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Making peace with your existing work

July 18th, 2008 · career coach, escape rat race, relaxation, stress

Even if you think you’ll be leaving your present work, being positive about it now is the best possible platform for change. This sounds counter-intuitive.

Being positive and being at peace will help maintain your energy levels and support your self-esteem which will help when it comes to networking and applying for other opportunities.

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Quiz - are you a corporate casualty?

June 28th, 2008 · career coach, escape rat race

I came across this great short quiz compiled by Pamela Skillings, who has written of her own escape from corporate America.

http://electricpulp.com/corporatecasualty/

How did you do?

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Job satisfaction interview

June 10th, 2008 · career coach, escape rat race, life coaching

I am looking to interview 50 women who want to find work that better meets their values and passions. They may be working in the corporate sector and want to escape.

I have been gathering information from my survey on job satisfaction and now I want more detail.

Do you know someone who fits the description?

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Looking at a problem in another way

June 3rd, 2008 · Life coaching exercise

I’ve come across this handy little tool for looking at a problem another way. It’s an online wizard (!) with a tool for asking questions, the Unsticker. Sample question (I love this) - what part of the problem is the most ticklish? [Read more →]

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Job satisfaction survey

May 18th, 2008 · career coach, escape rat race

I’ve compiled a very short survey to gather research information of what it’s like for women working in a corporate setting. [Read more →]

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What are you tolerating?

May 5th, 2008 · Life coaching exercise, escape rat race, goals, life coaching

What are you tolerating?

We are used to the notion of putting up with things. “How are you?” “Can’t complain” “Mustn’t grumble” “Could be worse”

And as a (British) race I sometimes wonder if we like to have something to moan about.

Tolerations can drain so much energy that we haven’t enough left over for the things we really like to do. Like a couple of very small stones constantly in a shoe, or the feeling of being slightly spiked by a cactus.

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The Tortoise and Hare Quit the Rat Race

April 14th, 2008 · dreams

by Dr. Paul

“This Tortoise is such a dull, heavy creature!” said the Hare.

“Not really dull, but he’s heavy for sure,” said the Rat.

“And you, Rat,” said the Hare, “Not so heavy, but just as dull. You are worse than either of us. Nothing but average. Average weight, and average smarts.”

Butting in, the Tortoise said, “Just because the Rat is average doesn’t mean he isn’t capable of great things. It is up to him to decide to do great things, just like one as heavy as me.” [Read more →]

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“This life is more than just a read through”

April 1st, 2008 · Life coaching exercise, dreams, life coaching, quotation, travel

I spent three and a half months in South America in 2003. I travelled south from Rio to the tip of Argentina at Ushuaia, then back up the other side through Bolivia and Peru to Quito in Ecuador.
This life is more than just a read through Rosalyn Clare life coach
One of the best quarter years of my life. We saw glaciers, icebergs, rainforest, beach, waterfalls, fjords, tropical parrots, llamas and Incan ruins. Ate guinea pig and drank mojitos.

And one of the songs I heard repeatedly over that time had the above line.

“This life is more than just a read through” - quote from Red Hot Chilli Peppers. [Read more →]

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A big leap

March 24th, 2008 · Life coaching exercise, fear, travel

Last Easter I made a big leap. Physically. Off a (small) cliff and into a deep blue river by a waterfall. In hot hot Cuban sunshine.

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Well, maybe it was just a ledge. But I am scared of heights, so it was a big deal. A big leap, in fact. [Read more →]

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‘If I was not afraid, I would…’

March 21st, 2008 · Life coaching exercise, fear, life coaching

No fearIf you were not afraid of anything or anyone, what would you do? Who would you be? What would you say? How would you live? Where would you live? How would you dress?

‘If I was not afraid, I would…’

One life coaching exercise I have found dramatically effective is to answer the above. Daily. For a week or two. And notice what items come up again and again. Little things and big things.

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