Are you looking to change career?

Trying to change career by yourself can be frustrating and confusing to say the least. When I was in a similar position I went on a coaching retreat in which I made some fantastic insights and over came some major fears that had been holding me back.

Knowing how powerful this was for me, I have created an inspirational career transitions retreat especially designed for people who want to change career and are feeling stuck, confused, at a crossroads or held back by fear of taking a leap into the unknown.

Click here to find out more about this upcoming career transitions retreat

I look forward to seeing you there!

What kind of jigsaw is your ideal work?

People often find it difficult to define their ideal work because they can’t imagine the big picture or easily define all the elements that make up the grand vision.

I often liken finding your ideal work to creating a jigsaw without initially having the box with the whole picture on it. Because you don’t have the complete picture to work with you have to become more creative and use different rules, and in the beginning you have to let go of the question “what exactly is this a picture of”? If you think of the finished picture as the overall job title then you can see why people are held back in their discovery process because they try to define their job title first without having all the the pieces that make up the big picture.

Just forget for a moment, the need to know the specific job title on your business card or position in a company and imagine you are in a really fulfilling job. What are all the elements that make up that job? When you build your big picture up from the outside in, you can begin to gradually piece together the different elements that make up your ideal work. These will include:

• Environment – location, setting, pace
• People – With teams or alone, what types of people?
• Culture – traditional, fast-paced, growing, stable?
• Skills and talents – that you have and want to use or grow
• Passions
• Values
• Ideal Outcomes – what will make you feel fulfilled and satisfied at the end of each day?
• Contribution – What contribution do you want to make and on what scale?
• Lifestyle
• Responsibility – how much, at what level?

What does your ideal career jigsaw look like?

To discover your ideal work, join us on this 2-day fun, creative and inspiring Career Transitions Workshop

When you are stuck with your career and trying to make important decisions about which direction to take, it can be really difficult to work it out by yourself. And although friends and family are well-meaning it's difficult for them to be really objective and to ask you the kind of questions that will really move you forward and help you to create the clarity, confidence and courage you need to find the work you love.

If you are looking for a high-value, low-cost solution to get you unstuck, highly motivated, confident and moving forward with your career change with a clear purpose and direction, then look no further!

By coming on this two-day Career Transitions workshop you will :

Many people are surprised at the idea of a coach having their own coach and they imagine that purely by being a coach and having coaching skills you must have everything sorted! Of course having a powerful set of tools to help with your own personal and professional development is great, but just like anyone else we also get 'stuck' and need help with career & business direction, planning our future and breaking through any barriers that may be holding us back.

When I'm planning my business strategy or have a new idea for a product or service then It's really important for me to have an objective sounding board for my thoughts and ideas and someone who will gently challenge me to do and be more than I would on my own. It's also a huge motivator to take action on things that you may have been procrastinating on or things that you don't enjoy quite as much as others. It can often be difficult to see beyond our own self-imposed boundaries and a good coach can help you broaden your vision in addition to motivating you to 'just do it' rather than wondering 'what if' and doing nothing about it.

When I first experienced coaching, I found it difficult to see what it was the coach had actually done - one moment I felt confused and lost and the next day I felt that anything was possible, and it was only later when training as a coach myself that understood the HOW and the magic behind the 'conversations'.

Clients say that although friends and family want to help, it's hard for them to be objective and they are often 'advising' from their own personal perspective and values, and can find it difficult to really step into your shoes and ask the right questions. People often say that the same thoughts seem to go round and round in their heads without them ever reaching a conclusion or being able to decide what action to take. Sometimes it can be virtually impossible to find clarity and direction by yourself, you need someone to ask you the questions you haven't asked yourself, help you understand what may be holding you back and motivate you to take action and break through any fears.

So, whatever your profession, experience, skill or business a coach can help to move your forward in the way that's exactly right for you.

If you are looking for a career change and to discover your ideal work, join us on this 2-day fun,creative and inspiring Career Transitions Workshop

Ever heard the phrase “what you resist persists”? The more you resist making changes in your life and more specifically your career, the more stuck you will feel.

We often use the term 'stuck' as a metaphor to describe how we feel when we are not sure what direction to take. Of course you are not really stuck, you are not a tree rooted to the ground, you are a fully functioning human being, with the ability to think, see, read, write and take action. If you think you have lost your direction you will not find it between EastEnders and Coronation Street or on the beer mat at your local bar! You must take action, and you must make time and space for discovery, awareness and planning your future career. Whatever action you take, it will get you moving in some direction. Often people are afraid of making the wrong decisions and taking the wrong action; how can you know it’s the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ action until you take it? How can you know that the one tiny step you are resisting taking, will not lead you along the path to a purposeful and fulfilling career?

Imagine yourself on a country walk, or even a mountain one, and you come to a section with 4 or 5 different pathways, you don’t have a map so you have to make a decision based on what you can see, sense and feel and any knowledge you may already have. How will you decide which path to take? If you feel stuck, directionless and refuse to make a decision then you’ll likely still be there when the winter snow falls and buries you under 6 feet of the icy cold stuff – and then you really will be stuck!

If you hate your job, your boss, the company or the responsibilities you have, you are the only person that can do anything about it. Your boss will continue to behave in the same way and your job will likely remain the same unless you take action to change it. I worked with someone at the beginning of the year who had been ‘waiting’ for redundancy. The redundancy had not come and so she had taken some action towards looking for a new job. She came to me again seven months later, feeling ‘stuck’ and I discovered, still ‘waiting’ for redundancy! I asked her how long she was going to wait – 6 months, 6 years or maybe 20?! So then she said, “Well, what if I find another job and then a few months later I find out that my old colleagues have been offered the redundancy I had been waiting for”? Yes, what if? What if they do and what if they don’t? What if your new job potentially offers you a greater package in the next five years than the whole redundancy package AND what if you are also doing work that fulfils you in and environment that you love, that energises you and utilises your skills and talents?

Hmmmmmmm What if? There are no guarantees in life and you can only move forward by taking action, exploring, researching, asking helpful questions and being willing to make changes in your life and in your own behaviour. Of course it's not necessarily easy but from personal experience, I would say it's definitely worth it!

Looking for a career change and not sure which direction to take?

To discover your ideal work, join us on this 2-day fun,creative and inspiring Career Transitions Workshop