For nearly 20 years, there has been talk of “Blue Monday” – the most depressing day of the year which is said to be the third Monday of the year. In 2024, that is Monday 15 January. Now, you and I know that there is unlikely to be a scientific way to confirm this as…

“Being honest with yourself is the single most important thing you can do.”   This is just one of the countless gems of career and life wisdom and inspiration dropped by Mo Gawdat at Nick James’ Expert Empires event in November 2023.  I exhaled slowly when I heard this one… and knew that I didn’t…

As a career coach, one of my favourite definitions of “career” is the one provided by the UK’s Career Development Institute (CDI).  “Career describes our journey through life, learning and work. We need actively to develop our careers to make the best of them. This process of career development takes skill as well as knowledge…

Each year, the academic year speeds by. Before you know it, it’s that time of the summer term where students have finished their GCSEs, A Levels (BTECs, T-Levels etc) – as well as university exams and assessments. If you’re a current student or new graduate (shock, horror – how did that happen!) – you may…