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 Sonia Lakshman
Here’s a question….when you think about your career so far, do you look ahead or behind you? One of the things that really can weigh people down is regretting their choices. Make no mistake regret can be hugely destructive. It takes up such a huge amount of energy and is so unconstructive that it cuts us off completely from the MANY things we may turn to NOW. More
By Marianne Cantwell
A life where you’re no longer putting your dreams on hold seems far away when you have bills to pay, and a CV that doesn’t fit the things you’d love to do. Maybe it’s far away because you’re looking in the wrong place. 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 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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By Sab on 30 July 2010 at 15:10 in Careershifters Blog
I've been thinking about how many of us are looking for careers and working styles that afford a greater measure of variety and independence, with scope to grow and change, and how this relates to changes in lifestyles generally over the past ten years or so. In this blog post i'll be looking at how being part of the international digital generation has a clear influence on our working life choices... and argue it should be a good thing!
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By Sab on 24 June 2010 at 14:01 in Careershifters Blog
Hope you’ve been finding time to squeeze in some career change – related activity amongst watching the World Cup and Wimbledon. This week’s inspirational links should get you back into career change mode, and if you are starting to think about holiday time also try and plan an hour or two to devote to your career!
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By Sab on 3 June 2010 at 22:15 in Careershifters Blog
Escape The City - an exciting online platform for young professionals who want to 'do something different’ and find meaningful & fulfilling occupations outside of the corporate mainstream.
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By Fran Monks
In 2001 Damian decided to take a year’s sabbatical. He was given some funding for Street League and the rest is history. “It’s the longest sabbatical ever!”, Damian now jokes. “It was an opportunity to go and do this, and so I just jumped. Once you’ve jumped, you figure out how to fly on the way down. That’s the only way to do things, otherwise nothing ever happens.” More
By Mary Cope
Limiting the extent to which we work at something we do not truly love so that we have time for the other aspects of our lives might be a tactic but it is not really a sensible lifelong strategy! Recognising this, often in mid career, leads many to reflect deeply on the fundamental purpose of their existence. More
By Sab on 28 April 2010 at 11:56 in Careershifters Blog
Anyone else watch the London Marathon at the weekend? What a shot of inspiration! I’m always in awe of the older runners, this year the oldest man and woman to finish were 86 and 83 years old respectively. Definitely an alternative option to golf, fishing and gardening if you’re planning your retirement.
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