“I jump from goal to goal and struggle to maintain momentum. I’ve tried so many new ideas and projects that my friends and family just laugh at me now. Why can’t I just stick with something? I need some direction and a plan. I’m fed up of not being able to follow through.” We all […] Read more…
“People tell me all the time, it’s just a job, you don’t have to like it, but I can’t let go of the dream of doing work I love!” Is this you? It was certainly me. I grew up thinking that work was the devil. Nobody likes their work. You do it to pay the […] Read more…
Feeling tired after a busy week, I gave in to the lure of crap TV the other night and settled with my hubby and an easter egg (still getting through them) in front of Britain’s Got Talent. I’m not a massive fan of reality TV but I love BGT. I love the way that everybody […] Read more…
If there’s one thing that mums are famous for it is putting everybody else’s needs before their own. I often have conversations with mums about their career plans and the common thing I hear is that they will get around to their career change or return to work when the timing is right. Maybe when […] Read more…
A lot of mums come to me because they know they’re unhappy with their current situation but they can’t figure out what to do next. They have no idea what they want to do career wise, have filled out personality quiz after personality quiz and are still none the wiser. Then there is the other […] Read more…
I was having a chat with a friend this morning and she told me how she laughed when I mentioned the word ‘career’ in relation to her because she felt like she didn’t have one. In front of me was sat a very articulate, intelligent woman, who’d worked incredibly hard in different, but linked, fields […] Read more…
In my work I hear women talk about the many things that stand in the way of their career dreams and at the heart of many of them is the issue of confidence. I don’t have time can just as easily translate to I’m not sure I can do this I can’t afford to take […] Read more…
Last week I commenced my first semester of study for a Graduate Certificate in Careers Education and Development. I don’t yet have my student ID card because I haven’t got around to applying for it but since I’m not that interested in receiving a 10% discount at Top Shop, or today’s equivalent (what we got […] Read more…
Kids all at school and thinking about what’s next for you? Maybe you’ve had enough of the juggle and want work that’s flexible and close to home? This is the time of year when a lot of mums are thinking about their career. If a change in career is on the agenda for you in […] Read more…
After the craziness of summer holidays and my eldest starting kindy last week, I’m glad that things are settling back into a routine and I’m so excited to be back at my desk (kitchen table) writing. As I told you last week, I have really missed being in my business and writing these blog posts […] Read more…