Category Archives: Managing The Transition


The Fastest Way To Get Your Energy Back

By Sarah Cooper | Published January 16, 2009

 
From time to time our passionately held beliefs – our exciting goals for the future – lose their oomph. Maybe we’ve come up against a problem we just can’t see our way around. Or perhaps we’re just exhausted from working too hard. Like a soufflé taken out of the oven at the wrong moment, we [...]

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Making The Most Of The “In Between” Times

By Sarah Cooper | Published December 5, 2008

 
When we decide to make a career change – or any change in fact – we tend to do everything we can to effect the change as quickly and painlessly as possible. It’s understandable: a speedy career re-launch allows us to protect our income, keep a structure to our days, and put behind us the [...]

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How To Present Yourself As An Expert When You Feel Like A Fraud

By Sarah Cooper | Published November 28, 2008

 
5 “F-words” to help you quickly believe in and market your expert status! 
 
Facts, Focus, Fees, Follow up, Feedback
 
The 5 Fs are most relevant for those of you who are thinking of starting a consultancy or service business, but I hope everyone will be able to glean something useful.
 
Tip 1 – FACTS
 
When you’re [...]

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Coaching Yourself From Circular To Straight line Thinking

By Sarah Cooper | Published November 14, 2008

 
Many people complain to me that the career or broader life issues they’re grappling with just circle endlessly in their head. I’ve experienced this myself. My two most determined circles were 1) wondering what on earth I was supposed to be doing with my life and later 2) questioning if I had the will, talent, [...]

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Why We Sometimes Need To Make A Leap Of Faith

By Sarah Cooper | Published October 24, 2008

  
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a prettily preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways in a shower of gravel and party shards, thoroughly used, utterly exhausted, and loudly proclaiming: “WOW…what a ride!”
 
I love this quote.  I’m not too sure who said it – I’ve [...]

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3 Simple Steps To Put An End To Worry

By Sarah Cooper | Published October 17, 2008

I’ve been thinking a lot about worry recently.
 
I always ask new clients to complete a short profile before we start our coaching sessions.  One of the questions is “what consumes time or energy that you wish to eliminate?” Invariably people mention worry.
 
Often what they’re worrying about isn’t life or death situations. But even small [...]

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The Art Of Painless Planning

By Sarah Cooper | Published October 3, 2008

In my last post, Can We Ever Really Be On Top Of Things?, I cast doubt on the desirability (and do-ability) of sophisticated planning tools. I don’t want to imply, however, that ANY form of planning is a bad idea. So I thought I’d share with you a fairly painless planning process that I put together [...]

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Can We Ever Really Be On Top Of Things?

By Sarah Cooper | Published September 19, 2008

Making better use of their time is a goal many of my clients share with me. So we come up with useful strategies, and usually see some progress. But just how much can we  - or should we - really expect of ourselves?
 
I empathise with my clients’ struggles. I rarely get to the end of [...]

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How To Harness The Power Of Support Groups

By Sarah Cooper | Published August 5, 2008

Change is really hard. Unfortunately, we often struggle on alone, not thinking to enlist the support of others in our journey. 
I’d like to introduce you to a concept that has made a radical difference to both my business and the amount of fun I’ve had with it along the way - the support group.
What Exactly IS [...]

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Just Say Yes And The Fine Art of Faking It

By Sarah Cooper | Published July 5, 2008

 

A few years back my mother and I were hooked on a hugely popular TV show in the UK called “Faking It.”  Each episode featured someone in hot pursuit of a crazy dream. An example that sticks in my mind is the person who wanted to compete in a high level show jumping event, when they’d [...]

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