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Category: Self-Leadership

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Midlife is sometimes overlooked in conversations about career direction, with many believing it’s a time when reinvention is no longer possible. And when work stops feeling fulfilling, retirement is sometimes...

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Last month I wrote an article about how to stop overthinking, in the hope that I could offer some tips to help nudge you out of the mental loops that...

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Understanding the origins of overfunctioning If you recognised yourself in my last post about overfunctioning, you’re not alone. I had a huge response to this article which tells me that...

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  Overfunctioning is one of the four hidden patterns I wrote about recently that often arise when we don’t feel good enough. The other three – avoidance, paralysis and people-pleasing...

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  Lately, I’ve come to appreciate just how life-changing it can be to write your life stories. Some part of me knew this already because I have felt it whenever...

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One of the most powerful ways to gain clarity about your career and life direction is to discover your values. Your values serve as your internal compass, guiding your decisions,...

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At the outset of a new year, many of us feel the familiar pull to set goals, make new year’s resolutions or draft ambitious plans for the months ahead. We...

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  When I was in my twenties and early thirties, I had a lot of people tell me, “you need to work out how to find your direction”. At the...

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A few years ago, I wrote an article about how to create a vision for your life and since then, I’ve been asked many times about whether long-term planning is...