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The career advice I wish I had been given when I was younger

We’ve all been there. You’re in a meeting, explaining your point, and someone interrupts or talks over you. You’ve now lost your flow and your control of the discussion. So how do you regain control and assert yourself without looking petty?

How can you avoid having bad days or low moments? This is a questions I’m asked very often when I give my talks about mindset. And the answer is: you can’t and you shouldn’t! That’s not what having the right mindset is. Life doesn’t always go as we expect. There will always be difficult or […]

Add creativity to your job hunting and you increase your chances of impact. And who knows, you might even nail your dream job.

So how do you stand out? Don’t follow the crowd!

Now, more than ever, it is vital to give your mind and body the food, rest and activity needed to help you deal with challenging situations.

It is a common practice to set our goals when a new period starts. I’m sure you’ve done this before: you come back from holidays or when the new year is about to start, you grab pen and paper with excitement and write down all those ambitious goals you want to achieve. The first day […]

This article sets out ten practical steps that you can take which will help you improve the quality of your listening.

One of the main stoppers I see in my clients when they want to start making decisions  that are in line with their values is the fear of being judged or not understood. It is a very common process: They spend time in a self-discovery process understanding what is not working for them and they […]

The world has been rocked by Covid-19. Being able to effectively deal with the fear and anxiety that can flood through an organisation is a key requirement for leaders.

Given the current pandemic which, despite some restrictions being lifted, still isn’t over, now is a crucial time to indulge in some (or lots of!) self-care.