From IT Trainer To Child Care Worker

After 23 years with the same organisation, mostly as a corporate trainer, Steve Stokes retrained as a child care worker and is loving every minute of it.

Does Your Career Fit?

Your career affects your identity and self pride. When you’re doing work you feel connected to, work and life just fits.

Podcast: Become Your Own Boss With A Book

Podcast: Become Your Own Boss With A Book – (37 mins) Listen to  my interview with Joanna Penn of The Creative Penn. This podcast is relevant to you if you are thinking of transitioning from full time employment to self employment or if you have your own business. I learnt so much from interviewing Joanna. …

Start Your Own Business. But First, Get Clear On Your Intent.

During the Christmas break, I caught up with an old friend of mine from my corporate days in Hong Kong. Over a drink at one of Melbourne’s lovely hotels, he said, “I couldn’t do what you did”.  He was referring to how I left my corporate career to start my own business in a city…

Conducting Your End-of-Year Review

Wow! We’ve almost come to the end of year. It seems like it was only a few months ago that we were heralding in 2010.  Now it’s just a few weeks before we’ll be ushering in 2011. If you read the papers or watch the news, you won’t get away from compilations of “The Year…

How To Become More Self Confident

In my work with clients, I often hear individuals say, “I just need to build my confidence first.  Then I’ll be able to start that project.”  ‘That project’ could be starting a blog, promoting a business, or approaching collaborators on a business idea.  Feeling more confident will definitely make you feel better about yourself.  As…

Feeling Stuck? Snap out of your state

“I found the assignment harder that I thought it would be,” Susan said when she sat down for our meeting.  “I felt stuck every time I tried thinking about what I wanted.” By the end of or meeting though, Susan was bursting with ideas. By the way, I didn’t play any loud music or get…

5 Unpleasant Emotions That Could Save Your Business

Are your emotions taking a toll on your business? Not if you know what they are signaling and respond appropriately.

Envisioning – How To Create A Compelling Future

Time for a change? Start with the envisioning process. Check out our tips that will help create the impetus for meaningful change in your business or personal strategies.

Interview with Anna Kiousis on Setting Up Barefoot Economy

Discover Anna Kiousis, the founder of Barefoot Economy, a non-for-profit organisation that helps marginalised communities trade their way out of poverty. I’ve known Anna personally almost a decade, and her tenacity and vision has always impressed me. I hope you’ll enjoy reading about experience setting up Barefoot Economy and her advice to those who want to pursue their aspirations by launching their own venture.