Monthly Archives: April 2010

New Work Pioneers Reframe Success

Today’s post is the fourth in an emerging series, writing The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. It looks at how, by redefining success for yourself, you can switch your whole relationship with work and life. If you’re anything like me, you were schooled early about what “good” looked like: stellar qualifications; degrees from the best…

Don’t Change Your Job – Change Your Mind

My friend – let’s call him Frank – was looking pretty despondent when I met him for coffee late last week. Slouched in his chair and completely absorbed by his BlackBerry, he was a shadow of the shit hot Business Consultant I knew him to be. He’d told me that he didn’t have long, so…

New Work Pioneers Answer A Call To Adventure

Today’s post is the third in an emerging series, writing The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. Last week we were talking about the desire for soul-felt joy that drives gutsy, professionals to challenge career norms. Today we’re looking at the kind of things that catalyse that desire; that may indeed bring it into existence for…

The Challenges Of Doing What You Love And How To Overcome Them

photo credit: thekmochs Today I’m delighted to share this guest post by Ben Lumley. Ben is a Motivational Speaker and Trainer from the UK who writes about personal development at 6aliens.com. Why not connect with him on Twitter @6aliens or if you liked this article then why not subscribe to his RSS Feed? It’s not…

Revealed: Why New Work Pioneers REALLY Bother

I was pretty excited as I sat down at the Mac to write this, the second in an emerging series, creating The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. Why? Because I’d decided to start by talking about what’s at the heart of my companion journeyfolks’ decision to break through old career rules. Yes, they want more…

Building A Blog Or Building A Business?

That’s been the question on my mind as I’ve done my April blog review. As regular readers know, I have a process for reviewing my blog that is now becoming pretty well established. I share the results of it because, not only am I passionate about helping others navigate career and life change for themselves,…

Deviation From The Norm – My Different Kind Of Work

Today I’m delighted to welcome Linda Wolf. Linda writes Insanely Serene, a blog devoted to her passion for peace of mind and serenity. Through her blog, she offers practical suggestions for moving from low self-esteem to powerful self-confidence,  carved from honest and touching reference to her own, real experiences. Here she shares how personal crisis…

Introducing The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers

Welcome to the first in an unfolding and to-be-developed series of posts, creating The Manifesto For New Work Pioneers. To kick off, I want to share three things: My intention in writing The Manifesto Some thoughts on how this process will run Article headings that could shape some meaningful draft content and lead to some…

How To Use The Turning Of The Seasons To Support Your Development

I don’t know about you, but for me the last three months have been pretty full-on. It has been a long and hard winter here in the UK, and I’ve felt as if I’ve been in a dark, if fun and productive, little cocoon. It’s still biting cold. But driving back from the farmers’ market…