Helping you to be your best
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 […]
Throughout the year, no matter the month, I am enjoying meeting with young people who are navigating life towards the ‘next’ stage. Below is a piece that I wrote some time ago that is aimed at students who are in their final year at University. This is the time to start stepping into more professional […]
Poetry has always made me feel very anxious. This was because all far too often I just did not ‘get’ it and I longed to shout out – just say it as it is! However, the poem below really resonated with me because it struck a chord and the message can be translated into all […]
‘Transferrable skills’ was the theme of last week – that innate ‘skill’ or ‘habit’ that you have, or have acquired, that are of value in other various areas of your life. Take, for instance, your natural ability to communicate very well or being extremely clever with technology. Even character traits such punctuality comes with […]
You are so much more that your list of formal CV accomplishments. Last week I chatted about how interview prep is so helpful to becoming comfortable with talking about yourself in a way that is natural and self assured. This week I would love for you to look beyond your more formal achievements […]
Interviews really are just conversations and another way for a school to get to know a potential pupil beyond the paperwork that they already have. I think that so much of the anxiety around school interviews is because they are ‘unscientific’. As parents, you will probably be sitting in on the meeting and listening […]
I am writing from my ‘desk’ that has changed location a few times over the past several months. A few months ago I was working from South Africa (Johannesburg and Grahamstown) and now I am in the middle of the beautiful Somerset countryside. From this present location, I have been moving from room to room […]
Happy New Year to you! Already we are a few days in but I hope that this year for you heralds unexpected opportunities and, given last year, you are learning new and effective ways of doing your best each day. Well done for finishing through with assignments; well done for reaching out to friends who […]
COMPLIMENT yourself … Notice the small actions that you are taking throughout the day and just pat yourself on the back for taking them. This is about being kind to yourself, speaking to yourself as you would to somebody who you care about. I woke up this morning feeling rather ‘adrift’. There is so much […]
There are so many graduates who are applying for jobs and hearing nothing back and there are many who are hearing NO over and over again. Many of the young that I have been chatting to are feeling disheartened , frustrated and extremely concerned. I love walking and talking. I find this the most valuable […]
