Thanks to my good friend who emailed this - author unknown... 'Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house, Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse. The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste At holiday parties had gone to my waist. When I got on the scales there arose such a … Continue reading I predict a Diet…
Is your CV hitting the mark or on the ropes? Whether you're a self-employed contractor, working for a consulting company or just looking for a new opportunity, in this competitive market you need to be able to sell your skills and abilities to a prospective client or employer. As a career coach, having worked with … Continue reading IT Professionals: 3 ways to add punch to your CV
Often we find ourselves working very hard to achieve something we may have aspired to for some time, perhaps for all our life. Sometimes though, we forget to reassess why we want to achieve that particular goal, what it means to us, and how much we have to invest in it. Most of the coaching … Continue reading Is it your goal, or someone else’s?
It’s Christmas morning - you’ve got 17 people coming for dinner, including your elderly uncle who always turns up late; the electricity has been cut off due to the storms; your carefully stocked freezer is about to go into meltdown, and so are you! How can you maintain your sanity amidst this madness? Yes, military … Continue reading Three gifts to minimise stress this Christmas
Last week I met with a client in the accountancy field who had recently been told by a recruitment agency that he was "unemployable"! I spoke to him today and he has just been offered what he said is in many ways his dream job, perhaps paid slightly less than he'd like but with great … Continue reading from “Unemployable” last week to “dream job” this week
Like... its SO... Whateverrrr! Lately I've heard a lot of discussion on various radio programmes about words and phrases that irritate people - no matter what the word or phrase, you can be sure it bothers someone. This may be because the words can be perceived as offensive, such as swear words, insults, blatant untruths, … Continue reading Why do words irritate us so much?
Perhaps you might be considering writing a blog, either to promote your business, find a new employer or simply to tell your story. But while people are being told to get blogging, many of them feel resistance to the idea - so its worth looking at overcoming the reasons why they don't, which sometimes come … Continue reading “Publish and be damned” – 6 reasons people resist blogging
“You can't ask for what you want unless you know what it is...First you have figure out what you want. Second, you have to decide that you deserve it. Third, you have to believe you can get it. And, fourth, you have to have the guts to ask for it.” Barbara deAngelis Much of the … Continue reading Asking for it!
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