by Anne Wilson | Sep 28, 2022 | What do you want from a career?
Many people have made major career changes as a result of Covid. Whether because they have been personally impacted or simply stepped back to reflect on what’s important to them. Some have withdrawn from the job market, deciding life is too short and wanting to...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | Career Development
There is fun, and then there is Type 2 Fun. These are the activities we only recognise as fun afterwards. They can be physically challenging such as mountain climbing or where there is a fear, perhaps of being laughed at. I do comedy improv classes and hadn’t realized...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 23, 2022 | What do you want from a career?
In my last post, How to let go of the need to control I wrote about the benefits of displacement activity. Jobs such as tidying the house help me regain a sense of control when my day job feels overwhelming. However, even with the creation of my new Trello task...
by Anne Wilson | Feb 15, 2022 | What do you want from a career?
I’m a fan of any questionnaire that develops self-awareness. Knowledge is power. The more you understand yourself and what you need to be fulfilled, the more informed your career choices will be. Edgar Schein’s Career Anchors questionnaire is one such...
by Anne Wilson | Feb 8, 2022 | What do you want from a career?
I have in recent years been drawn to the obituaries section in newspapers. Whether this habit has been prompted by brooding over my age, COVID and intimations of my own mortality, I’m not sure. Whatever the reason, I find it gratifying to read about long lives...
