Podcast: The Career + Life Catch Up
Ep #39: Top 5 Personal Development Lessons
Do you read personal development books? I will confess I'm a huge fan (read: addict). I have been learning so much over the years that I wanted to share that knowledge with you. Across all the many books I have read, I could not help but notice key themes and common...
Ep #38: Looking into your past to inform your future
Do you take the time to look into your past to inform your future? At a time when the immediate future can look compromised by the pandemic, or whenever you feel uncertain, I invite you to revisit your past for clues. All your previous choices, decisions and...
Ep #37: The true definition of self-care
What comes to your mind when you think or read about self-care? Is it a hot bath, candles and a massage? This is the mainstream perception, and far from a fair representation of what it is. Self-care gets misinterpreted for pampering or simply relaxation. Whilst...
Ep #36: Setting up your day for success [morning, day and night routines]
Do you have morning or bedtime routines? Maybe you've tried and it was too hard to stick to. Or you are just too busy or too tired to find the time. How important is it really? Very, in a nutshell. These moments of your day will strongly influence how much you get...
Ep #35: Is it the job or is it me?
Do you ponder this question, when unhappy in your job? What is the cause? What should we do? We are afraid to leave a job if in fact the issue is within us. We love to analyse things with our mind, don't we? But it's hard to know what is true, especially to tell...
Ep #34: Your Life Patterns – Closing vs. Opening
Do you find it hard to change? It is likely that you are closing on your potential. Let me explain. Most of us are running our life using deeply-rooted patterns. Those tend to limit our opportunities, our achievements and overall growth. But we don't see it. And we...
Ep #33: Let’s talk about money, salary and worth
Do you find it hard to negotiate your salary? To even talk about it? You are not alone. Many women find this topic delicate and frankly uncomfortable. But until we learn ways of being comfortable, higher salaries will escape us and the gender imbalance will remain. ...
Coffee Catch Up Podcast Episodes
Coffee Catch Up 1 [episode 32] We discuss changing priorities, mindful parenting, managing our emotions, being OK being alone, lowering our expectations and how to stop procrastinating. RESOURCES: The Resilience Project: www.theresilienceproject.com.au...
Ep #31: How to get the right career advice
There is lots of advice out there when it comes to career. Plenty on LinkedIn, on webinars, from recruiters and from coaches. This can get tricky to navigate. How do you know that the advice is credible, and effective? What tells you that a particular source of advice...
Ep #30: Recovering from exhaustion and burnout [Part 2/2]
In the last episode here, we talked about what led to burnout. In this second part, we talk about what to do when you are exhausted. When you have been stuck in overwhelm or overwork for too long. This episode is all about how do you recover from stress and burnout. ...
Ep #29: How to prevent burnout – signs, drivers and antidotes [Part 1/2]
I have decided to talk about the B word. Burnout. I know it well, unfortunately. Burnout and I got up close and personal five years ago. But without it, I wouldn't be here writing these words and being a coach. It was the catalyst of my career change. Burnout is an...
Ep #29: How to prevent burnout [1/2]
The signs, drivers and solutions to avoid stress and burnout
Ep #28: What gratitude? [6 ways to feel true gratitude]
Do you believe in gratitude? Do you have a gratitude practice? Don't worry if you don't. I spent 35 years of my life completely stranger to gratitude. But it changed. And I started to feel the huge benefits of this incredible feeling. Because it is not a task,...
Ep #27: Energy drainers and givers
Do you know your energy drainers? I have become increasingly aware of my personal energy. How much I've got of it, and how I manage it. Unlike time and money which are very tangible, your energy is more subtle and an inner job. Yet many of us don't value it as much as...
Ep #26: Doing Less
I am a self-confessed high achiever. I love to do more, not less. So I've been learning this lesson over the past few years. Doing less is actually the door to more success and fulfillment. Let me show you how. There is no denying the work is on an upward trajectory...