By Chris Dolder
The Polar Regions are inspirational places that few are lucky enough to visit. I get to visit them regularly and guide others to experience places that may ultimately change the way they live their lives. More
By Sab on 15 September 2011 at 13:26 in Careershifters Blog
" I’ve had an extremely successful career as a performing musician but had very little work for the past 5 years due to a decrease in session work. I’ve ended up specialising in fundraising by accident after various temp admin and data entry jobs I had to do to pay the bills. Do you have any tips on how I can get out of my current position and discover what I really want to do?”
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By Sab on 7 June 2011 at 12:53 in Careershifters Blog
Is turning your passion into a career the best path for you? Trial out turning professional to find out. If you discover that you don't enjoy your passion as much when it's a career, there are other options you can take to get the right balance between paid work and your passions. Read this blog post to help you if you are considering turning a passion into a career!
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By Sab on 21 May 2011 at 15:37 in Careershifters Blog
Here is a book that could help any of you who are on a quest to live life on your own terms, believing that there is more to work (and indeed life) than a big paycheque or social status. In ‘Life is What You Make It‘, Peter Buffett (son of billionaire Warren Buffett) explains his father’s decision not to give his children an inheritance and how important it is for each person to define his or her own path, regardless of their wealth or background.
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By Simon North
We have an article from the career coaching group Position Ignition about work options for those with reduced ability - from insomnia, RSI to chronic migraines and speech impediments. The advice is useful to anyone considering how to tailor their next career to their own personal needs. More
By Brian Cormack Carr
Brian Cormack Carr shows us how we all have a lost genius inside us, and how to bring it back to life! More
By Piya Khanna
It’s critical to be selfish and self-centered in when considering the key question of what you want to do with your life. Change and transition expert Piya Khanna explains. More
By Marianne Cantwell
A single off-the-shelf ‘job’ might not be the answer – relying on an employer to see your potential in a new field might just keep you paralysed in a career dilemma forever. If you love a lot of things, you like variety, and don’t want to be trapped in a boring career, then CREATING a bespoke free range career opens up new possibilities. More
By Simon North
Is economic motivation and need really enough by itself to keep us in our current careers? Research has proven time and again that human needs are not based solely on economic motivation. Read more to find out what really drives us... More
By Sab on 4 August 2010 at 16:37 in Careershifters Blog
Simon from Position Ignition recently wrote an article for us about graduates who go straight into professional careers with a lot of specific training (such as accountants, lawyers, doctors) and find after a few years that they really don't enjoy their line of work.
I have some friends who are in this situation and I think it will become very very common for graduates in these areas to leave the profession earlier, rather than spend forty years doing work they don't enjoy. You can read my take on the issues and ideas that come up in this blog post!
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