Now what?
It's over a year now since I decided to change career and I've hit quicksand.
View ArticleAnthem for anxious career changers
We all need a theme tune from time to time. This one is mine.
View ArticleHave you had your 5 a day?
Apparently we need five positive experiences for every negative one to flourish.
View ArticleIn praise of giving up
I've been going through my Psychologies mag 2011 pocket life coach booklet, found while tidying up and not looked at until last week. Procrastinate? Me? There's a section on ridding yourself of mental...
View ArticleHello my name is Karen
Hello. My name is Karen and I'm an accountant. That's an opening line I'm not happy with so I'm taking myself by the scruff of the neck and starting my own 12 step programme of change.
View ArticleStep 1 - acknowledge the need for change
It sounds simple but getting to Step 1 wasn't easy or straightforward for me.
View ArticleThe final countdown
Approaching the transition point, jumping into the "void" and how to manage it without freaking out!
View ArticlePERMA – you heard it here first!
I went to a School of Life “secular sermon” today by Jane McGonigal. Jane is a game designer based in San Francisco and her talk was rather boringly titled Productivity.
View ArticleAnd she's off . . .
And so it begins. I've been talking about it for long enough, now I'm going to live it.
View ArticleHow to be idle
This morning I got up, cooked myself breakfast, then sat in the sun with a pot of tea and read the first two chapters of Tom Hodgkinson's How to be Idle, popping leaving present chocolates (Thornton's...
View ArticleOn stopping
The whole point of getting off the gravy train was to give myself time to be. Not to think, or to do, but to stop and see what happens.
View ArticleWhat have I learned in my first two weeks?
I started my new day-a-week 'job in the arts'. There is a lot to learn but I also bring skills to the table so it's exciting.
View ArticleYou did what? Other folks' reactions
Reactions to jacking in your secure job in a recession.
View ArticleStep 2 - Feel the Fear
"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
View ArticleStep 3 - Find Your Cheerleaders
It's a lonely road attempting career change on your own. You need to find people who will support, encourage and inspire you during the change process.
View ArticleGoodbye 2010
Here I am on the threshold of a new year. It is time to reflect on the year about to end. What has changed? What have I learned?
View ArticleCalm down dear, it's only your life.
There's something about imposed landmarks that brings out the resistant child in me.
View ArticleThe artist's way
I've been reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and following her suggested process with a group of ten or so other people who also want to claim or reclaim their creativity.
View ArticleWhoops - I've done it again
A few resolutions for the next couple of months. 1. Take on no more projects 2. Take on no more work 3. Sign up for no more courses 4. Keep every Tuesday evening free
View ArticleYou can't bulls**t a horse
I've never danced with wolves, but today I walked with horses
View ArticleThe veil is lifting
I really know how to make life difficult for myself and old habits die hard.
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