Author Archives: Sarah Cooper

YMOYL: A portfolio approach to money and meaning

By Sarah Cooper | Published March 1, 2010

Sital Ruparelia is a career transition coach, talent management consultant, speaker, writer and last but not least, comedy improvisor(!) living in London. He is also one of my fellow coaches on Careershifters, a UK based online resource for people considering a career change.
I’m delighted to introduce Sital to you and hope you enjoy hearing [...]

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YMOYL: Manisha Thakor on women, finance and career choice

By Sarah Cooper | Published February 23, 2010

Manisha Thakor is passionate about personal finance for women. She is the author of two popular books On Your Own Two Feet and Get Financially Naked, has written for publications such as The New York Times, BusinessWeek, and Glamour magazine and appears regularly on national US radio and TV channels.
Hear from Manisha about:
• Why women [...]

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Your Money Or Your Life: Pam Slim on the 100 dollar business

By Sarah Cooper | Published February 17, 2010

I’m delighted that Pam Slim of Escape From Cubicle Nation is launching the series.
Pam writes a thought-provoking and entertaining blog about how to transition from corporate prisoner to thriving entrepreneur. With Chris Guillebeau from the Art of Non-Conformity, she recently launched the 100 Dollar Business Forum to help aspiring entrepreneurs start a business for 100 [...]

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Don’t wait for an epiphany before making a change

By Sarah Cooper | Published February 8, 2010

“How can I be sure that this time I’ve got it right?”
One of the fears that keeps would-be career changers paralysed is that the new direction will prove no better than the last. Having got it wrong before, we don’t trust ourselves to be wiser the second (or third) time around.
That’s why I [...]

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Do fears around money keep you tied to unfulfilling work?

By Sarah Cooper | Published February 1, 2010

Money - ugh! I’m British and as you fellow Brits will know, money is not something we tend to openly talk about.
It’s very different here in China, where it’s common for a taxi driver/shop assistant/random acquaintance - in fact anyone you engage in casual conversation - to ask you what you’re earning [...]

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Time To Think: Bicycles, Baths and Beyond

By Sarah Cooper | Published January 25, 2010

At the end of last November I caught the flu. Knocked flat for about 4 weeks, my usual joie de vivre vanished and exhaustion descended. I belatedly realised just how manic 2009 had been.
My health and sense of humour eventually recovered, thanks to a restorative Christmas with my parents in the West [...]

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How To Be Brave When You’d Rather Hide Under the Duvet

By Sarah Cooper | Published January 18, 2010

“I’m very brave generally” he went on in a low voice,” only today I happen to have a headache.” So said Tweedledum in Alice Through a Looking Glass.
The key to successfully changing career isn’t understanding your values, identifying your favourite skills and passions, creating a killer action plan and gathering support and inspiration to keep [...]

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The best career-change present you could give yourself this Christmas

By Sarah Cooper | Published December 23, 2009

“We crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow.”
Fulton Oursler, American writer
One of the hardest things I’ve seen career-changers grapple with is making peace with yesterday so that they can move on in a new direction today.
It’s hardly surprising that this is difficult. My clients tend to [...]

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Who is the choreographer of your life?

By Sarah Cooper | Published November 10, 2009

A few days ago I downloaded a talk from the TED website that has been replaying itself in my mind ever since.
TED is a non profit organisation dedicated to spreading “ideas worth sharing.” TED believes that through powerful ideas we can change our lives, and ultimately the world.
In this particular talk, brain scientist Jill Bolte [...]

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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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