Wise Wednesdays

  So you’re thinking of dusting off your CV and looking to new horizons? Or just keeping your options open? I seem to have had a few conversations this month around CVs (or Résumés depending on where you live). Perhaps it’s a season of career renewal? Exciting! However, in an age where chatgpt can give you feedback and suggested rewrites on your CV in seconds, you need a bit more to get traction. Below is a simple framework I call the 4 Cs, to help you catalyse your Career (and Leadership) Transformation. It’s inspired from personal and professional experience as well as learning from others who’ve taken a big career leap like Paul Millerd of the Pathless Path. These 4Cs of Career Transformation will help you get out of the confines of your mind and step into the bigger, wider marketplace where real change can happen. Conversations : This includes informational interviews, formal interviews and random chats that serve your long-term vision. No dream role was ever created outside a ...

Are you scrolling more these days? We spend an average of 2 to 3 hours a day scrolling…And there seems to be a direct correlation between collective anxiety or individual burnout and scrolling time (with a 50% increase in scrolling time during the pandemic). Social media is doing very well at providing a dopamine-laden escape from the challenges of being human in uncertain times. Usually, distractions help us avoid something we find tricky: - Backing out of a commitment with an acquaintance - Sending in your resignation / application - Letting go of that old shirt - Throwing away (or drastically slimming down) your to-do list - Asking someone to be mindful of venting every time you meet - Exercising…Resting… When I find myself scrolling excessively, it's usually to avoid one of 3 core personal challenges: 1. Relaxing and giving my brain a break (it took me 34 years to get a handle on this). 2. Connecting with my feelings and needs to heal...

  When you’re sitting in a circle surrounded by truth, vulnerability and courage, amazing things happen. But what about when you’re alone. Or when people belittle your aspirations or simply don’t understand them. When someone (or the critical voice in your head) asks you: “Why should YOU be doing this work? Who do you think you are?” What do you do then? This is a common dilemma for visionary change agents. The self-doubt can be crippling. But you only need one, simple answer. A response that transcends old notions of legitimacy. Because your legitimacy does not need to be sourced in any traditional notions of power. You don’t need more credentials. You don’t need more qualifications. You don’t need more experience. You don’t need more connections. You don’t need more resources, money or wealth. Your legitimacy is rooted in one simple response. "I am the one who is willing." Right now, the world needs humans who are willing to do the unconventional thing. If the Great Symphon...