The Power of Systems

I love reading! I love reading about people. I love reading winning-against-the-odds success stories. I love reading about the way people earn their living. I love reading about self-development and coaching. Some books provide entertainment, others provide snippets of useful information. A really good book inspires me to make changes. The Power of Systems, written by Steve Chandler and Trevor …

Informational Interviews

What are they and how can they help teachers transition to a new career? For teachers considering a career change, the prospect of leaving the classroom can be exciting and daunting in equal measure. The skills honed through years of teaching (for example, communication, organisation, problem-solving, to name but a few) are highly transferable, but navigating the transition into a …

Living On Purpose versus Living With Purpose

I had a fascinating conversation with a client last week during which we were beginning to explore what her Purpose in life might be. For me, this is often one of the early steps in the coaching process – helping someone wake up to who they really are and what they are here to do is the most important thing …

The First Steps for Career-Changers

Teachers (and other professionals) often find themselves at a crossroads, contemplating a change in careers. Whether driven by burnout, a desire for new challenges, or a shift in personal interests, the decision to step out of the classroom can be daunting. Success, however, begins with a simple step: a decision to look inwards before looking outwards. This inward reflection is …

Embracing Purpose Over Fear: Ways to Break Through the Feeling of Being Stuck

Feeling stuck and overwhelmed is a common struggle, one that can make the way forward seem impossible. Recently, a coaching client reached out to me, expressing their frustration and inability to see a clear path ahead. Their experience is familiar to many of us and highlights a significant challenge: the choice between living on purpose and living in fear. Living …

Effective Decision-Making

We make thousands of decisions every day of our lives. Most of these decisions don’t even enter our consciousness, but the relatively few that do can cause consternation, angst, and stress. This is the first of two (maybe three!) blogs which explores the art of effective decision-making. Decision-making is a problem-solving process through which we identify alternative solutions and choose …

The Career-Change Programme

As I moved away from my teaching career and towards coaching I realised there was a crowd forming around me looking for leadership. A group of passionate talented individuals from the teaching profession, curious about the secret. The secret of how to leave the career they thought they would love forever. Some were desperately unhappy and just wanted out of …