Unpacking the positive psychological effects of hope (not just optimism)
As humans, we intuitively know that hope is important. What we don’t necessarily appreciate is how important or that it is not the same as being optimistic. Hope is defined…
How possible is fulfilling work for midlife women?
To kick off my PhD research into the Psychology of Fulfilling Work, I undertook a thorough review of the latest psychology research – to gather available insights and provide a…
Courage can be contagious (like other strong emotions) – here’s how
If you have ever found yourself ‘catching’ someone else’s anxiety or smiling at a friend’s obvious good mood, you’ve experienced something known in psychology as emotional contagion. The effect is…
Career change is a dance with fear and confidence
A key finding from my award winning midlife career reinvention research, is that it’s a ‘Dance with fear and confidence’! In this short video, I explain more 😀. ❓Have you…
What really is fulfilling work?
In this short video, I clarify the difference between satisfying work, meaningful work and fulfilling work. All positive, but fulfilling work really is another level. Have you experienced fulfilling work?
Mid-lifers and Gen Zs: what we really want from work
Have you ever noticed that when you start thinking about something, it seems to pop up all the time. Like when you buy an orange mini (like mine) you start…
How to create your own career luck
Two thirds of people say luck has played a key part in their career – but did you know you can stimulate your own luck? According to Christian Busch in this fab…
The nine secrets to liberating yourself and your career
Dissatisfaction with your life or career can creep up on you slowly from behind or hit you squarely in the face. A new year, the loss of a loved one,…
Breaking the work-nonwork tug of war by blending rather than balancing
The push-pull tension between work life and non-work life is a tension everyone knows well. For most people, it is a constant challenge. Your family need you to be somewhere,…
Letting go to enable career change – endings come first
When it comes to career change, like many other life changes, being prepared to ‘end’ is as important as being ready and open to a new beginning. In his well…
You have to be sufficiently dissatisfied to be ready for a real change – are you?
The role of dissatisfaction is critical to reinventing your career. Here are three key insights based on my award-winning research and coaching practice. Firstly, people who reinvent their work need…
Career reinvention – what does it really mean?
When I was conducting my recent research into mid-life / late career reinvention, I thought long and hard about the terminology I used – it’s vital to be clear about…
Midlife – often a roller coaster, but rarely a crisis.
The ‘mid-life crisis’ is one of those socially persistent notions that is also largely a myth! I’ve seen it called the ‘midlife collision’ (by Dr Lucy Ryan), the ‘midlife maelstrom’…
Are you entering 2025 needing a work change – but not sure where to start?
Whilst there are real benefits to coaching, sometimes you need something more / different. Bravestarts is a great initiative cofounded by Lucy Standing and Anna Steule. I am leading an…
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