Why Our New Year's Resolutions Don't Stick
Several years ago, I stopped making new year’s resolutions and began a life of intentions. It wasn’t a conscious decision, it was...
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Jun 8, 20232 min read
5 "A's" for a BRIGHT Professional Future - Career Tips for Success
My phone rings, and I smile. It’s a client of four years, who is now a professional friend. We haven’t spoken for six months. In this...
Jun 2, 20232 min read
5 Life Lessons From “Jules” a Child Basketball Player
It’s an afternoon on the weekend, and one of my children's basketball teams is playing. There are a range of ages and skills within the...
May 25, 20232 min read
6 Types of Relationships We Need for Our Wellbeing - Positive Psychology
It’s Sunday morning, and I’ve just returned home from a community meeting where I freely gave some of my time. It felt really good! Now,...
May 17, 20231 min read
How to Prepare for a Successful Job Interview
It’s Sunday morning. I’m sweaty after an hour of yoga, and I notice another yogi is hanging back, waiting to talk with me… They have a...
May 11, 20231 min read
Making Considered Career Choices
An evening four weeks ago, I was at a Swinburne alum event and I was asked about career choices. Over 100 graduates attended, and I am...
May 5, 20232 min read
Small, Regular Steps Lead to Accomplishment and Well-Being - Positive Psychology
Many of my regular readers are aware of my interest in “Positive Psychology” and the work of Martin Seligman. The research established...
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Reduce the Probability of Becoming Stuck Mid-Career (Career Management)
It’s late afternoon turning into early evening and a hand goes up from a student in the group I have just finished addressing as part of...
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Mentoring – When to Ask and When to Advise
The more senior and experienced people become, the greater the expectation of advice. Particularly in mentoring relationships. As I have...
Mar 31, 20232 min read
What to Consider When Engaging a Professional Coach
Over the past 18 months, I have observed professional coaching become more popular with various online coaching services. Those being...
Mar 24, 20232 min read
Defining What You Love, Exploring its Potential and Building Your Brand
My phone rings: it is an executive industry peer I haven’t heard from for a while (it happens every fortnight). I answer. Many times the...
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Growing Your Leadership
Many of us will take on leadership roles within organisations as we progress in our careers. Often, our previous role will have been...
Mar 10, 20231 min read
Is Randomisation Eroding Your People's Potential?
What do I mean by Randomisation in the workplace? Randomisation is when an employee becomes involved in too many activities. Sometimes...
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Extraordinary Stories By Ordinary People
As well as time with my family, and plenty of yoga, what else did I do over the Australian summer holidays? In January, I wrote over...
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Graduate Positions - Thoughts and Tips
Last year, I spent time talking with a close family member who was proceeding through their graduate interviews for a graduate position....
Dec 20, 20221 min read
Christmas Giving - One Girl and Educating Girls
Season greetings! While working at Microsoft within International IT, I learned how the Gates Foundation was ending the poverty cycle...
Dec 15, 20223 min read
2033 - Three Predictions and a Big Fear
Last week, a follower asked for my 2033 predictions (thanks TJ). They are... PRECISE PREDICTIONS We can now gather data, an extraordinary...
Dec 1, 20223 min read
Your Life "In Headlines"
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow...
Nov 17, 20223 min read
My Blogging Journey
This week is a milestone – my 100th Mailchimp blog – which my social media team became very excited about. Since 2019 I have employed...
Nov 3, 20223 min read
I am off the ICE and EV-olving in a Model Y - Initial Thoughts
Wednesday this week, I collected my first-ever electronic vehicle (EV), a Tesla Model Y, here are some initial thoughts. I no longer own...
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