Reflection and Renewal: Beating Burnout and Planning for Success I’ve been having conversations with many of my friends lately, and it’s become evident that a lot of them are truly exhausted – not just the regular tired, but the bone-deep exhaustion that can border on burnout. With the hustle and bustle of the season, including…
Balancing Act: How to Manage a Super Busy Week It’s been a super busy week for me! Following last week’s successful gathering at my house with the guys, my schedule has been jam-packed with various commitments: Whew, it’s been a whirlwind of activity! This busy week got me thinking – while I wouldn’t necessarily recommend…
The Power of Building Meaningful Connections I hope you’ve had a great weekend so far! As a professional and a dedicated student of personal development, I’m naturally familiar with the Positive Psychology model developed by Dr. Martin Seligman: I believe this model, combined with Daniel Goleman’s popularized breakdown of Emotional Intelligence, serves as an excellent…
Reflecting on the Past and Embracing Change: A Personal Update It’s been a while, but I’ve been super busy in my personal and professional life, and I wanted to share some exciting updates with you. Over the last three years, I’ve achieved several significant milestones: And that’s just the professional side of things! These experiences…
Introduction In this session, I will discuss how you can find opportunities to extend your current contract or work for another team. I have been able to do this four times within 2 years, and so I’m realising there is a pattern at play here. This becomes important because it gives you a chance at…
Introduction Unfortunately, you can’t be telling everyone what you do and how much you make; you’re going to be misunderstood. In this newsletter article, I will be discussing the experience of friends treating you differently. This is important because if you are new to this world, it will allow you to get to grips with…
Introduction Contracting is a great opportunity to help you develop your portfolio career. This is due to the better flexibility, great income and lifestyle it can provide. However, it is not all sunshine and rainbows. There is more that you need to get to grasp with. This is important because I fear that contracting is…
Introduction In this newsletter I am going to be talking about how I was able to land my first non-executive director role. It is clear to me that over the years there have been a lot of people interested in taking up non-executive director roles. It has almost become a cool badge of honour where…
Introduction. In this newsletter I’m going to be talking about how you can successfully build a portfolio career. This is the new way to create a career, as opposed to pursuing a career. It is becoming even more important to do this because as you know, the labour markets are changing. The term career portfolio…
I’m going to highlight some skills that I think are pertinent for contracting. This is based on what I have observed over the last 2 years. Knowing this information may save you a ton of time, as there is less to work out. Not knowing this just slows things down. Better to be in the…
Today I’m going to give a high level explanation of how inside IR 35 contractors get paid. This will give you a simple understanding of the breakdown, and why agents are willing to work with you, and why it’s worthwhile. Not truly understanding the system may not give you an appreciation for why, and how…
I have been contracting for almost 2 years now and have made some observances. One of these things is focused on leadership and their relationship with contractors. I’m going to explore some key points that leaders need to know in order to work with contractors well. In some ways I empathise with leaders as they…
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