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14 11, 2019

Your career plays a big part in your overall well-being

By Carole Brown| 2019-11-14T11:03:57+11:00 November 14th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Now more than ever, it is timely to reflect on the importance of career well-being to overall mental and physical health. There is no doubt that our careers significantly shape our well-being [...]

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17 03, 2017

Friday on my mind: it’s that easy and that hard

By Carole Brown| 2017-03-17T08:53:04+11:00 March 17th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Encountering road blocks throughout you career (however big or small) is as likely as the sun rising each morning. As a career coach I continue to be reminded by my clients [...]

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10 03, 2017
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Friday on my mind: waking up to the realisation

By Carole Brown| 2017-03-10T09:12:00+11:00 March 10th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Most of us have experienced that feeling of waking up and realising that you actually don’t like the job you are doing - the fit isn't right, your values are being compromised too [...]

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16 02, 2017

Friday on my mind – first the heart, then the head

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:48:22+11:00 February 16th, 2017|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Recently I watched a re-run of one of my favourite films, Finding Forrester - the heart-warming story of an African-American teenager (Jamal) and his friendship with a Pulitzer prize-winning and reclusive writer (Forrester). Forrester is helping [...]

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12 06, 2015
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Friday on my mind – waiting for the axe to fall

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:50:03+11:00 June 12th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

On a recent business trip to Adelaide I found myself  riding each day on packed rush hour trams. One evening on the way back to my hotel, I couldn't help but overhear a [...]

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24 04, 2015
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    Friday on my mind – ask good questions, get good answers

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Friday on my mind – ask good questions, get good answers

By Carole Brown| 2017-02-17T12:52:42+11:00 April 24th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

These days leadership and management literature and courses abound with advice about the value of managers learning to coach their staff. And although managers and leaders overall still have a way to go [...]

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13 03, 2015
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Friday on my mind: If you want to lift yourself up …

By Carole Brown| 2015-05-19T03:55:00+10:00 March 13th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Half-watching television last night, I was drawn in by the image of renowned Australian pianist David Helfgott. The program was about Helfgott's contribution to a study that is showing how music [...]

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27 02, 2015

Friday on my mind: three essentials for career success

By Carole Brown| 2015-02-27T08:29:53+11:00 February 27th, 2015|Uncategorized|1 Comment

I couldn’t wait for success … so I went ahead without it. -    Jonathan Winters It is true that no career or job is ever absolutely perfect (at least [...]

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20 02, 2015

Friday on my mind: think left, think right

By Carole Brown| 2015-02-20T07:43:18+11:00 February 20th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

With the news this week of the re-discovery of a previously unpublished Dr Seuss manuscript What Pet Should I Get, got me thinking about some of my favourite Dr Seuss quotes. Here is one of [...]

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13 02, 2015

Friday on my mind: it's that easy and that hard

By Carole Brown| 2015-02-13T11:48:29+11:00 February 13th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Encountering road blocks throughout you career (however big or small) is as likely as the sun rising each morning (at least in most parts of the world, most of the time). [...]

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