Higher salaried positions
It’s important to maintain an active interest in your salary progression throughout your career, because even small increments will compound over time. You can do this by seeking pay rises in your current position, though this approach has its limitations. The other way is to keep seeking jobs with higher salaries, which could be through […]
Recover better
In life, there will always be events where we don’t hold ourselves well with our response. So the key to improving your performance isn’t about trying to stop these events from occurring. Nor is it striving for the absence of negative feelings. It’s about recognising when you’re holding yourself poorly and getting better at returning […]
AM or PM?
Sometimes when you’re coordinating times through messages it gets confusing if the time is AM or PM. Can I call you at 8 on Tuesday? The project needs to be submitted by 12. Are you free at 7 tomorrow? I’ve found it immensely helpful to include AM or PM whenever I write a time. You […]
IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.
How to play a birthday party for someone at work. Or home 🙂 .
Can I challenge you on that?
We’ve all heard someone share a belief which we don’t quite agree with. But even if you have a close connection, it can be hard to raise your perspective with them out of caution of how you would say it and how they would receive it. In these moments, I’ve found it helpful to respond […]
Industry bodies
If you want to get ahead in your career, consider joining an industry body or professional association. The members of the association will share your passion and motivation. It’s a signal to employers that your experience and qualifications are at a certain level. You will gain unique insights about the industry from those within it. […]
Car horns
Bec and I once lived in the city on a main road. The location was fantastic, though there was the constant sound of people blasting their car horns at each other. This was becoming a source of irritation for us, and given we couldn’t change the external environment, we set out to change our association […]
How to get what you want
I can’t tell you how to make a million dollars. But I know that staying in a job with limited financial upside will take you quite a while to get there. I can’t tell you what it means to have a flexible lifestyle. But I know that it helps to have some autonomy over the […]
Who is your customer?
Does Tiffany & Co sell an engagement ring to the giver or the wearer? Do driving schools help learner drivers gain independence or do they give parents peace of mind that their kids will drive safer? Do interior stylists help owners sell houses or potential owners buy homes? It’s important to know who you’re selling […]
Your attention please
There are two things to keep in mind when you’re trying to get someone’s attention. They usually don’t have context for what you’re about to share. They are actively trying to disconnect because there is so much competition for their attention. This isn’t meant to discourage. Nor does it mean that what you want to […]