Dec 27, 2019The Circles of (Work) LifeIt feels a *tad* disingenuous for me to be writing a whole post about networking when I (along with everyone else on this bandwagon) loathe it. When I was in law, I had to do an inordinate amount of it. And there was never any pretence as to its purpose…Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Dec 17, 2019’Tis the season to be charitableDecember — the month of fun, festivities and in recent years, food banks. According to charity the Trussell Trust, December 2017 saw a four percent increase in food bank usage compared to the year before that and, sadly, it is expected to rise again this year. Further, between 1 April…Christmas4 min readChristmas4 min read
Nov 15, 2019Money, money, money — can you afford to change your career?The bread and honey. The quick buck. The green stuff (I may have made the last one up). While it doesn’t buy you happiness, money can buy you choice, freedom and time. Three things that are incredibly beneficial when career-changing as you may face periods when you’re not working, retraining…Money7 min readMoney7 min read
Oct 30, 2019Time after time — why waiting before you jump is the right thing to doLast fortnight, I wrote about the five key things to think about when you’re trying to work out what to do next. It’s undoubtedly the biggest part of career-changing and one that should receive most of your focus and energy. …Life Lessons6 min readLife Lessons6 min read
Oct 15, 2019Let’s go round againI think I finally have to admit what you may have known all along: the songs have become a thing. I hope you are as excited about this as I am (n.b. I will accept mild bemusement). Having second thoughts I had a different plan for today’s Pivot! newsletter topic, but over the…Career Advice5 min readCareer Advice5 min read
Oct 1, 2019Breaking up is hard to doFor the last few Pivot! newsletters, I’ve written about identity, narrowing your focus and workplace toxicity. So we’ve reached crunch time: actually quitting. Not all departures are (or have to be) problematic. There are many situations in which leaving for a new venture is viewed positively by not only the…Work6 min readWork6 min read
Sep 17, 2019It’s not you, it’s themFor Pivot! newsletter numero quatro (I am writing this from Portugal and since learning the word ‘Obrigado’, I basically think I’m one of the locals much to my friend’s annoyance) I want to talk about the career echo chamber and the isolation it breeds, something I briefly touched on in…Imposter Syndrome4 min readImposter Syndrome4 min read
Sep 3, 2019Dreams can come true, but……if they’re anything like the one I had the other day after some ill-advised late-night fast food, they probably shouldn’t. Although saying that Martin Luther King Jnr’s visions should absolutely be realised; but again if we’re talking about Inception, perhaps not. You wouldn’t be-leaf it In case you haven’t felt the drop in temperature…Work4 min readWork4 min read
Aug 20, 2019Who do you think you are? Why your job is not your identityFor a while I’ve been wanting to talk about identity, but more specifically the part of you that is often intrinsically caught up with What. You. Do. …Identity5 min readIdentity5 min read
Jul 9, 2019What no-one tells you about career-changing“I was unhappy in my city job, when I realised there was a gap in the market for affordable, but well-designed underwear. So I began saving, created a business plan, initially asked my family to invest their money and quit to set up what is now an award-winning, profitable business.” …Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
