Asking for a raise or salary increase is one of the most nerve-wracking experiences. This is why so many people never muster up the courage to ask and live in hope that their boss will notice their...
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Top 10 Tips for Working from Home or Telecommuting
(Note: This post was originally published in the spring of 2020, at the start of the pandemic. But the projects and ideas listed here can benefit your life at any time!) Are you worried about...
Do You Know Your Inner Motivation?
Strangely, we don’t always know our inner motivation for the choices we make. We just do what makes sense or feels right. It is also very easy to judge another person’s choices. Why on earth is...
Finding Your Ideal Career and the 3 Big Myths about Talents
One way to find your ideal career is to focus on your natural talents and abilities. But first, we must bust a few of the prevailing myths about talents. The first myth about talents is that almost...
Bigger Isn’t Always Better
It is easy to get carried away with stuff. There is an underlying assumption in the US that the bigger something is, the better. Living in the UK for the past few years has shown me that bigger...
Everyone Makes Mistakes: It’s How You Move on from Them That Matters
I just had an email from a woman. She has started a business as a professional photographer. At first everything was going great. Then she was hired to photograph a very important event. She was...
The Incredible Power of Making a Small Change
The key to making a big change is to make a small change first. This has to do with inertia. If you want to get unstuck quickly and effortlessly, then leverage the power of making small changes. We...
Resistance: Don’t Work with People who Don’t Want to Work
A funny thing about resistance... One of my coaching clients owns a home-staging business. In this, she arranges the furniture and artwork in houses for sale so that the house sells quickly and for...
The 7 Sources of Career Dissatisfaction
I have spent years of coaching many disgruntled, stuck and frustrated executives. As a result, I've created a list of the 7 most common reasons for career dissatisfaction. And I've suggested some...
Professional Development: Your Strengths and the Law of Attraction
Most managers assume that professional development means investing in an employee's weaknesses. This management strategy is flawed. The more effective investment is developing an employee's...
Goal-Setting vs. Attraction: Which Works Better?
Goal-Setting vs. Attraction: Which Works Better? Last night I gave a talk to a lovely group of executive coaches in Bristol about attracting what you want effortlessly. They were particularly keen...
Become A Master in Your Career
Become A Master in Your Career Many of us think we have to do it all and be good at everything in order to be successful. It's part of our independent spirit. We live in a time and in a civilization...
