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Articles by Sarah Cooper
Are You Cinderella Or The Ugly Step Sister When It Comes To Your Career?
With the pressure find a good job and be successful at it, we tend to look outwards to find what the work should be, and don't focus enough on figuring out the kind of work that could really make us happy. This article gives you a few ideas on figuring out if you are in the right line of work. So are you Cinderella in her glass shoes, or the equivalent of her ugly step-sister - trying to make something fit that just isn't you?
How To Recapture The Optimism Of Youth
We all know that being positive is a Good Thing. But as we get older, it's not that easy to break long-held habits of negative, self-defeating thinking. By following these steps, you'll be able to recapture the optimism of your more youthful self!
The Importance Of NOT Being Earnest (with Apologies To Wilde)
Thinking about our life goals and changes we want to make, we often use very earnest language to express ourselves. But how much of an impact does this then have on our ability to make the necessary decisions, or take the steps we have planned? Perhaps phrasing things in less earnest terms can help us view the situation in a light that makes it easier to make the progress we need.
Two Simple Ways To Free Up Your Time
With demands on our time at a premium, finding ways to free up your time for the most important things in life and work is a must. Here I outline two tips that I've recently found useful for freeing up time.
If you're in the process of setting up the branding for your small business, creating a fitting logo is an important part of the process. As small business owners, limited funds often mean we need to do as much as we can ourselves - in that vein, this article takes you through a few easy steps to try creating your own logo, if you don't have the funds to employ a designer to do it for you.
How To Know For Sure If It's Work That's Right For You
Deciding on a new career direction can be a paralysing experience, so here are some ideas and ways to get started in figuring out if the career change you want to make will be right for you.
Taking Inspiration From My Daughter
Trying something new can be fun, but if its not as easy as you'd hoped, or your first efforts go unrewarded, it can be hard to stay motivated. Taking inspiration from my daughter's attempts to learn to ride a bike, we are reminded that the first attempt doesn't reflect all we are capable of, we have to push through and persist to be able to see improvement.
Uncover Your Buried Dreams - By Writing The Perfect Obituary
If you're struggling to even put a name to your dreams, try these easy steps towards writing your own obituary! Ok, it sounds a bit morbid, but in a sense, thinking about what you would like to have achieved by that point can help you realise what your dreams are now and start working on achieving them.
Making The Most Of The "In Between" Times
Avoid some of the classic traps when transitioning between jobs and careers with some useful steps outlined here - enter the neutral zone to be able to clearly think about where you want your career to go, without being burdened by emotional ties, feelings of obligation or a need to continue in a job role which doesn't meet your needs.
6 Simple Steps To Naming Your Lifestyle Business
Planning your own lifestyle business can be exciting and liberating but choosing a suitable name that your gives your customers the right impression and hasn't already been used is not so easy. Here's a great 6 step guide on choosing and securing a name.
7 Reasons I'm Sticking With My Lifestyle Business
Having your own business can mean a lot of different challenges compared with working for someone else, but here, career change coach Sarah Cooper explains the benefits and advantages she sees in running her own lifestyle business - from flexible hours, to learning more about herself and having more control over the type of work she focuses on.
How To Define And Get YOUR Kind Of Success
What is success, and how do YOU measure it? Society tells us that financial success is one of the key indicators of success, but what about the most important things we want for our lives - such as a more balanced life, and time with our families? Here's an introduction on how to take the steps to define success for yourself.
Are You Watering Down Your Dream?
Its easy to dream, but when faced with reality, many of us are tempted to water down our dreams, for fear of aiming too high, or failing to achieve them. But by comprising upfront, we don't even give ourselves a chance to test the ideal. Or we lose focus, distracted by those seductive opportunities which make our lives a bit easier now - but at the expense of the long term. Learn how to keep dreaming big with these easy steps.
The Fastest Way To Get Your Energy Back
Even when working towards goals we are really passionate about, sometimes we come to moments of self-doubt, or come up against a seemingly impossible challenge which chips away at our self-belief. There is a way to get through the wallowing and self-pity - learn to be grateful for all the wonderful things in your life right now. Read on for some tips on how to achieve this.
What Your Party Conversation Says About Your Ideal Work
Have you ever noticed that there are certain types of people you gravitate towards at a party? According to Richard Bolles, understanding why you like to talk to certain types of people in a social setting can actually help you understand the type of work environment which would suit you best. Read on for a quick summary and to take the free mini test to see your own preferences.
Coach Yourself From Circular To Straight Line Thinking
When we have an important decision to make, or have a lot on our minds, its easy to go round and round in circles thinking about the same issues, but never actually getting anywhere. Here's a good system for how to consciously address an issue or decision and the steps you can take to move forward. Whether you want to change careers, move to another country or just start a new phase in your life, this system will help you move forward.
While fear of failure can hold us back from taking the risks we need to take to live life to the fullest, such as changing careers, following our passions, or moving to another country. By minimising and addressing our fears though, we still need to take a leap of faith, what's the worst that can happen anyway?
Are You In A Job, Career Or Calling? Take This Survey!
A light-hearted survey which will reveal to you whether you think of your work as a job, career, or calling - and what that says about your likely satisfaction with life.
Just Say Yes, And The Fine Art Of Faking It
how to achieve your professional or personal goals by saying yes to opportunities and faking it till you make it
Finding The Work You Really Want: How Getting Naked Helps
Thought provoking tips to help you find what it is you'd really love to do
5 Steps To Creating A Life You Love
Follow these 5 simple steps to create a life you love