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I was talking to a client this week about her ‘perfect’ expectations of herself and others. As we explored her pefectionism more, she recognised how this mindset was stressing and draining her. The realisation that she could stop being perfect and instead aim for good enough or excellence lifted the weight of pressure that her…
I remember back in my school days (and yes it was a few decades ago!) That I was told to work hard, to push myself to achieve higher results. The expectation seemed to be that I would always score highly in exams and that of course, I wouldn’t let my, teachers and parents, down….
The issue of women’s confidence at work has had so much discussion in the last few years. For example an American report in 2014 said that when women start working for a company, although 43% aspire to be in senior management, only 27% think they have the confidence to do so. After 2 years…
The tradition of making new year resolutions has a well documented history. For example the Babylonians made promises at the start of the year to their gods to pay their debts and return borrowed items. Today 40 to 50% of us still make them. What I find interesting is that any new resolutions made at…
Use This Personality Test For Ideas On Careers, Relationships And Friends I use a personality test with many of my clients when we are building their self-awareness. I’ve found it helps them understand more about ‘why they behave like they do’ and gives suggestions of potential careers that would suit them. The Meyers-Briggs…
I’m sure we can all think of someone we know who just seems to ooze confidence. Who seems comfortable in all situations and doesn’t appear to be nervous or self-doubting. What is it that determines how confident a person is? Confidence is multifactorial. The biggest influencers on your confidence levels are; your genetics,…
Is there never a queue for the women’s toilets in your workplace? Do you struggle to get your voice heard, often being interrupted or ignored? Perhaps you miss having a group of females to chat with? Many of our professional industries such as Engineering, Finance and Tech still have markedly fewer females than…
Are you someone who works really hard to ensure every detail on a project is ‘right’? Do you hate making a mistake and see it as a failure? Maybe you procrastinate about starting a task in case it’s too difficult and you can’t do it perfectly? These are some of the traits of…
What’s your childhood experience of taking criticism? Think back, do any of these sound like situations you were criticised in? Shouted at for breaking something or making a mess Laughed at for not ‘being cool’ or not achieving at school Labelled on your school report as lazy or disruptive Undermined for your…
When a client says “I need help with being more assertive” I’m always interested to find out about their current communication style. Because what I’ve found is that we generally fall into one of four different communication behaviours. I’ve given each communication style a descriptive name – which one/s do you resonate with?…