so hard to find another job. And, this is often backed up by experience or …
How to answer “what are your weaknesses?”
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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Hidden career traps and how to get out of them
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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It’s time for a mid-year career recalibration
Well… we're right into the winter season here in Melbourne and I've spent a lot of time over the last week or so piling on the warm layers and shuffling around the house in my Ugg slippers. And… I …
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Choose a career you love in 2022. Here’s how…
As we head rapidly towards the half-way point of 2022, I've been having some interesting client conversations about current trends in the employment market. Late in 2021 we started hearing about …
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Are you “busy” procrastinating? Let’s fix it.
So… previously I wrote about the importance of identifying the things in your life you value the most and then very specifically articulating exactly what they mean for you. I mean… I don't know …
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How to stop “loss aversion” stalling your career
The last few weeks has found me immersed in the details of the many client conversations I've had over the last couple of years. I noticed an interesting recurring theme I hadn't actively considered …
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Strategies to overcome imposter thinking
I've been out and about being a little bit social over the last few weeks… which has felt like quite a big step after the last 2 years. I've pushed myself waaay outside my comfort zone by attending …
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