For many 40-year-olds to 50-year-olds finding a job or searching for a successful new career path may seem an overwhelming task to tackle mid-life. To seek out a new career at 40, don’t expect your resume full of well-earned experience and skills will guarantee you a job. While you have had your head down working…Read More
Today is a day of adjustment to the way we work and learn. With many children learning from home and adults working from home, how will this whole new dynamic work? Here are some suggestions to contemplate a light transition: Firstly, separate your workspaces. Easy if you have a big house or apartment. If you…Read More
There are many transitions that happen in life. School to Work, Single life to Married Life, Motherhood, Fatherhood, Employee to Self-Employment just to name a few. Career Transition is not a transition we would have talked about 20 years ago because it just didn’t happen, it wasn’t the social norm. Today, it’s a different story….Read More
Before coming to see me, many of my clients have tried choosing a career the Do it yourself approach. Some have spent thousands of dollars completing University Courses, listening to the advice of family and friends and bought every career self-help book they could get their hands on in the hope that they had…Read More
If you start a career today, you are likely to experience a career change 5 times and have 17 jobs over your lifetime. You are probably surprised at that prediction. The whole idea of career change can sound scary. The practical steps to career transition may have you feeling stuck what to do and…Read More
There is a lot of change happening in many workplaces. Be it redundancies, retirement, or restructure, individuals are actively looking for a job post during this COVID-19 pandemic. Job hunting takes a lot of hard work. Quite frankly it can be a bitch, especially if you are not in the right mindset. It’s like being…Read More
According to Stanford psychologist Dr Carol Dweck, author of the book Mindset, to attain a mindset for success requires you to put in effort and learn to embrace failure along the way. In her research, Dweck worked with primary school children to discover an interesting link between levels of ability and motivation. Her research has…Read More
Have you ever wondered what impact work has on your well-being? Professor David Blustein understands its impact better than anyone and has authored a book called The Psychology of Working where the role of work in people’s lives is examined. The Professor is from the Department of Counselling, Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Lynch…Read More
There is a significant shift happening in our workplaces today and it involves millennial employees. If you are born between 1980 and 1995, you are amongst many who are unhappy and thinking should I quit my job or should I stay? Millennials in the workplace have very different ideas about what they want out…Read More
The Winter Olympics has arrived with a spectacular opening ceremony to kick off the games. I love to see gifted elite sportsmen & women at their potential but have you ever wondered what happens post-Olympics for them when they return to their respective countries. Many have dedicated 10 years plus to prepare for the games,…Read More
