By Piya Khanna
An even more important reason to be selfish in following your heart’s desire is that if you don’t, you will eventually end up being miserable and resenting the people and reasons that you allowed to talk you out of doing what you want. It’s a strange aspect of being human – we are brought up to please others and not hurt their feelings, so often we don’t say no to others and then hurt ourselves in the process. The question I invite you to consider is, is it worth it? More
By Sab on 31 August 2010 at 12:11 in Careershifters Blog
Throughout this process of trying out career areas it’s really important to give yourself credit for taking these trials and testing things out. Every new experience is a lesson and something to build on, even if you’ve tried something and it felt like a complete waste of time - it never is, there’s always a lesson to be learnt.
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By Stephanie Mount
Limiting beliefs are what I refer to as ‘interference’, the stuff that gets in the way of our true potential, our talents and what we truly want in our lives. Depending on the moment, it may use fear, worry, what if, angst, frustration, procrastination, impatience, I can’t, self doubt and a few others. The second you notice or become aware of the voice babbling away in your head, using negative thoughts to create a horror story and seduce you in to watching and listening to it, try the following steps... More
By Marianne Cantwell
Your strengths are all that count in the new world of dream careers. Weaknesses can always be compensated. Focus on the things you do exceptionally, and you will suddenly find your career change advancing in leaps and bounds. More
By Rosie Walford a...
Do you want to change career, but have a mortgage to pay, family to feed and can't risk a huge drop in salary?
Well, there is a way of changing career without taking huge financial risks: Career coach, Rosie Walford, is a huge advocate of staged careershifting and here she explains how it can be done More
By willow on 14 June 2009 at 04:16 in ShiftLogs
It's been a long time coming, but I have accomplished a major life dream - living, working and travelling abroad. More
By John Gloster-Smith
Leaving your old job behind, whether you've been made redundant or have chosen to leave your job, can be a real challenge and it's not uncommon to temporarily lose your belief in yourself, in your self-worth, your ability and confidence. So what do you do to get that confidence back? Career coach, John Gloster-Smith, explains why leaving a job can knock your confidence and how to get that confidence back on track by understanding what's really going on in your mind...
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By Helen Slingsby
Lack of confidence is a key factor stopping women from returning to work after taking time out. Helen Slingsby, a professional career coach who helps women return to work, offers some confidence boosting exercises. More
By Sonia Lakshman
Many career shifters will say they don't have a clue what they want to do. However ften we do have clues but shoot them down before we've even given them a chance. Career coach, Sonia Lakshman, takes a closer look at the saboteur in us all. More
Careershifter question
By count von count
My current job is crushingly dull, it's destroyed my confidence and I'm struggling even to come up with a compentency-based cv as suggested by my career coach. I must have some transferable skills - I'm just struggling to get them down on paper.
ShiftDoctor answer
By John Williams in ShiftSurgeries
I must say I'm not a great fan of transferable skills and core competency lists. Think broader than "skills" - maybe you're a natural networker, a great systematiser, a killer dealmaker, or brilliant at generating bags of new ideas (even if you never follow through on any of them). All of these things are of value in the workplace if you know how to use them.
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