Category Archives: Careers

Soft Skills vs Hard Skills?  You’re Asking the Wrong Question.

I am delighted to bring you this guest blog by my very talented and cutting-edge friend and colleague – Gihan Perera A few weeks ago, the Australian Government announced changes to the funding of university degrees, prioritising the jobs and … Continue reading

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Career and Life Reflections

Photo by LinkedIn Sales Navigator on Unsplash Covid-19 certainly upended our lives as we knew it. It caught us by surprise and struck us on many levels; some good and some challenging. While some of us have returned to work; … Continue reading

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7 Ways To Take Back Control Of Your Life

Are you in a job that you feel is long past its use by date? The fun, excitement and passion for what you did are long gone. Monday mornings are a dread with that sinking, ground hog day feeling as … Continue reading

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How You Can Inject More Fun and Vitality into Your Job and Career

Are you looking for an injection of new energy,  fun and vitality in your current role or perhaps your are interested in a new role that will offer this more? Are you ready for a new project or wanting stretch in your current job? … Continue reading

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How to Unleash Your Creativity When You are Stuck in a Rut

“To be successful we must live from our imaginations, not from our memories.” ~ Steven Covey Can you relate to any of these thoughts and feelings?  You feel stuck in a rut. Trapped!  You have had enough of being where … Continue reading

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How to Manage Your Stress in the Workplace and Home

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”  – Robert Jordan Tension, stress and relationship challenges are all part and parcel of our crazy, busy lives – work and home. Can you … Continue reading

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Have You Got the End-of-Year Career Blues?

Are you suffering from the end-of-year career blues? Are you questioning “can I bear to have a repeat of this year” and the answer and inner knowing is a definitive NO! We naturally get a bit more reflective as the … Continue reading

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Three Simple Strategies for Networking Success

“Authenticity is what makes a relatable person believable. It is what makes the relatability sustainable. Anyone can fake relatability for a time, but authenticity is what makes it real.” – Michele Jennae, The Connectworker Are you a reluctant networker?  So many times, I … Continue reading

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Leaders: Don’t take your eye off the ball

I once heard a speaker at a conference do an entire presentation about the time they “took their eye off the ball” and the impact this neglect had on their primary goal of building their new business.  Being a fairly … Continue reading

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How has 2012 shaped up for you?

The end of the year is a natural marker for us to reflect and take stock of not just the year that was but also to look ahead with some hope, anticipation and planning. Engaging in reflective practice is one … Continue reading

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