“By far the 2 choices that will either impart upon me the greatest happiness or the greatest misery is choice of spouse and choice of...

Life beyond redundancy

If you're over the age of 32, can you cast your mind back to when you were that age? What were you doing? What would your definition of...

Feel like you need a change of scenery, but not quite ready for a BIG change? A secondment could be just what the doctor ordered! I’m a...

According to the World Health Organisation “Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not be

In a twist of roles, Yesim Nicholson, usually found asking the questions on 'Your Big Career Move', finds herself in the guest seat,...

One of the main reasons so many people get stuck in their careers is because they're not sure what's next. Sound familiar? They can't see...

After countless conversations, hours of writing, re-writing, discussions around what it should be called, designing and redesigning the...

“I can’t face the prospect of having to completely reinvent myself”. This is a common and totally understandable mental barrier people...

2 in 5 people in the UK (and most probably other countries) are thinking about leaving their job in the next 12 months. Are you thinking...

If you’re thinking about a career change, and you’re in a romantic relationship, there’s a very good chance that the level of support you...

Recently a friend told me that her husband had undergone an operation and had to stay in hospital for a few days. When he recovered and...

How deliberate have you been about your career journey?

Your career mission statement is basically a few sentences, or even just a few words, that are meaningful to you and act as a guiding...

People make big career changes for all sorts of reasons. Simon Rinne made his because he wanted to help men who were struggling with...

We’re instinctively good at keeping score of things that didn’t quite go our way. Little wins pass us by because we’re not focused on...

Rarely do we find ourselves sitting quietly, contemplating our accomplishments and admiring our own brilliance. Instead, it's more common...

Navigating tough challenges like a career change becomes significantly smoother when we're backed by people we look up to and whose...

“There’s no point in aiming for the career you actually want…you probably won’t get it anyway. Do you think I really wanted to be a...

What's it like to spend almost 2 decades pursuing just ONE goal? That's what Shane Monahan did, when he decided at the tender age of 12...