Your Next Step

19/12/2017

Interesting article with some sage advice

Every week, sometimes every day, someone writes to me asking for advice about the career they should take. I can’t, unfortunately, respond to them all, so I thought I should …

08/01/2017

If you've made a new year's resolution to read more books in 2017 this is a great list to get you started.

In one of the all-time great moments of Family Guy, Peter Griffin tries to weasel his way out of a lie by saying “I read a book about this sort of thing once.” His dog Brian responds dryly, “Are you

30/12/2016

I've made a New Year's resolution to take more time out and form a habit of mindfulness and meditation rather than just randomly squeezing it in when I remember, or as an emergency response to stressful times.

I'm trying out the free 10-day programme on Headspace. I've heard really good things about the content from friends. And I'm interested to know whether using an app is really going to help me form a long-lasting habit. Updates to follow...

Live a happier, healthier life with just 10 minutes of meditation a day on the Headspace app.

30/12/2016

Some excellent advice from Goldman Sachs's Edith Cooper

'Success is personal... it’s not about how I made it to “the top” - it’s about what you will do when you get there.'

I spend a lot of time on college campuses as part of my job. I’m there to recruit, which means I’m there to listen. I hear from students – each of whom has huge ambitions, has already accomplished a

09/11/2016

I'm a big fan of free online learning. There are so many fantastic resources online if you are looking to upskill in a particular area, or just learn for fun. Here's a handy round up.

Home schooling is for grownups too!

07/08/2016

24/06/2016

Sometimes the simplest advice is the best.

I try to remind myself every day not to keep putting my goals out of reach by saying there is something I need that I haven't got. To think about what and who I already know, and to have faith that the rest will happen if and when I need it.

But sometimes it's easier to think "I just need to go to one more networking event" or "I need to do another course" or "I need to finish updating my CV" and make that the goal, rather than facing the thing that's more scary - the big goal, the big dream. In hindsight I can see that all I've been doing is allowing my fears to stop me achieving my aims.

Don't allow distractions to get in the way. Do a health check today - that thing you've said you need to do... is it just procrastinating? can you do without it?

(Number 4 is a doozy)

23/06/2016

This great post from a world record holder made me smile with recognition. Not that I've broken any world records, but I have done things that got the response "You're going to do what?"

And I've been thinking a lot about how the fear of that reaction holds us back. Whether it's an adventure you want to go on, a job change, a career break, a break up - worry about what others are going to think and say takes up so much of our brain space and stops us doing the thing that we know is right. But if we can just get the courage to do it anyway, great things can happen. Here's some inspiration.

“You’re going to do what?”

22/06/2016

What one thing can you do today - right now? Do it!

21/06/2016

Wow! Everyone struggles with their CV. This guy really thought about what he could do to make his stand out. Think outside the box... what's going to make your CV jump out from the crowd and guarantee you that interview.

20/06/2016

Feeling stuck? Read this right now and start making use of every second you've got.

Extract from Ryan Holiday’s book Ego is the Enemy.

Every single day we find ourselves stuck in some form or another: Stuck on hold for an hour. Stuck in a job we don’t like. Stuck across town because a meeting was cancelled. Stuck with an obligation

19/06/2016

Are you starting or running your own small business and feeling overwhelmed by social media? These simple stats from the team at Buffer can help clear the fog. I'm a big fan of the Buffer blog. In the early stages of starting up their own business they regularly post about what they are learning along the way.

We studied over 14 million tweets and two million Facebook updates from more than 100,000 accounts. Here's what we learned...