Monthly Archives: October 2009

Why you really don’t need to fear failure

By admin | Published October 18, 2009

Although we don’t always like to admit it, one of the biggest reasons we don’t always go for what we want in work - or life - is that we are afraid of failure.
Why does the idea of failure hold such power over us? Actually, we recover from failures all the time. Consider this:
How many [...]

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Why Getting Happy is the Best Career Change Strategy

By Sarah Cooper | Published October 6, 2009

What we do for a living is such a big part of our lives that if work isn’t going well, our career-related unhappiness often spills over into other parts of our lives.
Our relationships suffer because we moan all the time
Our finances suffer because we keep making extravagant purchases to cheer ourselves up.
And our life balance suffers [...]

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Are you accommodating or bulldozing your career obstacles?

By Sarah Cooper | Published October 1, 2009

When it comes to changing career, no-one can deny that you’re likely to meet a lot of obstacles. But are these barriers set in stone?
Early this morning I was struck by an apt analogy. I live, as many of you know, in a Chinese courtyard house, full of charm but somewhat tatty around the edges.
Half [...]

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