Helping you to be your best
I have met many young people over the years as they prepare for their interviews. My joy is when I see their faces light up as they begin to think upon what fires them up. As we start talking about the things that they really care about and what they love to do, then the […]
Interviews, approached with an excitement of possibilities, have the potential to be an enriching process. They offer you the opportunity to think clearly about what your particular gifts are, prompting you to recognise the real value that you have to offer. In essence, your interview is just a conversation. The focus of this conversation is […]
Surrounded by nephews and nieces who are preparing for exams and tests, I am reminiscing over my own rather harrowing exams times. There is an old school report in my desk where three different teachers had recommended that “Caroline should never write an exam again” and “Caroline has allowed her exam anxieties to overtake her […]
I am extremely lucky to be surrounded by lots of cousins. We are all so different from one another but together we can be honest to each other, laugh and cry amongst ourselves and there is not an issue that we cannot share. I know that I am enormously blessed by this. Yesterday, […]
Our 21 year old undergraduate son just sighed in frustration after reading a newspaper article yesterday that was reflecting on the current job market for newly qualified graduates. The head line was enough to put anyone into a pit of despair. Luckily, however, there was hope within the fine print – phew! In summary, […]
So many of the questions that I am asked by Graduates start with that sneaky phrase, “ should I …?”. And my answer, more often than not, is “absolutely YES”! Should I write to such and such company?; should I call so and so?; should I forward my CV to this person?; should I try […]
I started off well today – motivated about my ‘what I am planning to accomplish’ list! But I am only half way through this day and I have slumped. The energy and enthusiasm has waned. It is frustrating, as the temptation to procrastinate is so very there. My mind is full of wonderful excuses […]
During a rather beautiful walk last night through the sloshy Somerset countryside I posed the following question to my cousin’s daughter – “what has been the most useful advice that you have been given that is guiding you right now”? Cousin Connie is wise, thoughtful, bright and fun. She has recently completed her degree […]
England, 8th March 2021 – Lockdown is Lifting I wonder … With pupils returning to school today, another new phase has started and it is one that I have been thinking about for some time but have not really prepared myself for in the way that I would have liked. It has arrived though […]
This morning I posted a photograph on Instagram of the sun rising with a fun coffee cup in the foreground … and a few words about ‘setting’ intentions for the day. This is something that I need to do for myself very regularly as I find it all too easy to slip into the habit […]
