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A Holistic Approach to Your Career Transition Strategy
Embarking on a career change is akin to setting sail on uncharted waters. It's a journey that requires not just a change in direction but a comprehensive strategy encompassing various facets of your professional and personal aspirations. Inspired by transformative...
How to Get More Thinking Time in Each Day
Technology is now a key part of so much of how we relate to the world. I've personally used technology as a tool to grow Think Bespoke's business with our LinkedIn specialist training. New clients are sometimes surprised when I pull out a notebook and pen or my paper...
Why Patience is a Virtue
It’s 5.30pm on a Sunday evening and my flight is delayed. We've boarded but we are not moving. This means I’ve enjoyed the best part of the last hour reading through the inspiring articles sprinkled throughout The Collective Hub, a magazine that takes a fresh...
Why Your Values Matter
At the original rainforest market, hidden at the back of the many markets scattered in the main street of Kuranda you’ll find a small stall amongst the natural hand made ice cream vendors, encouraging you, for just $2, to find out the characteristics of the high...
Why I Want You To Book Annual Leave
I believe your appetite for planning regular holidays and taking short breaks over long weekends is strongly influenced by your parent's approach to taking holidays when you were part of the family's holiday plans. Growing up, we had regular holidays as a family,...
How to Get Back on Track When You’re Feeling Lost
There are a number of key points in my life when I've felt lost, metaphorically speaking. The most memorable was when I had my first child, but the most significant, in the context of sharing my insights with you here, is when I first started managing people. My hope...
Why You Can’t Wear Thongs When Guest Speaking
I’ve spent most of the last working week in Sydney. The opportunity to develop tailored training for new clients, run a LinkedIn Publishing workshop and speak at a Tech Talk in a client's Sydney office, were all reasons why it made sense to dedicate four days to a...
When Childhood Dreams Come True
If I was going to be completely honest (and don't take this to mean that I am normally dishonest), it is Sasha Hollenbach from Delux Kustoms, who had a very strong influence on my decision to make my career change after I had my (well, our) first child. Yes, he's my...
4 Truths to Help Your Mid-Career Plan
When I mention the idea of career planning, this triggers memories with Career Counsellors in high school who were focussed on helping you decide which subjects to take in year 11 and 12 (or form 5 and 6!) so you could then be eligible for a suitable course or career...