Helping women create careers they love through career coaching.

Something my clients often talk to me about is a fear of making the wrong decision, or, a fixation with making the right one. Same same, but different. Fear or fixation, the end result is often similar - you stay stuck.

Being a single mum is both the hardest and the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I know, wild! How can it be both? I think things are so often, both.

This is something that comes up in coaching all. the. time. A lot of my clients have at least low-level anxiety or wobbly confidence despite being high performing and highly capable, with high standards.

You'd have to have been living under a rock for the past year or so to have missed the fact that the cost of living is rising, but most people's pay cheques aren't…

I particularly liked this card from a client who recently finished working with me in my Align to Thrive career coaching program, and not just because the message was so sweet.

It might be scary, it might not be convenient and it might be hard work, but if you’re asking yourself “how do I know if it’s time to find a new job?” the answer is it probably is.

A lot of my clients feel weary, burnt out or flat. A huge part of my role as their coach is to help lift them out of the hole or guide them through the fog. You need energy to find career clarity and job search. For most, that dream offer doesn’t come overnight. It’s more of a marathon than a sprint.

Letting go of the fear of judgement and re-wiring your psyche to tame your inner-critic is hard work. It takes self-awareness and recognition and consistent training of your brain, but it’s not impossible. With patience and practice you can begin to live your life free of the shackles of the fear of judgement whether that’s from society or yourself. Here are three ways you can start practice letting go of judgement and begin reframing any unhelpful thoughts:

If you’ve been on a call with me or are a client of mine, you’ve probably had me ask you “What are you afraid of?”
There are essentially four ways in which fear will show up in your career.

The problems that can follow when an organisation has a highly capable interim option :

• The hiring process can slow down, and even grind to a halt.

• You might not be paid the salary that goes with the job – you are told the experience is the reward!

• Your substantive role isn’t backfilled properly – you are working harder than ever across! A two for the price of one for your company!

• You have no certainty over your future with the organisation – and the longer this continues, the more your confidence wavers, the less credible you start to feel.

When you’re scared of failure, you do everything you can to avoid it. But actually? Failure often doesn’t happen, and if it does it doesn’t always feel that bad.

When you experience any career disappointment, it’s normal for your self-confidence and motivation to take a hit. The key is how you bounce back and what you decide to do next.

Here are 5 things you can do to help build resilience - and ultimately get you closer to your dream career.

Your values support you in your career the same way they do in life, acting as a compass that keeps you heading in a direction that feels great in your head, heart and gut. You wake up in the morning (mostly) feeling excited about the day ahead. You feel purposeful, accomplished, in your flow, and like work works for you.

The extreme highs and lows of emotions, and emergence of vivid imaginations and wills of steel can be a bewildering experience for parents navigating the choppy waters of the toddler years for the first time. And yet, there is so much to be learnt from these seemingly irrational little humans.

A good CV will do so much more than the obvious. Here are 5 things you may not have realised (or need reminding of!)

Your CV should make you feel warm and glowing when you read it. It should make you want to hire you. It should also be up-to-date and ready to go at all times. A big challenge for many people is selling themselves with confidence.