It’s a question I get asked a lot. How do you extricate yourself from a corporate career? One that you’ve known very well. I’m not talking about how you get your head round what to do next. I’ll leave that subject for other posts. I’m talking about navigating your way through your exit. There’s lots…
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On Dreams, Fear Of Failure, and Not Facing Up To Reality
Your precious dreams. You share them with me so sincerely. You tell me how unhappy you are about the current state of your working life. How you feel unfulfilled. Punching below your weight. You list out your ideas for change. At times I get seduced and equate your talk with action. But weeks, months, years…
Why You Sometimes Have To Ignore Your To Do List And Play
Do you plan and organize your life so much that you blind yourself to the opportunity in the moment? As a business woman, who is also a creative, I have to work hard to make sure stuff happens. Bottom line, it’s how money gets made. Still, I’d be lying if I said that this didn’t…
How A Year In The Country Has Revolutionized My Work Life
Can you believe that a year ago this week I was loading a van with all my stuff and heading from my much loved house in Wimbledon, to a cottage in the Buckinghamshire countryside? (Well, technically, I wasn’t loading the van, but you get the picture.) The whole purpose was to allow me to create…
How To Make Yours A RARE Business
I first found out about Adrian Swinscoe‘s book idea some months back when he came to the pilot of my Worklife Makeover workshop in London. We started chatting about it over coffee, waiting for everyone to turn up. By the end of the workshop Adrian knew how he was going to bring it to life,…
A Month of Birthdays
Believe it or not, this blog is a year old this month. And it was my birthday yesterday. As you read this, I’m easing back for a few days, basking in my gratitude for this last amazing year. Join me in a slice of virtual birthday cake and indulge me as I share with you…
Social Media. Another 24/7 Work Culture?
This is a question that’s been on my mind for a couple of weeks now. Especially since a few uncharacteristic mistakes in my client work brought into focus how much time I was spending online and how tired it was beginning to make me feel. Not good for one whose raison d’être is about living…
Here’s how not to differentiate yourself as a coach
As someone who has been coaching for around fifteen years, I often peer-coach, supervise or mentor other coaches. It’s a role that allows me a small part in shaping good practice in what is an exciting, fast-growing profession. I love supporting people who are hungry to learn about themselves as practitioners and to watch them…
The Virtual Office of Self-Selected Colleagues
Many of you know that I spent a few days in bed during the early part of this week with what was either flu, or the cold from hell. Yes, I did a little blog reading and emailing, but by and large I didn’t work and was away from social media. In fact, I set…
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Christine Livingston is a coach and writer, who helps professional people wanting to work and live on their own terms. With a successful career both inside and beyond the corporation to draw from, Christine gives the support, challenge, tools and inspiration that enable people to thrive.
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