by Anne Wilson | Feb 9, 2026 | What do you want from a career?
How can you increase your overall satisfaction with life? The Japanese have a concept called IKIGAI, which translates as your reason for being. The IKIGAI diagram provides a useful template to explore your satisfaction in four categories. You can quickly identify...
by Anne Wilson | Jan 26, 2026 | What do you want from a career?
In a previous post, I explored the idea of reflecting on our childhood influences. The games, toys, stories, and role models that quietly shape us and often continue to steer our career choices long after we’ve forgotten them. What I didn’t expect was how difficult it...
by Anne Wilson | May 27, 2024 | What do you want from a career?
In my last post I explored the value of reflecting back on your childhood influences…the games, toys, films, TV programmes and role models that shaped you and which may have shaped your career decisions as an adult. Ironically I found the approach harder to...
by Anne Wilson | Jan 22, 2024 | Career Development
In your sector, how do you stand out from the crowd? What do you do that makes you different? One of the best career tips I’ve come across is that we should all have 1 or 2 career ‘kites’ that we fly. Kites should be things you’re uniquely...
by Anne Wilson | Dec 18, 2023 | Career Confidence
This week a guest post from Executive Coach, speaker, creator of one-woman shows, writer and singer, Cecilia Poullain. Last night, I sang in a concert. The theme of the concert was “duets”, and I was singing with a professional soprano called Véronique. Véronique had...
