If women were to start their own business at the same rate as men in the, it would mean 1 million more women entrepreneurs.  Just imagine what this would do for economic growth. I come across many women who are unhappy, unfulfilled and fed up at work.  They want to make a career change, quit employment and want to start a business but …
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Back in the 1980s when I first started working, you got a job and the chances are that you could stay in that organisation for the rest of your career, progressing up the ladder. Now, times have changed and gone is the job for life. Today’s new worker is expected to have a total of …
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Whilst it is good to have dreams and goals to aspire to, you also need to keep things real and sometimes you need to re-evaluate whether the goal is the right goal or whether you are going about achieving it in the right way. Sometimes you may be so focused on reaching your goal that …
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Paul Brunson talks about his career transition from Investment Banker to Modern Day Matchmaker, something that he is passionate about. He explains his reasons for making this change and how he found the courage to give up the comfort of an Investment Banker’s salary to start life as an entrepreneur.
The thought of having their own business and working for themselves is something many women in their forties are longing to do. Increasingly, more and more of my clients are in this position themselves. Tired of the ‘politics’ that comes with corporate life or breaking through the glass ceiling, only to have to contend with the glass wall, is driving women out in their droves.
Are you holding yourself back because you are afraid of failure? Do you lack confidence so much that you avoid opportunities to pursue your most heartfelt ambitions? If you are then you are just like thousands of other women up and down the country.
From being one of the boys to becoming their leader, there will be high expectations on Ryan Giggs as he takes on the role of interim manager of Manchester United, which is probably the world’s most popular football club.
Love her or hate her, one thing you have to admire about Madonna is her ability to continue reinvent herself so that she constantly remains relevant.
When you are trying to make positive changes to your career or business, it can be quite lonely if you don’t have a support network around you. It can also be hard to keep the motivation going if you do not have someone who can encourage you or hold you accountable. There may be various …
The number of women that are doing unfulfilling jobs never ceases to amaze me. It is often when women get to their 40s and 50s and have spent years doing work that they are not happy with that they recognise the importance of doing work that is true to who they are and embark on a mid life career change.
