For career success, focus on defaults
The main reason Professionals and Executives don’t achieve certain outcomes is that they focus too much on desired behaviour rather than historical behaviour. Let me explain. Every one of us is running on default: 💭 Default thinking 🤔 Default decisions 🎯 Default actions We operate on these defaults because we’ve spent years reinforcing them through […]
A signal for high quality?
Last year, I underwent elective surgery. Don’t worry, I’m absolutely fine. It was a procedure I believe we should be talking about more, but I won’t do so here as it’s not the point of this post (I’ll send you a clue if you’d like to know). Anyway, here’s the point of this post 👇 […]
Meeting end times
Ending meetings on time is just as important as starting on time. This is about valuing the time of every person. If you are hosting a meeting, you have a responsibility to ensure the meeting goes to time. 🕒 If you are participating in a meeting, you shouldn’t have an obligation to stay longer than […]
Client wins in 2024!
As a Career Coach, there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing my clients achieve their goals and build the lives they’ve been dreaming of. Here’s a snapshot of what we accomplished together in 2024: ✨ New Jobs Secured2023: 7 🎉2024: 12 🚀 💰 Total Pay Rises Earned2023: $112.8k2024: $267k 🔥 🌟 Businesses Launched2023: 52024: 4 💡 […]
Which 2 do you choose?
Choose 2 out of 3 for career success: Do a great job Be liked Do things on time Thoughts? .
Am I interrupting?
How do you handle interruptions? With frustration? Or curiosity? After all, how often does the interruptor realise they’re interrupting? And even if they were aware, is it necessary to respond with frustration? Granted, it’s not easy to avoid this reflex. But a moment of grace could be the difference between alienating others and fostering deeper […]
Who’s responsible for emails?
Yesterday, I received the following out-of-office reply which I’m still trying to form an opinion on: Thank you for your email. I’m currently out of the office from January 13th to January 17th and won’t be checking my inbox during this time. I’ll be deleting all emails received during this period. If your matter is […]
You’re wanting change
Many professionals come to me as a career coach with this wondering: “I’m not sure if I want things to change in my career” You may be thinking the same thing right now. Well here’s how that first conversation ALWAYS plays out. Anyone that comes to me THINKING about changing something in their career, ultimately […]
Going off-script
No one knows if you go off-script when presenting. No one knows if your work isn’t up to your standards. No one knows if your submission is different to what you envisaged. So why bring this to your audience’s attention? Especially if what you’re delivering is well received. It’s only you that perceives it’s inferior. […]
I’ll keep doing this job until…
Here’s a statement most professionals can’t answer: I’ll keep doing this job until … [insert reason]. And those professionals that can answer, it’s usually an arbitrary reason for why they are staying in a role. If you want to meaningfully advance your career, you must have more control over your career decisions. Now, I’m not […]