As we move into August, many people are on holiday, the rush hour roads and trains are quieter and it’s perhaps a chance to reflect and get some strategies in place to reduce stress and increase your levels of calm and peace.

August is a 4 Monday month this year, so look out here and in my Monday Munch email, for some top tips to help you...

In this week’s Monday Munch I’m getting readers thinking about what you get from your employer.

This short video expands on that. It will take you less than 2 minutes to watch and give you some real nuggets to help you feel happier at work and create more of what you want.

If you’re not already receiving the Monday Munch sign...

This week I’m thinking about your skills and qualities. The things that you’re good at and the things how you do them.

Think about each thing you do, each contribution and each achievement, as a hill or mountain in the landscape of your career. As you look closer, you’ll see that each is made up of skills and qualities and...

How seriously do you take feedback? Do you even go and ask for it? It can be really beneficial in many different ways for you in your career. Take a look at this video (less than 2 minutes) to find out how.

How many communities are you part of?

There’s family, friends, work, local community, professional communities, online communities (LinkedIn, etc), your local area community, wider communities, communities to do with your interests, and so on.

How can communities impact on a career?

In terms of your career, communities can be a great...

If you’re like most people you start to think about your network when you need to go to the job market.

Why wouldn’t you? Around 50% of jobs are filled through or with the help of networks.

So why do you then forget about it?

For most people, they then forget about their network until the next time they need to go to the job market.

As you’d imagine, I help a lot of my clients prepare for interviews and presentations.

As well as showing them how to do a good job in those situations, for me it’s important that people have strategies to feel confident and comfortable. 

Three Cs of Interview:

• Competent
• Confident
• Comfortable

If you can make sure you’ve...

I’ve got a short video for you this week, and although the answer to this question might seem obvious, very often the true answer is somewhat different.

Now, why in a career blog would I be talking about trumpets?

I don’t play one and probably never will, but there is a trumpet we all need to learn to play, and that’s our own.

Bear with me..

We have been told since we were really small, things like “do not blow your own trumpet” and “it is bad to brag”.

...

In this video I wanted to share a brilliant framework with you, one that will help you sell yourself comfortably, without feeling like you are.

So if you get nervous at the thought of having to 'blow your own trumpet' then this is worth 90 seconds of your time.

My hope is you will use this framework to benefit you...