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• Taking Back Control – An approach to Time Management
  on Jun 11, 2010 in Corporate Life Reduce Stress Work Life Balance Working Hours crazy hours mentors no time success work hours work long hours your priority Take Back Control Time Management To Do Lists Work Life
  Many people I speak to don’t believe time management can make a difference. Most of the time you can quickly tell why – they don’t practice what they have learnt, they aren’t disciplined with their time. . . . → Read More: Taking Back...
• Stepping back from the edge – Getting a second chance
  on May 14, 2010 in Career Planning Corporate Life Job Hunting Reduce Stress advice career plan mentors self promotion On the edge Poor Performance Second Chance
  I was given a subtle signal in 2003 and I did the above and have never looked back. I realised I was a self obsessed idiot at the time and the signal from my boss allowed me to make a 180 degree turn.
• Stressed Out Brussels Sprout
  on May 11, 2010 in Partner Reduce Stress Work Life Balance Working Hours advice exercise family Chest Pains Corporate Life Diet Get Moving Stress Stress Management Workload
  I stopped and thought about myself – yeah, I feel pretty stressed. The workload at present is ‘full on’, I am not seeing the progress I would like, I am completing my Masters and I have a busy family life with a very active 15 month old.
• New Job or More Life?
  on May 4, 2010 in CV Career Planning Partner Resume Working Hours advice career plan family marketing yourself networking self promotion skill gaps your network your priority Corporate Life Me time More Life new job
  She went onto explain her extended family and how demanding they were on her time and their expectations. To me Karen seemed stuck so I said to her, “it seems to me you may not need a new job as this one really works for you but instead you need mo...
• The job hunting blues
  on Apr 24, 2010 in CV Career Planning Job Hunting Resume career plan marketing yourself skill gaps Depression Job Hunting Plan
  By creating a plan and executing to that plan you set yourself on an aggressive path to find your job. Yes you need to have the skills to do the job and yes you need to go through terrifying interviews so you need to be realistic about the jobs you c...
• Scare yourself silly ! Confronting Career Options
  on Apr 1, 2010 in Career Planning Job Hunting advice career plan mentors networking your network Career Career Advice Future Gen Y Network Promotion Your next job
  I told him that for myself whenever I am looking at two or more roles in front of me (if I am lucky enough to have options!) that I would much rather take the role that scares me silly than the role that feels like a warm pair of slippers…you know...
• Two steps before you leap – avoiding career blunders
  on Mar 6, 2010 in CV Career Planning Impatient Reduce Stress Work Life Balance Working Hours advice career plan skill gaps Career Future new job
  We had developed a good career plan together but she was struggling with the patience it required to ‘live up’ to the work and effort required to realise her plan versus jumping ship.
• Looking for a Partner? (…..a business partner)
  on Feb 17, 2010 in Connecting networking your network Access Clients Business Partner Unique Skills
  Working with a partner is a much more powerful strategy than trying to go it alone. You see a partner represents an extended sales force to your own. By working with one partner to can reach say 10 clients whereas if you went it alone you would need...
• How to get a Fast Start for 2010
  on Dec 28, 2009 in Fast Start Working Hours self promotion 2010 Stress
  Do you normally take January to get your head into gear and start to plan in February so that by March you are ready to rock and roll ? The problem is you realise that you’ve now lost two months and if you are chasing objectives, targets and deadli...
• Finding Inspiration
  on Nov 26, 2009 in Connecting Impatient advice family success your network Inspiration Passion
  It’s the end of the year and you are tired. You have been drudging through one of the toughest times in modern history. You sit back and look out the window and spend some time reflecting. You realise you want to feel inspired, it’s missing and y...

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