Creating A Role – A Career Reflection Exercise
Career development is a continuous process throughout our working lives. This process benefits from regular reflective practice to stay aware of how we experience work, our growth, how different work experiences shape our developing skills and overall value, our changing interests, shifts within professions, changes in the job market, and the influence that broader community […]
A Career Transition Checklist
Career transitions are often challenging periods to navigate. Even when we intentionally choose change and willingly embark on a career transition, the first steps can feel overwhelming. I like to start this conversation from a holistic perspective. Every career decision and potential change or transition is embedded in the totality of the client’s career life […]
Answering your questions about Career Counselling
Career Counsellors bring a wealth of diverse expertise and experience to the field. Selecting a Career Counsellor to work with is therefore a very personal choice and it should be the right fit for you, your stage of life, and the areas of your career life you want to explore and/or work on. I wanted […]
The benefits of reflective practice on our career lives
Reflective practice is neither counterproductive nor counter to productivity Regular reflective practice keeps us more attuned to our lives, experiences, thoughts, and emotions. Reflective practice (and it does require practice!) is key to deepening our awareness, gaining perspective, exercising our flexibility, being open to possibilities, and building our resilience. Reflective practice helps us balance the […]
Identifying the value of your evolving skills
What comprises a skill set? We often associate our skill set with the functional skills or expertise required for a specific job, role, or profession. However, this lens is too narrow; it does not capture the full scope of our experiences and relationship with work and career. Our skills, knowledge, expertise, and perspectives continue to […]
What Can Burnout Sound Like?
Think about your experiences of work and career. Think about your relationship with work and career, and how it has changed through different stages of your life. Think about your expectations of work and the expectations placed on you by your work environment. At this moment, what stands out for you – physically, emotionally, and […]
How can I stay motivated in my career life?
I am frequently asked, “How can I stay motivated through different career stages”? While we may desire a formula for maintaining a consistent level of motivation for our work and career lives, we are human, and motivation fluctuates naturally. I would therefore reframe that question with three others, “How can I become more aware of […]
The increasing desire for fulfilling work
As a career counsellor, I have witnessed the increasing desire for fulfilling work amongst my clients. Fulfillment is at the top of the “want” list for those experiencing or wanting a career change, for those re-assessing their relationship with their current work roles, for those who are experiencing and navigating work-related stress and burnout, or […]
Interview With Brainz Magazine
All things career I have always been fascinated by the lifelong relationship we have with work and career. This relationship is shaped by our desire to explore, contribute, find personal expression, learn and grow, sustain our lives, and have a place in the world through our work and career opportunities. I see Career Counselling as […]
A guide to information meetings
This 8-step guide is designed to help you organize and conduct information meetings. This is a guide. As you become more practised with these types of meetings and conversations, the way you organize and experience them should become increasingly personalized and organic. Why do Information Meetings? A few good reasons… Information meetings can offer insights […]
