5 Tips To Handling An Intimidating Boss
Ever felt intimidated by your boss? Last week I went to see the movie Bombshell. It’s a true story about two smart, ambitious TV anchor women that make sexual harassment allegations against their boss, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes. Watching these women reminded me of my first job working at an advertising agency in the […]
Why Follow Your Bliss?
Why follow your bliss? Last August I flew to Bali to escape the Sydney Winter, and stayed at a yoga retreat aptly named Bliss. After a week of daily beauty treatments, shopping, sightseeing, meditation, yoga, and delicious Balinese dishes, I returned home feeling relaxed and peaceful. So I followed my bliss, and am back to […]
Beat The Back To Work Blues
Do you have the ‘Back to Work’ blues? It’s hard coming back to work after a good holiday break. Just 72 hours ago you were relaxing on a tropical beach, indulging in a bit of retail therapy or exploring the countryside, and not thinking of presentations, reports, filing, or speaking to clients. As Ozzies we can […]
5 Ways To Fall Back In Love With Your Job
Are you in love with your job? Ten years ago I side stepped counselling and took on an admin job. I was going through a difficult divorce, and didn’t feel I had the robustness to see clients. I had planned to stay in that role for one year, but after 3 months I was dying to […]
5 Simple Ways To Finish What You’ve Started
Many of us begin the New Year as enthusiastic self-starters with a plan to always finish what we’ve started. We’ve declared to ourselves that we will renovate the bathroom, write our first novel, or join a yoga/gym studio and go to it. However, after getting started, we find our interest begins to wane, our enthusiasm […]
5 Tips for Handling Job Uncertainty
I’ve shared many career tips with clients in the Find A Dream Career package, and recently the topic of job uncertainty popped up. We don’t like to talk about job security, but it is a reality for many. Living with a lack of job security can take some of the fun out of your weekends, but the […]
Crying At Work: How To Deal With It
Have You Ever Felt Like Crying At Work? I remember back in my early twenties feeling very raw and emotional at work because the night before I had farewelled my American boyfriend. He decided to return home to the US to work in this family business. It meant I wouldn’t see him for a whole […]
6 Ways To Survive Your Job Rut
“I don’t get anything out of the role any more. I feel uninspired. I feel unappreciated and always being told I am underperforming. I believe that high stress levels have now taken a toll on both my health and my relationships at home.” Louise, 33. Louise (not her real name) is like so many who […]
Who Wants A Life Filled With Passion and Purpose?
Image: Jared Erondu/Unsplash Who wants a life filled with passion and purpose? When I ask clients where they want to go, and what they want to do and be, they often struggle because they have no idea. These people are lost, and have lost a part of themselves. Like some of us, they didn’t follow their hearts, but […]
5 Time Management Tips For Productivity and Wellbeing
Image:Viktor Hancek/picjumbo Good time management enables you to achieve a healthy work-life balance. It helps us to create more fun with your kids, more quality time with your partner, and even the coveted and nearly forgotten alone time, which I call ‘me’ time. I believe that good time management is one of the essential ingredients […]
