The Career Confidence Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nicola Semple
Did you know the average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime?
It’s safe to say your job can make a huge impact on your quality of life.
We’re also living through a period of rapid change. For many of us our working world was turned upside down during the COVID pandemic and as we emerge we are redefining our relationship with work.
In this podcast we are going to explore how you can build your career with confidence in this ever-changing world.
We will cover topics such as creating a career vision, managing uncertainty, dealing with stress, overcoming self-doubt and building healthy boundaries so that you can excel at work and still have a life. If there is a specific topic that you would like me to cover, drop me an email at nicola@nicolasemple.com
The Career Confidence podcast will be packed with practical strategies, mindset tools and confidence building tips to help amazing, talented, capable professionals, just like you, to navigate the world of work and to take the right next step in your career.
I’m your host Nicola Semple, a Certified Mindset Coach and creator of the You Are Enough Coaching Cards, my passion is to help people clear on what is important to them and develop the inner confidence to live according to their values while using their skills and talents to create a career that fulfils them financially and emotionally.
I will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
I am SO looking forward to going on the Career Confidence journey with you and also getting to know you, the listeners better. Come and find me on Linked In by simply searching for Nicola Semple or you can go to nicolasemple.com/hello for a link straight through to connect!
In this week's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I am looking into my crystal ball and identifying the key career themes for 2026. In this episode, we talk about:
- The integration of artificial intelligence into our professional lives will be crucial as we move forward, enabling us to enhance our productivity while retaining our unique human qualities that AI cannot replicate.
- Career resilience is no longer optional; we must adapt to rapid changes in the job market and develop versatile skills that enhance our employability across various sectors and industries.
- The traditional career ladder is becoming obsolete, and it is imperative that we begin to view our careers as portfolios filled with diverse experiences that showcase our adaptability and problem-solving capabilities.
- Establishing a strong personal brand is essential in today's competitive job market, as it not only highlights our skills but also ensures we are recognised for our contributions and expertise within our professional networks.
- The importance of maintaining personal well-being cannot be overstated, as we navigate a fast-paced work environment; setting boundaries and prioritising self-care will help prevent burnout and promote sustainable career growth.
I also share how you can get involved and help shape the future of The Career Confidence Podcast when it returns in 2026.
NB: I'm taking a break from releasing new episodes but there are over 120 episodes for you to explore!!!
About Nicola Semple
I help people build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
This week's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast covers an important topic, feeling trapped by the financial security that your current role affords you. In this episode we tak about:
- The psychological burden of golden handcuffs, where financial security traps individuals in unfulfilling careers.
- What does success mean beyond financial metrics, particularly in different seasons of life?
- The importance of financial planning to facilitate career transitions.
- How increased income can lead to less personal freedom and happiness.
- Gradual career transitions vs dramatic shifts to achieve sustainable satisfaction.
About Nicola Semple
I help people build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Often when my clients hear about a friend/colleague who has made a change to their career, they say "I wish I could be as brave as X". In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I am talking about:
- The myth that those who successfully change careers are inherently braver than others is completely misleading.
- Career changes often stem from a tipping point where individuals can no longer tolerate their current situation.
- Staying in a job that doesn't fulfil you requires its own form of courage, as it can be emotionally exhausting and draining.
- Taking small, manageable steps towards a career change is more effective than waiting for a moment of exceptional bravery.
- Recognising and utilising personal strengths and resources can facilitate a successful transition, making it more accessible than you might think.
About Nicola Semple
I help people build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Making a change to your career doesn't necessarily mean burning down everything you have worked for to date and starting from scratch. In today's episode, I share:
- How to leverage your professional experience and skills when pursuing new career opportunities.
- How to reframe your existing expertise to align with new roles.
- The power of your network and professional relationships to uncover hidden opportunities.
- Practical approaches for gradual career change.
- A reframe that helps you see age and experience as an asset, not a barrier to navigating career transitions.
About Nicola Semple
I help people build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
So many people feel frustrated and annoyed with themselves because they don’t know what they want from their career. In today's episode I share:
- This is completely normal! There are probably more people who DON'T know what they want than who do know.
- Embracing career uncertainty lets you embrace personal growth and change.
- The idea that people must have a singular passion to achieve career satisfaction is misleading.
- The notion that career clarity is an ongoing process that requires continuous reflection and adjustment based on our evolving circumstances and values
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm joined by Lisa Reynolds, Managing Director of ioda, a learning and development provider that focuses on not just developing their learners' knowledge, skills and behaviours to make them better at their job, but also to help them grow as a person.
Lisa gives us an insight into her rather unique career path, her passion for diversity, equity and inclusion, and what it really takes to be an inclusive leader. We also talk about the power of apprenticeships, busting the myth that they are just for school leavers and how you can potentially access an apprenticeship to support your own learning and development.
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
ioda
Lisa Reynolds on Linked In
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this week's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I am joined by Jude Sclater, a leadership coach, author of Think Like A Coach, and former internal coach at Deloitte.
She helps managers step up from doing the work to leading the team, without burning out or losing their best people. Her work focuses on practical coaching skills that make everyday conversations more impactful, even when time is short. We talk about how:
- Coaching skills can empower team members, fostering their development and ultimately benefiting organisational performance.
- Managers should actively resist the impulse to fix problems and instead encourage team members to find their own solutions.
- The importance of nurturing a coaching culture within organisations for higher employee engagement and retention.
- Building relationships through effective coaching enhances team dynamics and can significantly improve overall workplace morale and productivity.
Links Mentioned In This Episode
Jude Sclater on Linked In
Think Like a Coach Book
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, we are talking about how we all need to stop wearing busy as a badge of honour.
Key Takeaways:
- The prevalence of people thinking it's a good thing to wear busy as a badge of honour.
- Recognising the importance of boundaries for effective time management.
- The importance of saying no to non-essential commitments.
- Understanding individual capacity for work is crucial in determining appropriate levels of busyness.
- Scheduling breaks between tasks can significantly alleviate feelings of stress and enhance productivity.
- Acknowledge that doing less can lead to better quality work and a more fulfilling life.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, we are talking about the crucial role that sleep plays in our career success.
Key Takeaways:
- Sleep isn't a nice to have; it plays a fundamental role in cognitive function and emotional regulation.
- Sleep deprivation negatively impacts our productivity and decision-making abilities in the workplace.
- By prioritising sleep, we can significantly improve our mood, creativity, and problem-solving skills, which are essential for career success.
- Actionable strategies to enhance sleep quality, including establishing a consistent bedtime routine and minimising blue light exposure.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
This week on The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about how to disconnect from work while you are on holiday.
Key Takeaways:
- Planning and preparation before your holiday can significantly improve your ability to relax.
- Establish clear boundaries regarding work communication while on holiday to truly disconnect.
- Engage in activities that are different from your normal routine to get a deeper sense of relaxation and enjoyment.
- Taking time off allows you to get perspective and return to work refreshed and more productive.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, Nicola is joined by Tasneem Bhamti, Chief Digital Officer and founder of Office Real Talk where they talk about:
- Tas''s Career Journey and Insights
- The Importance of Asking Questions for Growth
- Defining Your Personal Brand
- Embracing Your Authentic Self in the Workplace
- Embracing Individuality in Leadership
- Understanding ADHD: Tas's Journey
Links Mentioned in this Episode:
Tas on Linked In
Office Real Talk
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this week's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, we are talking about how to stop worrying about what other people think about you.
Key Takeaways:
- We often overestimate how much others scrutinise our actions and decisions.
- Worrying about others' judgments can hinder our career progression and sense of career fulfilment.
- Understanding that people are primarily focused on their own lives can help us to unhook from the fear of judgment.
- Embracing our imperfections and being open to learning is a game-changer.
- Taking intelligent risks and stepping outside of our comfort zones can lead to greater success and personal growth.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking to Maria Hawley, Director of People at Fisher German. Maria shares her unconventional path into the world of HR, the twists and turns along her career journey and the events and people that have influenced her along the way.
Key Points:
- Your career may take unexpected twists and turns and is a constant evolution.
- The need to adapt and to have courage to pivot one's career path when necessary.
- The vital role of effective feedback in career development and the long-lasting impact it can have on individuals.
- The power of personal branding and authenticity in professional settings.
- The importance of listening to understand others, fostering a culture of empathy and connection in the workplace.
- How embracing a growth mindset can lead to unforeseen opportunities.
- Being resilient and open to change are essential skills in today's workplace.
Links Mentioned:
Maria Hawley on Linked In
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking to Sarah Manley, the founder of The Quiet Catalyst. As a coach, mentor and speaker, Sarah helps introverted professionals unlock their potential by offering tailored support for navigating corporate life with confidence and energy. She is also the author of the Amazon number 1 bestselling book The Quiet Catalyst: The Introvert's Guide to Thriving in Your Career.
This is a must listen for all of the introverts out there who may be struggling with managing their energy in the corporate world, which is largely an extroverted environment. It's also a must listen for all the extroverts who might be struggling to understand just why their introverted colleagues can find certain situations so draining.
Key Takeaways:
- The importance of energy management for introverts in corporate environments.
- Strategies to help introverted individuals thrive in extroverted workplaces.
- The power of recongising your unique strengths as introverts and using them to advance your career.
- The importance of having open dialogues about individual needs in the workplace for better productivity.
Links Mentioned in this episode:
Sarah's Book, The The Quiet Catalyst: The Introverts Guide to Thriving in Your Career
Sarah Manley on Linked In
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, Lianne Baker, Head of People and Culture at Enfuse Group, shares her career journey and how the most significant challenge of her career had a profound and lasting effect on her confidence.
Key highlights, Lianne talks about:
- The importance of knowing our own their worth and advocating for ourselves in the job market.
- The value of establishing a personal brand and how it is essential for career advancement.
- The complexities of maternity leave and managing a career around a young family.
- The power of creating an inclusive workplace culture allowing individuals to bring their authentic selves to work.
- The game changing effect of employers embracing a flexible approach to work.
- Her observations on young professionals today and how their entrepreneurial spirit will help shape the workplace of the future.
Links Mentioned in this episode:
Lianne Baker on Linked In
Download Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence I am talking about career limbo, how it’s more common than you might think, what to do if you find yourself there and a sneaky peek into my new programme Your Next Right Step which might be just the thing you need to get you out of limbo and moving forward in your career.
Key points:
- Career limbo can significantly impact mental health and overall life satisfaction.
- If you are in career limbo, know that you are not alone. The people who you think 'have got their act together' rarely have.
- 'Your Next Right Step' is designed to help you come up with an actionable career plan tailored to your aspirations.
- Focus on short-term career goals rather than attempting to map out a comprehensive long-term career plan.
- Understanding your strengths, skills, and values is fundamental to overcoming career limbo and making informed decisions.
- Taking deliberate and manageable steps towards clarity can help you feel in control of your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking to Carla Miller, an ex CEO of various UK based charities, now a Leadership Coach and one of the UK’s most well known experts in women’s leadership.
She has also written a book ‘Closing the Influence Gap: A practical guide for women leaders who want to be heard’ is an Amazon bestseller for leadership and was named by Management Today as one of the books every leader should read in 2022.
You are in for a real treat with this conversation as Carla shares some brilliant and practical tips and tools that you can use today to elevate your influence and increase your impact in the workplace.
Links mentioned:
Carla's website
Influence and Impact Course
Closing the Influence Gap Book
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking to Joanne Conway, Global Head of Inclusion & Culture about, her non-conventional career path, her learnings along the way and her passion for social mobility and inclusion.
In particular, we talk about:
- The importance of resilience and adaptability throughout our career.
- The power of mentorship and asking for help to get to where you want to go.
- Understanding and navigating the unwritten rules of the professional world.
- How a traditional approach to education and a career is one path, but other paths exist; lived experience and passion are vital.
- Joanne's research on privilege and inclusion and the implications for businesses and individuals.
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
Connect with Joanne on LinkedIn
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D4JLNFL5
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, Nicola Pye talks about the power of purpose. What purpose is, what it isn't, how to uncover your purpose or more accurately how not to uncover your purpose!
Nicola shares:
- How identifying what energizes and motivates you is key to aligning your work with a sense of purpose.
- Purpose should not be perceived as a distant goal but rather as an ongoing journey towards fulfilling your passions.
- That organizations must continuously connect their employees to the overarching purpose to maintain engagement and motivation.
- How purpose-driven individuals may experience challenges in maintaining work-life balance, leading to potential burnout if not managed effectively.
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
Find The Purpose Papers on Nicola's website
Find Nicola on Linked in
On today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, Patrick McCann, ex-Head of Learning at Linklaters, talks us through his remarkable career journey and his (very!) recent transition into retirement. He shares not only the professional milestones he achieved in the world of law and learning but also the personal challenges he encountered along the way.
Patrick outlines the importance of kindness, resilience, and the continuous pursuit of authenticity, emphasising that the journey of self-discovery can be fraught with challenges yet ultimately rewarding.
Links referenced in this episode:
Back Yourself Free Download
Patrick McCann on Linked in
Key Takeaways:
- The transition from a structured career to retirement can evoke a complex array of emotions, including liberation and an opportunity to review and reestablish our identity.
- Reflecting on our career journey is vital; it allows us to acknowledge our accomplishments and recognise areas for growth.
- Establishing a supportive network or 'found family' is crucial, particularly in challenging times.
- Embracing change and pivoting in one's career is not only acceptable but can lead to renewed purpose and fulfillment in our professional life.
- The importance of kindness, both towards ourselves and others, cannot be overstated. Be a decent human!
Jo Britton, a Neuroleadership and Neurosculpting coach, shares her experience of helping clients to build their resilience. True resilience is more than just endurance. True resilience is about being adaptable and having the capacity to navigate change with grace and composure. Jo shares how she helps high achievers shift their unproductive mental and emotional patterns so they build a positive mindset that boosts their productivity and wellbeing. Jo shares practical tools that we can all implement immediately to enhance our resilience.
Takeaways:
- The critical importance of resilience in navigating the complexities of high-pressure work environments, emphasizing the need for adaptability and emotional regulation amidst challenges.
- Practical tools and strategies that individuals can employ to enhance their resilience, such as physical movement and breath regulation techniques designed to stabilize emotional responses.
- Resilience is not merely about enduring stress but involves a dynamic process of adaptability and self-awareness, recognizing triggers that lead to dysregulation.
- Resilience can be cultivated through neuroplasticity, allowing individuals to rewire their responses to stress and develop more constructive behavioural patterns.
- By reflecting on our personal journey and the lessons learned from previous challenges, we can foster a mindset that embraces growth through adversity rather than defining ourselves by failures.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Ceri Hughes shares her transformative journey from a long-standing senior role at KPMG to becoming an executive and career coach. Ceri exemplifies the power of aligning one's career with personal values. After spending 30 years in corporate life, Ceri made the brave decision to pivot her career, prioritizing joy and freedom over financial security.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, Ceri reflects on her rich experiences at KPMG, including her significant contributions to knowledge management and employee well-being while also addressing the challenges of maintaining work-life balance. As she now embraces her new path, Ceri inspires listeners to trust their instincts and be open to the possibilities that come with change.
Key points
- The importance of aligning career choices with personal values for fulfilment.
- Building a strong professional network can provide invaluable support during career transitions.
- Embracing change can lead to exciting new opportunities.
- The significance of asking for help is crucial in maintaining career confidence and growth.
- Finding joy and freedom in work is essential for long-term career satisfaction.
- The importance of work-life balance in enhancing overall well-being.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Elizabeth (Liz) Willetts, founder of Investing in Women, joins Nicola Semple to discuss her journey from a 17-year career in recruitment to creating a job board that empowers women seeking flexible and fulfilling work.
Her new book, "Flex," offers a dynamic guide for anyone looking to advance their career amidst life's challenges, covering essential topics such as skill stacking, CV writing, and interview preparation.
Liz shares her personal experiences of navigating motherhood and career transitions, highlighting the importance of finding roles that allow for work-life balance. She also shares insights on how to effectively navigate the job market and the significance of showcasing your unique value to potential employers.
Takeaways:
- The importance of recognizing your own value and relevance when applying for jobs.
- Networking and building relationships can significantly enhance your job search effectiveness.
- Creating a personal brand on platforms like LinkedIn can attract potential employers and opportunities.
- Tailoring your application materials to specific roles can improve your chances of standing out.
- Understanding the nuances of cover letters can influence a recruiter's perception of your application.
Links referenced in this episode:
- nicolasemple.com/backyourself
- investinginwomen.co.uk
- Buy Flex: Smart Strategies to Build a Succesful Career Around Your Life
- Buy The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to the fifth and final episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.
In this episode, I talk about how to move from thinking about a career change to making it a reality. I explore:
- How to identify your "minimum viable move"
- The importance of building your Personal Board of Directors
- Why the emotional side of career change matters (and how to handle it)
You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to the fourth episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.
In this episode, I talk about how to redesign your career path. I explore:
- Different models of career change
- How you can evolve into a new role rather than have an overnight transformation
- Exercises to help you identify your immediate next steps
You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to the third episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.
In this episode, we are addressing the elephant in the room, money. I explore:
- How to understand your true relationship with money (beyond just the numbers)
- The difference between your actual financial needs and your current lifestyle
- Practical steps to create financial freedom to make choices
- Ways to explore new career paths without taking a financial leap into the unknown
You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to the second episode in this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". This mini-series guides you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.
In this episode, I'm talking about how to align your skills with who you really are. I explore:
- Why you've been looking at skills in completely the wrong way
- How uncovering your values will help you build a career that fulfils you
- Ways that you can uncover clues about what you do and don't enjoy about your career
I also encourage you to give yourself permission to want something different from your career. Even if your current situation is comfortable, even if you 'should' be happy. You get to choose what the next step is for your career.
You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to this five part mini-series designed to help you answer the question, "What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?". The next five episodes will guide you through practical exercises and reflections to help you understand what you truly want from your career.
Remember when you were a kid when you could answer that question without hesitation? Astronaut, doctor, professional footballer - no dream was too big. Somewhere along the way, practicality took over and many of us found ourselves on career paths we didn't actively choose.
In this episode, I explore:
- Why this childhood question matters more than ever for adults
- How we often end up on career paths by default rather than design
- Why self-reflection, though scary, is crucial for long-term fulfilment
- Initial questions to spark your thinking
This isn't about throwing away everything you've built. It's about making conscious choices about the next chapter of your career.
You can download the accompanying workbook to this podcast mini-series: https://nicolasemple.com/growup
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Happy 2025!!! In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share a treasure trove of resources that you can use to help build your career confidence in 2025.
Regardless of the stage of your career or the dilemma you are facing, you'll find a treasure trove of resources to help you get career confident.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Merry Christmas one and all!!! Santa has slipped an extra little something into your stocking this year.... a gift from me to you....
To get you thinking about how you are going to take control of your career in 2025, I am sharing with you the recording of the first chapter of my book, The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential.
It's a great opportunity for you to delve into the topic of Career Confidence and also to know whether the book is something you want to invest in, either for you or as a gift for a friend or colleague.
You can get your own copy of the entire book on paperback, Kindle or Audible here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D4JLNFL5
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Ever caught yourself saying "I just got lucky" or "I probably don't deserve to be here"? You're not alone. In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share:
- Why downplaying your achievements isn't humility – it's a behaviour that could be costing you promotions and opportunities.
- Why we fall into the self-deprecation trap
- Practical strategies to break free from this unhelpful habit
Whether you're struggling with impostor syndrome or cultural conditioning around self-promotion, this episode offers actionable tips to help you own your achievements.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about the importance of gratitude, even when you hate your job. I know this might seem contradictory at first, why on earth should you be grateful for a job you hate?
However, the counterintuitive truth that I have learned from my own personal journey and from coaching hundreds of professionals is that praticign gratitude, even when you hate your job, is a powerful tool that can help you create change in your career.
I break this down so you understand why gratitude matters and how you can use it to forge a path to your future career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Have you ever been on the verge of a major career breakthrough, only to find yourself mysteriously getting in your own way? Maybe you've procrastinated on an important project, talked yourself out of applying for an amazing job opportunity, or even talked down your own success in subtle ways you didn't even realize at the time.
If this sounds familiar, you're not alone.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, we unpack self-sabotage, understand its root causes, and most importantly, learn practical strategies to overcome it so that you can take control of your career and fulfil your potential.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Love it or hate it. Linked In is a powerful tool that you can use to develop your career brand. In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the 7 types of Linked In posts you can create so that you can become recognised as thought leader in your industry.
Episode Mentioned In This Podcast:
How to Use Linked In to Build Your Personal Brand
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Human Design is a powerful tool that helps you develop self awareness. It goes beyond standard psychometric tests to consider energy dynamics and decision making processes.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how understanding your human design is a gamechanger that will help you to
- Align your career choices with your natural energy patterns
- Reduce resistance and frustration in work environments
- Feel empowered and able to work with your innate strengths
Learning about my Human Design was a gamechanger for me and I hope it will be for you too!
Link Mentioned In This Episode
https://nicolasemple.com/your-human-design
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
My observation from hundreds of conversations with clients and potential clients is that too many people rely on their boss to come up with a plan for their career progression. Your boss will play an important role in how your career develops but you can’t rely on them to make it happen for them. In today's episode, I share how you can become the Master or Mistress of Your Own Destiny and take control of your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Hopefully you are returning after the summer holiday period with a spring in your step, ready for the challenge ahead. The period of September to December can feel like a bit of a pressure cooker as people refocus their efforts to ensure they meet their objectives by the end of the calendar year. Today in The Career Confidence Podcast, I share how you can set boundaries at work so that you don’t burnout by Christmas.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to our Second Chance Summer Sessions, during the month of August, I share with you some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. This gives you the chance to catch up on content that you might have previously missed and also lets me take a break from recording while I head off on my summer holidays.
Today’s episode how you can stop seeking external validation and own your own value. I know this something a lot of people struggle with and I can promise when you can unhook yourself from the need for external validation, everything will change for you.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Welcome to our Second Chance Summer Sessions, during the month of August, I share with you some of the most popular episodes of the podcast. This gives you the chance to catch up on content that you might have previously missed and also lets me take a break from recording while I head off on my summer holidays.
Today’s episode is all about failure. Or more importantly how to get comfortable with failure and how to learn from it.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
From time to time we all get that niggle and wonder whether it’s time to move on from our current role. But how do you know when it’s time to take action? In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the telltale signs that tell you it's time to start your job hunt.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Have you been considering getting some support to help you achieve your career goals?
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share some insights about:
- What coaching is
- What coaching is not
- Why and when you may want to work with a coach
- The questions to ask to find the right coach for you
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Do you find yourself overthinking career decisions? Perhaps you spend so much time deliberating what is the right thing to do that you don't actually do anything at all!
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how you can stop overthinking and finally take control of your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
So many people would rather stick a knitting needle in their eye rather than face up to conflict at work. But in any professional environment where people with diverse personalities, communication styles, and perspectives come together, conflict is inevitable. No matter what level you are in an organisation you must learn how to manage conflict with dignity and grace.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share some strategies that you can use to help you manage conflict in the workplace.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Automation and artificial intelligence will undoubtedly impact jobs and the way we work. In fact, Elon Musk has been quoted as saying that ‘AI is going to make paid work redundant’. I'm not entirely convinced by this(!) however in today's episode I share with you the crucial activity you must undertake to futureproof your career in this ever-changing world.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
You can buy my book The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential: https://nicolasemple.com/book
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
I am absolutely delighted to share that The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential is now available to purchase on Amazon.
In today's bonus episode of the podcast, I share with you:
- Who the book is for
- What you can expect from the the Career Confidence Toolkit
- A sneaky peek at the opening chapter
You can buy The Career Confidence Toolkit HERE.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Over the last few months I have been working hard on my upcoming book, The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your Potential. We are now only days away from publication!
As I have reached the end of the book writing process, I’ve been reflecting on my lessons learned.
I'm sharing them today in The Career Confidence Podcast because they are also VERY relevant when it comes to building your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
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Would you feel excited if you were asked to stand up in front of your team tomorrow and present what you are currently working on? Or would you have a sleepless night, dreading what was to come the following day?
In today's episode of the The Career Confidnece, I'm talking about presenting with confidence in meetings and formal presentations.
I share:
- How confidence isn't something you are born with, it's something you can learn.
- What to do before the event to set yourself up for success
- What to do during the event to stay focused and do the best job possible
- What might happen afterwards if you implement all of this advice!
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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38% of Brits, or 20 million people, work from home at least some of the time. For many, it has provided the ability to improve productivity and achieve a better work/life balance.
However, one topic that rears it’s head time and time again with my clients is making sure that people that are out of sight are not out of mind. They are concerned about the impact working from home will have on their promotion prospects, payrises and the opportunity to get involved in interesting projects.
Today, I share strategies you can use to make sure that while you may not be physically present in an office, you are most definitely not out of the mind’s of the people who can influence decisions that affect your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Hands up who likes to fail at things? I know I can’t see you, but I’d like to wager there’s not many of you with your hands up. I used to hate to fail. To be honest, I’m still not overly keen on it but I’m a lot better at it than I used to be.
Today I want to share with you how you can keep your fear of failure under control so that it doesn’t hold you back and stop you from making the most of opportunities to do new and exciting things in your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I'm talking about how to build your career support network. In this episode I share:
- How your career support network is different to but just as important as your professional network.
- Who you need in your career support network and why they are a vital part of your career success.
- What you can do to get the support you need in place (and how to think creatively to make it happen)
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Do you ever feel like you are doing a great job but your manager doesn't recognise and appreciate the value that you bring?
It’s the responsibility of the managers and the leaders in a team to recognise the contribution each person makes. But the reality is that when people are busy, they can often forget to take the time to recognise and celebrate the efforts of others.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share tips on how you can get senior people to notice you and recognise the value you bring.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Does any of this sound familiar?
- You believe that others have an inflated view of your skills and that you’ve got where you are by fooling other people.
- You have an intense fear of being found out and that people will realise that you're not as good at your job as they think you are.
- Attributing success to factors outside of your own talents and say things like “we were lucky things went so smoothly” or “it was good timing”.
If so, you need to listen to this week's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast where I share:
That Imposter Syndrome is more common than you might think.
The key to unlocking those imposter feelings.
Strategies to help you get your imposter feelings under control.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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You can have mentors to guide you, line managers to champion you, and team members to help you deliver your objectives, but at the end of the day, the future direction of your career is YOUR responsibility. And yet so many people don’t take that responsibility.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share insights into how you can take charge of your professional journey. Specifically:
- Building your self-awareness so that you know yourself, your strengths and your values
- Identify what career success looks like for you
- Creating your career goals and plan (this is not the same as setting objectives for your performance review!)
- Being proactive
- Building your personal brand
- Embracing change and being agile
Links Mentioned:
How to Set (the right) Career Goals for 2024
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Resenteeism - it's the new career buzzword in town! it describes when an employee stays in a job they don't enjoy because they are worried about economic uncertainty or there is a lack of better options. This leads to resentment and feeling disengaged and unhappy at work.
It might be a new word but it's not a new concept. Have you ever felt that way?
In this episode I share:
- Why resenteeism is prevalent in the current job market.
- How you know it's time to cut your losses and leave an organisation.
- How to create your 'stay plan' if you decide to stay in an organisation, despite not enjoying your job.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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When it comes to setting career goals, most people start in the wrong place. They sit down with a blank piece of paper and try to squeeze out a list of things they think they 'should' be doing over the next year.
The result is that the goals remain some words on a bit of paper that have no real meaning and you certainly don't take any action towards achieving them.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share a different approach to gaol setting. I talk about:
- The power of reflecting on the year just gone.
- Filters you can use to check if you have the right goals.
- How to make your goals SMARTER (don't be put off by SMART goals, they shouldn't be your starting point but used properly, a SMART filter can be a gamechanger).
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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New Year often means a renewed focus on career goals and aspirations. In today's episode I share a roundup of resources that you can use to get career confident in 2024.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share constructive strategies to help you deal with criticism.
Nobody likes receiving criticism, when handled properly it can be a powerful tool to fuel your growth and development.
I share my strategies for handling criticism in a calm and measured fashion to ensure it is a positive experience.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Your inner critic is that sneaky little voice in your head full of criticism, frustration or disaproval about your actions. It likes to make itself heard when you are feeling vulnerable and as questions like 'why didn't you do X?' 'why on earth did you do Y?' 'what is wrong with you'.
In today's episode I share how you can 'silence' your inner critic but taking control of it and turning it into your best career ally.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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We all experience overthinking at one time or another.
For some people, it's a daily occurrence and it's often over things that aren't important. They are constantly second-guessing and doubting themselves. This leads them to question their abilities and chip away at their self-belief.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence podcast, I share techniques that you can use to stop yourself from falling into the overthinking trap and build your self-belief.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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This episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is the second in a series of six episodes called The Self Belief Sessions where I will share tips, tools and strategies that you can use to build your self-belief so that you can flourish in your career.
In today's episode, I share how you can stop seeking validation from other people and learn to own your value. Specifically, I talk about:
- How you can get a free 1 hour coaching session with me
- Embracing your strengths
- Taking control of negative self talk
- Reframing when things go wrong
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
This episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is the first in a series of six episodes called The Self Belief Sessions where I will share tips, tools and strategies that you can use to build your self-belief so that you can flourish in your career.
In today's episode, I share how you can stop comparing yourself to other people. Specifically, I talk about:
- How you can get a free 1 hour coaching session with me
- How to acknowledge when you are falling into the comparisonitis trap
- What you can do instead of comparing yourself to other people
- One simple behaviour change that will prevent you from falling to the comarpisonitis trap
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
How often do you get what you want at work? More importantly, do you actually know what you want at work?
In today's episode, I share the advice that I give to clients to help them ensure their needs are met at work.
In this episode I also touch on perfectionism, if this is a topic of interest for you, I would recommend that you also listen to Episode 51: How to Overcome Perfectionism
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today’s episode, I am talking about how to learn to trust yourself. It’s a big topic and it’s an important one. What I am noticing is that for a lot of my clients, there is a huge amount of pushing, on their part, to come up with the "right" answer about what should come next for their career.
Often we lose that ability to trust in ourselves. Maybe we have made a mistake or a project or piece of work hasn’t gone as well as we wanted it to. Maybe we’ve made a career move in the past that hasn’t turned out how we wanted it and we are feeling bruised and battered and struggling to trust that we will make the right decisions about our own future. Sometimes we might lose that trust because other people have called it into question. Perhaps other people have criticised us and that causes us to question whether or not we are doing the right thing.
In this episode, I share some thoughts and advice about trusting that:
- You will come up with the "right answer"
- You will be brave enough to take the action needed to help bring your career vision to life
- You do know what is right for you.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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This August I am resharing my most popular interivews from my Career Confidence Conversations series.
Today I’m delighted to introduce you to the incredible Blu Reynolds. Blu is a Senior Consultant at Moorhouse, following an attempted career in Law and working in a range of roles within healthcare and the NHS.
I came across Blu when he published a blog post titled “Are You Gay Son?” where he reflects on his journey or self acceptance and living effectively, both inside and outside the workplace. When I read the blog post I knew that I wanted to invite Blu to have a Career Confidence Conversation and I’m delighted to now share with you his perspectives on his career journey to date, why hindsight is a wonderful thing and how we can all be brave and live authentically whatever that looks like for us.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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This August I am resharing my most popular interviews from my Career Confidence Conversations series.
The first of those is with Ben Jones. Ben is a psychotherapist and counsellor.
Ben had a career in strategy consulting until his breakdown at the end of 2014, after his recovery he committed himself to raising awareness of mental health in the workplace, exploring and developing ideas related to work-life balance, workplace culture and how teams and organisations can help their colleagues and team members not just survive, but thrive at work.
It was an absolute privilege to be able to hear Ben’s story first hand and I have no doubt you will be moved by his honesty and learn a few lessons along the way.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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If you are planning on taking some time off this summer, you might take the opportunity to indulge in some hoilday reading. In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share my top five career books for you to read this summer.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Taking time off from work is good for us. It gives us an opportunity to reset and we return more creative and productive.
However, according to a study by Tots 4 Travel, it takes people, on average 46 hours and 42 minutes to feel relaxed on holiday. If you’ve taken a week off work that means it’s taking you more than 25% of your time to unwind and feel relaxed.
Today I am going to share with you 5 tips to help you to reduce that timeframe so that you can unwind, slip into relaxation mode and switch off from work.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Hands up who procrastinates and puts off making decisions about their career?
If you could see me now, you would see that I have both hands in the air. They say that you teach what you most need to learn and I know that there are times that I procrastinate rather than taking control of my career.
I am a lot better than I used to be but it does still happen.
In fact, I decided to focus on this topic because over the last few weeks I have noticed myself slipping into procrastination mode and I’ve had to give myself a good talking to!
In this episode I share:
- Why you procastinate and why it is 100% normal
- How to override your unconscious brain's bias for procrastination
- How to take action and continue to take action even when you don't feel like it
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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When I talk to potential clients, they often assume that my focus will be on encouarging them to find another job.
This is not always the case. I often find that when people evaluate what they want from their career, with a few tweaks and mindset shifts, they can often get their career needs met from their current organisation and often from their current role.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I talk about creating your 'Stay Plan' to help you make the most of a proactive and positive decision to stay and commit to your current organisation.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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Over the last few years, I have worked with well over 100 professionals to help them develop their career confidence.
Often my clients have a general feeling of ‘meh’ about their career and they struggle to identify what is going to make the biggest difference to help them feel confident and happy at work.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share the specific Career Confidence framework that I use with my clients so that you can use it to help you build your own career confidence.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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How do you make decisions about your career? Are you a rational thinker that spends hours researching organisations and opportunities, writing lists of pros and cons and analysing opportunities in forensic detail?
Or do you trust your intuition and go with your gut?
I believe that when it comes to making decisions about our career (or anything for that matter) then we need to use a combination of rational thinking and intuition.
I find that lots of my clients spend so much time going through the rational decision making process that they can get stuck in their head and don’t trust that they are able to come up with the right answers for themselves. I can relate to this. I worked with a mentor about a decade ago who used to tell me that I need to stop overanalysing things and to tune into my intuition. She used to drive me crazy (in the nicest possible way!) because while I agreed with her, I had no idea how to tune in to my intuition. I've done a lot of work over the years to get better at listening to my inner voice and trusting what it has to tell me. Now when I have a decision to make about my career I do still go through that rational decision making process but I always, always, always check in with what I believe to be the right answer before committing to anything. In this episode of The Career Confidence podcast I share:
- What is intuition and how you can use it to make career decisions
- Why so many people struggle to tune in to your intuition
- Tips to help you learn how to listen to your intution
I hope that you listen and enjoy the episode and try some of the techniques for yourself. I'd love to hear how you get on and also the impact using your intuition has on your career decisions. Drop me an email at nicola@nicolasemple.com and let me know.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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The vast majority of clients that I work with are in what they would refer to themselves as a career rut.
There is something about their current career that is not working for them.
They might be getting bored with their role or their industry but don’t know what they would do instead.
They might be frustrated by their current work environment and need support to feel brave enough to make a move.
They might be having a confidence wobble and therefore aren’t challenging themselves and are feeling stuck in their current role.
If you find yourself in a place where you are feeling stuck, unmotivated and unfulfilled, in this episode of the podcast, I share with you how you can get out of a career rut.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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We all want to do a good job but perfectionists can often find themselves stuck in a cycle of deliberation and procrastination, unable to move forward because they are so intent on making their work perfect.
They are gripped by fear. Fear that they are not good enough. Fear that they will make a mistake. Fear that other people will not think they are doing a good job.
Today I want to share 5 tips with you that will help you to start letting go of those perfectionist tendencies so that you can move forward in your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
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A few weeks ago, I shared a post on Linked In which got a lot of traction. The post read:
This might ruffle some feathers but....
You've got to take responsibility for your own career.
I speak to people (at all levels!) who feel miffed because their line manager hasn't booked their performance review. Yet when I ask, they have made no proactive attempt to get that meeting in the diary.
I speak to people (at all levels!) who feel that they are overlooked at work and are never the first choice for interesting opportunities. Yet when I ask, they have made no proactive attempt to get involved in those interesting opportunities.
I speak to people (again, at all levels!) that are waiting to be told what their next role might be. Yet when I ask, you guessed it!!! They have made no proactive attempt to seek out that role for themselves.
It's your career.
You need to take control.
What really struck me were the number of people getting in touch to say they understood where I was coming from with the post but they just did not know how to take control of their career.
I often find that people are frustrated and sometimes angry and disgruntled about their current work situation but they are just waiting for somebody to come and wave a magic wand to make the situation better for them.
In this episode of the podcast, I share advice on how you can proactively seek out development opportunities so that you can move forward in your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
"You just need to believe in yourself more" is possibly the most unhelpful bit of feedback you will ever receive. If it were that easy, you would already be doing it!
In this episode I share 7 practical tips that give you tangible things that you can do to help you build your self belief.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I share how you can make the most of the first few months in your new role so that you can:
- Get up to speed as quickly as possible
- Make a positive impression on your colleagues and stakeholders
- Avoid feeling overwhelmed
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Do you want to be taken more seriously at work? Do you want to exude trust and professionalism and garner the respect of your colleagues?
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I share practical steps that you can take to build your gravitas in the workplace.
Links to Episodes Mentioned:
“How to stop seeking external validation and trust yourself”
“How a lack of self confidence impacts your career and what to do about it”
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
The Career Confidence Podcast is designed to help you gain confidence in your career. I know that sometimes it can be difficult to know where to start.
In this episode, I share 5 things that you can do today to build your career confidence. You might choose to do all five or you might choose just one.
Start small if you have to. The important thing is that you start and let the momentum gather.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Love them or hate them.... there's no avoiding your performance review.
In this episode, I share my top tips to help you use your performance review as a powerful tool to enable others to recognise your achievements. I also share advice on how to set goals for the coming year that are meaningful for not just your organisation but for you as well.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
The return to work after the Christmas break can be tricky. It's cold, it's dark and it's bleak. But how do you know when you have a case of the back to work blues or whether it's time for you to make some big decisions and start looking for a new job?
In this episode, I share the steps you can take to uncover whether you have a bad case of January Blues or whether it's time to make changes to your career.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In today’s episode I’m talking about how to set boundaries so that work doesn’t take over your life.
Without boundaries you can feel like you are the beck and call of everyone else and that you have little to no control over your own time. I know that for some people, setting boundaries is easier said than done.
I share the three different types of boundaries that you can put in place and things to keep in mind when you set boundaries.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
In this episode, I share a simple tool that you can use to help you feel more confident at work. It's quick, it's easy and it works (I share proof of how I used this tool with fabulous results!).
I mention a previous episode on How to Appear Confidence Even When You Don’t Feel Confident. which may also be of interest to you.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
If you identify as an introvert — drawing energy from being alone, disliking interruptions and unexpected requests, and tending to be reserved in meetings — then you are not alone!
Sometimes it can feel like promotions and success in the workplace are reserved solely for charismatic, quick-on-their-feet extroverts.
In this episode, I share how you can not just survive but thrive at work as an introvert.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
We are constantly being encouraged to get comfortable with failure. We need to take risks, fail fast and fail often. It's the best way to learn and grow.
But let's face it, the feeling of failure sucks!
Learning how to recover and establish effective ways of coping with failure is a vital building block for your career confidence.
In this episode, I share some tips to help you bounce back from failure at work.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
I often work with clients who are unhappy at work but for a variety of reasons it's just not the right time for them to change jobs.
In these situations, we focus on maximising the opportunity they have with their current employer and shifting their perspective on their current role.
In this episode, I share my top tips to help you change your perspective and not your job.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
The vast majority (if not everybody) has experienced imposter syndrome, that creeping feeling of dread that you are going to be ‘found out’.
In fact, research by Clare Josa found that “62% of people are struggling with Imposter Syndrome daily or regularly – enough for it to have a measurable impact on their performance and their health.”
In this episode I share tools that you can use to manage that feeling of being an imposter.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
A new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast is released every second Friday. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Key Themes: Perspective, Work/Life Balance
What happens when work takes over and impinges on all aspects of your life? When:
- You can't switch off at the end of the day
- You prioritise work at the expense of family, social life and even your health.
- You constantly think about work and worry about whether you should be doing better, more or differently.
- Your sense of self-worth is directly related to the feedback that you get in the workplace.
These are all common scenarios that my clients grapple with every single day. The $64 million question they ask me is "how can I stop caring so much about work?"
In this episode, I share the process I take my clients through to help them to get perspective and not allow their work to dominate their life.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
The Career Confidence Podcast is taking a break over the summer and will return in Autumn 2022. Hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Key Themes: Parenthood, Juggling Work and Family
Leanne Chalmers and Rebecca Candy are the co-leads of the John Lewis Working Parents Network.
In this episode, we discuss how the challenges for working parents in the workplace, the move towards equal parenting leave, and how to be a confident parent in the workplace.
This episode is for parents of children of any age who constantly juggle the responsibility of work and home life.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
I will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Key Themes: Personal Branding, Working Dad, A Career Move That Doesn't Work Out
What happens when your dream job doesn't live up to expectations?
Dan Reed is Head of Digital Servicing for Small Business at Barclaycard Payments, the founder of the Career Dad, and an avid Peloton fan.
In this episode, we talk about the power of personal branding and how Dan has very successfully and very authentically built his own personal brand.
Dan also shares his experience of making a career move into what he thought was his dream job, only to discover it wasn’t what he thought it would be. Finally, we talk about the challenges of juggling a professional career and being present as a parent.
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
I will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Key Themes: Flexible Working, Working Parents, Work Life Balance
Anna Mellor is a flexible working expert. She started her career as an HR manager and then shifted her focus in the mid-1990s to campaigning for better access to flexible work.
By that time she had seen firsthand the challenges that working mothers faced trying to combine work and family; and how this was holding women back from applying for senior roles.
Anna has spent the past 30 years supporting employers to introduce practices that improve work-life balance for their employees. In this episode Anna shares advice from Her book #Upcycle Your Job: the smart way to balance family life and career. She offers practical advice on developing a flexible working solution that works for both you and your employer.
You can connect with Anna here: https://linkedin.com/in/annameller
Click HERE to find Anna's Book
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
I will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Key Themes: Being a good manager, Working for a startup
Chichi Eruchalu is the Head of Leadership Development at Multiverse, having previously run her own business along with a 10 year stint at HSBC in both commercial and project management roles.
Chichi shares with us what it’s like working in a startup. When she first started at Multiverse, she was employee number 56, now 3 years later the organisation has 600 employees and is disrupting the early careers market in the UK and US.
We also have a great conversation about the challenges of managing a team and what it takes to be a great manager.
Links Mentioned In This Episode:
Multiverse
Connect with Chichi on Linked In
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourself
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
I will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Today I’m delighted to share with you a Career Confidence Conversation that I had with Ben Jones.
Ben spent the early part of his career rapidly rising through the ranks at Accenture, KPMG and PWC along with a stint in a Leadership position at the General Medical Council.
As a new father he was on the Partner Track at PWC when he found himself in the midst of a breakdown that would lead him to change every aspect of his life.
Ben has now retrained and is about to begin his new career as a Counsellor and is a vocal mental health advocate who teacher others how they can find balance in their life.
You can find out more about Ben and his work here: https://www.amjcounselling.com/
About Nicola Semple
I help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.
You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
I will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.
Today I’m delighted to share with you a Career Confidence Conversation that I had with the incredible Blu Reynolds. Blu is a Senior Consultant at Moorhouse, following an attempted career in Law and working in a range of roles within healthcare and the NHS.
I came across Blu when he published a blog post titled “Are You Gay Son?” where he reflects on his journey of self-acceptance and living authentically, both inside and outside the workplace.
When I read the blog post I knew that I wanted to invite Blu to have a Career Confidence Conversation and I’m delighted to now share with you his perspectives on his career journey to date, why hindsight is a wonderful thing and how we can all be brave and live authentically whatever that looks like for us.
I’m delighted to share with you a Career Confidence Conversation that I had with the brilliant Amanda Newman. Amanda is a Senior Manager at Accenture, she is a We Are The City Top 100 Winner, Northern Power Woman Shortlist, founder of The Career Mum Community and an all round fabulous woman.
In this episode we talk about her career to date, her commitment to supporting and mentoring other women and the journey she has been on over the last 12 months since a devastating health diagnosis.
According to an African proverb "it takes a village to raise a child". I believe that in a similar fashion “it takes a village to cultivate a fulfilling career”. We need a community of people to interact with us so that we can evolve and fashion a career that fulfills and satisfies us.
In today's episode I share how you can cultivate your career village.
One of the most valuable things that you can do to benefit your career is to develop your inner confidence.
However, there will come a time when you would benefit from appearing confident even if you are not feeling confident. In this episode, I provide you with some tools that you can use to develop an outward display of confidence.
Today I share my tips on managing your manager. This is an important skill that is required from entry level positions all the way up to the C-Suite. There are very few people in an organisation that don’t have a Manager. And even for those that reach the pinnacle of leading their organisation as CEO, often they need to report into a Board. Getting a grasp on the ability to manage upwards is a key skill to master.
Your inner critic, that niggling voice in your head that tells you that you are not good enough is there to make you feel safe.
However, in keeping you safe, your inner critic often stops you from taking risks and from taking the action required to achieve the goals that you set yourself.
So what can you do instead? How can you stop your inner critic from holding you back in your career and instead make your inner critic your career ally. I explain all in today's episode.
In today’s episode, we are going to explore How to Say No. I know this is something that many of you listening struggle with. I touched on the topic back in episode 19 Stop Wearing Busy as a Badge of Honour but I wanted to dedicate a specific episode to learn how to say no because I know how tricky people find it and also how fundamentally important it is in terms of creating healthy boundaries and a satisfying career.
Are you a Linked In lurker? In today's episode, I want to encourage you to overcome your reluctance to be visible on social media and to use it to build your personal brand.
Nobody else is going to share your achievements for you. You need to do it yourself and Linked In is an effective tool to help you make that happen.
If you feel you would benefit from support building your personal brand, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
If you would rather poke your eye out with a blunt pencil than go to a networking event, then this is the episode for you.
I share insights into why networking is so important and tips on how you can network in a way that feels good for you.
If you feel you would benefit from support building your career confidence, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
Your values are what makes you 'you'. They help us determine what is important to us, they define the type of person we want to be, how we interact with the world around us and the way in which we treat ourselves and others.
In this episode I explain why understanding your values is key to career success. I also walk you through the process I use with clients to uncover values so that you can start to do this work for yourself.
If you feel you would benefit from support uncovering your values, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
In the last episode I shared a mindset hack to help you reduce what constitutes your mental load in the first place. In this episode, I share practical strategies to help you manage what is left.
If you feel you would benefit from support managing your mental load, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
The mental load is everything that you have to do and everything that is swirling around in your head - the planning, the organising, the logistics, the general life management. If you have children, not only are you managing your own life, but you're managing theirs as well and that adds to your mental load
In this episode I share a mindset hack that you can use to help you manage your mental load.
If you feel you would benefit from support managing your mental load, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
In our society, busy has become a badge of honour. Being busy has become a self-fulfilling prophecy because everybody else is busy which means that we should be too.
However, life doesn't need to be that way. In today's episode I share how banishing busy and doing less can lead to us achieving more.
If you feel you would benefit from support building your career confidence, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
Sleep is a fundamental part of our wellbeing and is vital for our ability to think clearly and make good decisions.
In this episode I share how you can get more sleep and the impact this can have on your ability to perform at your best.
If you feel you would benefit from support building your career confidence, book a call with me to explore how we could work together, you can do so here: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
It is impossible to map out your entire career journey in advance. However, you can make a decision to enjoy your career journey whatever comes your way.
In this episode, I share how you can shift your thinking to get maximum enjoyment from your career.
If you feel you would benefit from support building your career confidence, book a call with me to explore how we could work together: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://nicolasemple.com/in/iamnicolasemple
You are your number 1 asset when it comes to building your career. If you don't focus on your own wellbeing nobody else will.
In this episode I share some simple strategies that you can use to create your own wellbeing parachute that will support you in times of stress.
If you feel you would benefit from support building your career confidence, book a call with me to explore how we could work together, you can do so here: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me here: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple
Self-promotion and at its most basic is sharing our accomplishments with the world.
Many people find self-promotion uncomfortable and difficult.
However, self-promotion is essential to help you move forward in your career. If you are not self-promoting then you run the risk of falling behind your peers that are sharing their achievements with others.
If you feel you would benefit with support building your self-promotion strategy, book a call with me HERE to explore how we could work together.
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me HERE
People tend to seek permission when they don’t trust their own intuition and they doubt themselves and their skills and their abilities.
What could you achieve in your career if you were to believe in yourself? What if you didn't need validation from other people and felt comfortable taking focused action?
In today's episode I share how you can take responsibility and create your own career opportunities.
If you feel you would benefit with support building your career confidence, book a call with me HERE to explore how we could work together.
You can also carry on the conversation and connect on LinkedIn with me HERE
In this episode I share practical advice that you can use to get your employer to pay for coaching. Coaching is a relatively low cost investment that provides excellent return on investment for the organisation and targeted development for the individual.
I would be very happy to have a conversation with both you and your employer about how coaching could benefit both you as an individual and also the organisation. You can book a call with me HERE.
And you can connect on LinkedIn with me HERE.
In today's episode of The Career Confidence Podcast, I talk about how to how to stop overthinking from holding you back in your career.
If you find that overthinking is holding you back in your career and would like to carry on the conversation, then connect with me on Linked In https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple or book a time to https://nicolasemple.com/chat
Today on The Career Confidence Podcast I talk about how to face the embarrassment of not being promoted and how to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move forward.
Have you ever gone for a promotion and not been successful? How did it feel? I’m guessing it didn’t feel great.
So, if you have gone for a promotion and not been successful, then what do you do?
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I will be sharing what to do if you feel like you should be happy with your career but you're not.
It may be that on paper you have it all figured out. You are in a role that sounds challenging and interesting and perhaps other people perceive you to be successful based on the role that you are in. You earn a good salary, perhaps there are some perks involved with your job. You appear to be in control of your life and that everything is going well for you.
But still, deep down, you have this niggling feeling that you are not in the right place doing the right work. You tell yourself that you should be grateful. That many people would give their right arm to be in the position. In fact, unhelpfully you might even have other people tell you how you are luck you are. Yet still, you are in but still you can not shake off that feeling. You’re not happy.
The Dalai Lama says “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito” and that makes perfect sense. In the episode, I explore how you can make an impact without setting Big Hairy Audacious Goals.
In this episode, I share how to set goals you will actually stick to.
Goal setting in its simplest form is setting out exactly what you want to achieve and then working out what you need to do to get you there.
It sounds simple but for anybody that has set goals in the past, and I am going to assume that is the vast majority, if not, all of the people listening, it is much harder in practice.
And even if you are able to set yourself some meaningful goals, sticking to them and doing the work required to achieve the goals more often than not doesn’t happen.
I share a framework that will allow you to set meaningful goals that will inspire you to take action and to do the work to turn them from a set of words on a bit of paper into your reality.
In this episode of The Career Confidence Podcast I ask you to consider whether now is the right time to focus on your career.
We are all multi-dimensional human beings. We can not make decisions about our career in isolation, we need to look at it in terms of everything else that is going on in our life. I share what you need to take into consideration when deciding whether now is the right time to focus the spotlight of your attention on your career.
If you would like to carry on the conversation about whether now is the right time to focus on your career, then connect with me on Linked In or book in a time to Chat.
In this episode, I share how to unhook from the need for external validation and learn how to trust yourself instead.
As human beings, we want to be liked, we want to be told that we are doing well and that other people approve and appreciate us.
However, other people telling us that we are doing well or even showering us with praise is meaningless unless they deeply and truly believe that themselves.
I share my strategies for how you can build your sense of self-worth to unhook from this external validation.
Today’s episode is all about how the people that you spend time with impact how you feel about your ability to navigate the world of work.
There is a much shared quote from Jim Rohn “You are the average of the five people that you spend most time with” if this is true then we want to spend as much time as possible with the people that are going to lift us up and support as we navigate our career journey.
I share who you need in your career village and why it's important to spend more time with the radiators than the drains in your life!
In part 2 of this series about how lack of self-belief impacts your career, I share 3 steps that you can take to help you make the shift into believing and feeling that you are enough, and to help you build your inner confidence. Let's carry on the conversation on Linked In: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple or set up a time to chat about how I can help you build your own self-belief and career confidence: htpps://nicolasemple.com/chat
How to Create Your Own Definition of Career Success is one of THE most important topic that we will cover in this podcast because defining what career success means to you forms the foundation of building your career confidence. Author, Anna Quindlen said: "If your success if not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all”. In this episode we focus on what success looks like so it feels good in your heart. You can access the accompanying workbook to this episode at https://nicolasemple.com/careerdesign
How a Lack of Self-Belief Impacts Your Career and What To Do About It. This is the first of a two part series because what I would ideally like you to do is listen to this episode, understand more about how a lack of self-belief can show up and also how these beliefs are formed in the first place. Then I’m going to invite you do some reflection of your own before you listen to the next episode of the podcast where I share some suggestions about what you can do to build your own self-belief and inner confidence. Connect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple or let's set up a time to chat about how you can build your own inner confidence: https://nicolasemple.com/chat
In the first epsiode of The Career Confidence podcast, I give an overview of what career confidence is (and is not!) and share why it is so important to build your career with confidence in this ever-changing world.
If you would like to carry on the conversation about what career confidence means to you then connect with me on Linked In: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasemple or book in a time to chat: https://nicolasemple.com/chat