by K B , updated on July 28, 2020
Really good question, hey?
This is the second time we are visiting France virtually as part of our Career Care Package.
And this time it’s to grill Tara Cull.
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Tara is a qualified Landscape Architect with a few strings to her bow.
Growing up in Victoria, now based in Montpellier France, she runs ArchiEnglish helping Landscape Architects and Architects to improve their communication skills so they can succeed in business and their careers.
She also consults with clients in Australia as a Landscape Architect.
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by K B , updated on July 27, 2020
With all that’s going on in the world, you might be thinking about what’s next.
What could you do, that’s different with your career?
If you’re not looking for security in the form of a permanent job, you might consider doing something entrepreneurial.
Start a business to scale?
Or start a business consulting delivering professional services?
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Just as there are many options to consider as to what you could do, there are many things to think about.
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by K B , updated on July 26, 2020
Empathy is an interesting thing, isn’t it?
It sounds like a simple concept. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Imagine what the other person’s world is like, and how that might impact their decisions and behaviour.
Then adjust your response accordingly.
(This, by the way, is my definition – I am sure there are better ones out there).
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The thing about empathy is that I think it’s easier to be empathetic when you can relate to the other person’s experience of the world. You may have had the same experiences – upbringing, trauma, setbacks, heartbreaks and the like….
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by K B , updated on July 23, 2020
Calling all Career Care Packagers, if you’ve got job search questions, today is the day that you hop on over and join us.
Naishadh and I are ready, willing and waiting to have a big crack at helping you out.
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We loooooovvveeee these sessions because we love meeting you and know we’re hitting the mark in providing useful content.
Plus you can actually join us on the show live for coaching, if you want.
We don’t bite and are appropriately socially distanced 😉
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by K B , updated on July 22, 2020
I don’t know about you, but I grew up in a world where praise was limited.
We were all so hard on ourselves, and by extension had the same high expectations of each other.
So with this negativity and criticism all around it was a tough place to thrive – because without even knowing it, I never felt good enough. And neither did my friends.
But what I do remember from these times, however, is how good I felt when I saw what other people were able to do despite setbacks. Or I saw how they were succeeding and thought I could do that too.
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by K B , updated on July 21, 2020
True confessions.
I love lockdown clothes.
My time has come.
For a few years when I first started my business, I used to work in my pyjamas until about midday.
Now my usual zoom outfit consists of a nice top and yoga pants with hiking boots. That way I can make a quick getaway if I need some fresh air with a walk around the block.
This is me and has always been me – much to the eye-rolling of my more stylish friends.
If given the choice between the newsreader outfit and full corporate rig – I’d do newsreader every day.
However I do recognize the importance of visuals and “corporate uniform”, so to speak.
The first reason being is that we are such visual people, and if we as interviewers see you looking the part we can imagine you in the part and don’t need to constantly make a cognitive leap to think of you in the part.
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