Recently I’ve been reminded by three separate people, that staying in a career that requires you to use your weaknesses, or simply not being able to use your strengths, can lead to depression and a serious loss of confidence. The first example (let’s call him David) was a super confident exercise ... [ Read More ]
How to Cure Career Blues
Meet Nicolene. She contacted me because she was unhappy at work. She used to love it. The same company, similar work. I’m guessing that most of us have been there. I certainly have, working for an IT company a few years ago. The first 2 years I was blissfully happy. I couldn’t wait to get up ... [ Read More ]
It Turned my World Upside Down
Have you ever had an “AHA” that made you feel like everything had changed? That you’d been looking North all the time, and suddenly someone turned you in a Southerly direction - and you saw a TOTALLY different, beautiful view? Can you remember thinking “I can never walk North again and ignore ... [ Read More ]
Self-Care is not Always Convenient
But when it’s necessary, it’s crucial to listen… Recently I got the chance to “walk my talk” and I want to tell you right away that it wasn’t easy or convenient. Starting from around April, I’d put together a Telesummit called “Savvy Self-Care Secrets” with 13 expert international speakers. It ... [ Read More ]
How to Get Mileage from Facebook
I started with Facebook very tentatively, only around 3 years ago. I was one of those “lurkers” on Facebook for a while – looking at other people’s posts, clicking a “like” here and there and never, ever daring to leave a comment. What if anybody disagreed with me? I’m a conflict avoider by nature ... [ Read More ]
Values and Work
I hear about so many people who hate Mondays. It's not really Mondays they hate. It's what they have to DO on Mondays. Which is to force themselves to get up and go to work! If we don't look forward to our work, it could be that what we do at work does not fit into our value system. We need to ... [ Read More ]