There’s a story about this eBook that one day I will tell separately. For now, I just wanted to be shamelessly self-promoting and let you know that The 7 Most Soul-Sucking Career Mistakes Ever (And How To Avoid Them) is available for free download to newsletter subscribers. There’s more great digital stuff coming to the…
Category Archives: Coaching
Tired Of Thinking Like An Ugly Sister? Step Into Your Cinderella Slippers and Rock!
It’s epidemic. Smart, talented people, out of touch with how capable they are. Waiting for some fairy godmother to come along and make it okay for them to wear the coveted crystal slippers. You know how it is. The boss you want to endorse you. The client you want to adulate you. The community you…
Can We Really Trust Personal Development Gurus? 5 Things You Should Know
Personal Development is one of the fastest growing niche markets on the web, and lots of people are setting themselves up as a leader, guide or mentor in their field of expertise. In this day and age where so many of us are searching for answers, we’ll identify with those who seem to offer an…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
What Keeps You Awake At Night?
The other day I was doing a thorough review of the analytics of my site with Marketing Coach, Jim Connolly. We discovered an interesting thing. Lots of people are reading my stuff at 2am. There could be two reasons for this: Either you’re so passionate about what you’re doing that you’re burning the candle on…
Workshops: The Most Powerful Form Of Coaching?
This week I’ve been talking to a number of people who are attending the Work Life Balance Workshop I’m running on September 24th. Besides asking me about what to expect, the conversation has often moved into questions about my motivation for creating the event, and why I chose a workshop format at all. I decided…
The Last Summer Holiday You’ll Need?
Did you see the recent research that reckoned it takes only two days back at work for all of the benefits of being on holiday to disappear? How sad is that? Still, it echoes a lot of what I hear and see around me: people completely frazzled ahead of the school holidays, bouyed up by…
The Vocation Myth
Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…
Category Archives: Coaching
The 7 Most Soul-Sucking Career Mistakes Ever (And How To Avoid Them)
There’s a story about this eBook that one day I will tell separately. For now, I just wanted to be shamelessly self-promoting and let you know that The 7 Most Soul-Sucking Career Mistakes Ever (And How To Avoid Them) is available for free download to newsletter subscribers. There’s more great digital stuff coming to the…
Tired Of Thinking Like An Ugly Sister? Step Into Your Cinderella Slippers and Rock!
It’s epidemic. Smart, talented people, out of touch with how capable they are. Waiting for some fairy godmother to come along and make it okay for them to wear the coveted crystal slippers. You know how it is. The boss you want to endorse you. The client you want to adulate you. The community you…
Can We Really Trust Personal Development Gurus? 5 Things You Should Know
Personal Development is one of the fastest growing niche markets on the web, and lots of people are setting themselves up as a leader, guide or mentor in their field of expertise. In this day and age where so many of us are searching for answers, we’ll identify with those who seem to offer an…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
What Keeps You Awake At Night?
The other day I was doing a thorough review of the analytics of my site with Marketing Coach, Jim Connolly. We discovered an interesting thing. Lots of people are reading my stuff at 2am. There could be two reasons for this: Either you’re so passionate about what you’re doing that you’re burning the candle on…
Workshops: The Most Powerful Form Of Coaching?
This week I’ve been talking to a number of people who are attending the Work Life Balance Workshop I’m running on September 24th. Besides asking me about what to expect, the conversation has often moved into questions about my motivation for creating the event, and why I chose a workshop format at all. I decided…
The Last Summer Holiday You’ll Need?
Did you see the recent research that reckoned it takes only two days back at work for all of the benefits of being on holiday to disappear? How sad is that? Still, it echoes a lot of what I hear and see around me: people completely frazzled ahead of the school holidays, bouyed up by…
The Vocation Myth
Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…
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Category Archives: Coaching
The 7 Most Soul-Sucking Career Mistakes Ever (And How To Avoid Them)
There’s a story about this eBook that one day I will tell separately. For now, I just wanted to be shamelessly self-promoting and let you know that The 7 Most Soul-Sucking Career Mistakes Ever (And How To Avoid Them) is available for free download to newsletter subscribers. There’s more great digital stuff coming to the…
Tired Of Thinking Like An Ugly Sister? Step Into Your Cinderella Slippers and Rock!
It’s epidemic. Smart, talented people, out of touch with how capable they are. Waiting for some fairy godmother to come along and make it okay for them to wear the coveted crystal slippers. You know how it is. The boss you want to endorse you. The client you want to adulate you. The community you…
Can We Really Trust Personal Development Gurus? 5 Things You Should Know
Personal Development is one of the fastest growing niche markets on the web, and lots of people are setting themselves up as a leader, guide or mentor in their field of expertise. In this day and age where so many of us are searching for answers, we’ll identify with those who seem to offer an…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
What Keeps You Awake At Night?
The other day I was doing a thorough review of the analytics of my site with Marketing Coach, Jim Connolly. We discovered an interesting thing. Lots of people are reading my stuff at 2am. There could be two reasons for this: Either you’re so passionate about what you’re doing that you’re burning the candle on…
Workshops: The Most Powerful Form Of Coaching?
This week I’ve been talking to a number of people who are attending the Work Life Balance Workshop I’m running on September 24th. Besides asking me about what to expect, the conversation has often moved into questions about my motivation for creating the event, and why I chose a workshop format at all. I decided…
The Last Summer Holiday You’ll Need?
Did you see the recent research that reckoned it takes only two days back at work for all of the benefits of being on holiday to disappear? How sad is that? Still, it echoes a lot of what I hear and see around me: people completely frazzled ahead of the school holidays, bouyed up by…
The Vocation Myth
Lots of people get sucked into the current new age wisdom that we all have one unique thing we’re called to do in life. They spend years, not to mention thousands of pounds, on the next book, coach or workshop that offers the key to the holy grail. Meantime they feel pretty miserable doing whatever…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…