It’s time. No, not time to start thinking about Christmas which is just 4 weeks away – I’ll let you decide when you’re ready for that! No, I’m talking about the New Year which is a seemingly distant SIX weeks away! Now before you roll your eyes to the heavens and rush for the “listen … Continued

You’ve finally got that meeting with your boss so you can ask those career critical questions about your prospects for promotion: Where do I stand? How close am I? Am I on track? What else can I do to guarantee I’m on the list of next year’s Partners? You’ve asked all of this before. But … Continued

You’re drowning in your commitments. Working long into the night each day. Sacrificing weekends. It’s all too much but you keep going. You don’t stop. You can’t stop, you tell yourself. I don’t want to let anybody down. Well I’m here to tell you otherwise Not only that you can. I’m here to tell you … Continued

Let’s talk about Sponsors. Why you need one and how to win one. You don’thaveto have a Sponsor to progress to the next level. But havinga person of influence invested in you and going out to bat for you Is going to make achieving that promotion significantly quicker, easier and likely to result in success. … Continued

There are 3 things you need in place to guarantee your career goal: A clear goal A strategy that will get you there A system that will keep you on track You may have a goal and a strategy. But do you have a system for staying on track? If you don’t then this week’s … Continued

What are you doing to make sure the most important asset in your work, in your life, in the family that you hold together, the people you support, the clients you serve, those you love and the things you care about – in other words YOU – what are you doing to ensure you are … Continued

Let’s talk about procrastination – Doom scrolling Online shopping Burying your head in the sand Ignoring the task until it’s on fire and screaming for your attention These are just some of the ways you are procrastinating your work and, in so doing, creating unnecessary pressure, missing opportunities and jeopardising your chances of promotion. If … Continued

Here’s the problem: You know you must showcase your value if you want to progress to the next level (it’s step 5 of the career progression process I teach you inside BE THE FIRST), but you don’t really KNOW your value. Which of these is you?   you’ve never thought to consider what your value … Continued

How much do you value yourself? Here’s how you know:   the way you treat yourself the way you talk about yourself to others how well you take care of yourself how you present yourself   This is not about your value in the workplace. This is about your self worth. Your worthiness. Your belief … Continued

If you don’t go for what you want in your career now, then when will you? Right now there are a lot of reasons why you’re not taking that active next step towards achieving your career goal: you’re not sure you want it you’re in the middle of a deal things are too busy right … Continued