Coaching could be key to career bounceback

Reading the Trainingzone article posted on 18 April made me review events in my own life.  Senior managers being made redundant in the 49-62 age range suffer the most.   The spectrum of “life after successful careers”, from trauma and depression, to let’s get on with it  and do something else with those in the middle who believe it is a temporary blip.

My husband was made redundant at a difficult time in his life having been very sick.  He was indeed devastated.  He had only had two jobs in over 30 years so it goes without saying that he was and is highly conscientious, excellent at his job and a jolly good egg.

But he adapted, I had/have a business where he could participate more fully and with some coaching help he has become a changed man.  Now when we meet old peer group chums he does say I should have got out sooner!

If you are in this situation do get some help and TZ says

“Those who coped most successfully, …, were able to see the situation as a new chapter in their lives and took on part-time work, became self-employed and/or started studying and volunteering.”

Go Guys and Girls it is in your hands and enjoy it.

Business coaching and mentoring do they work?

There are times when we all need some extra support and if you can get some excellent coaching and mentoring.  For those who say to me I cannot afford it, I say you cannot afford not to do it!  Like a good accountant it will save you money in the end and the journey will be amazing.

Be prepared to work hard.  Be prepared to be challenged.  Be prepared to act not think about it and do nothing.

Be prepared to be happy and then not so happy as it dawns on you what you should be doing and haven’t been doing!

I had a marvellous chap in Lawrence McNulty but then he retired, he took us on a stage but now we are more than ready for another stage and I went to the Women Unlimited Conference (Julie Hall you are the biz) in March http://www.women-unlimited.co.uk/women-unlimited-conference-2011-ready-to-take-on-the-world-2/ and who should I meet but Rachel Elnaugh http://www.rachelelnaugh.com/ and I signed up immediately and highly recommend it.

The content is a fabulous mix of practical, business savvy and magic.  The background work that Rachel has done makes it  even more special.  Going to buy several books today which have been recommended including Purple Cow and Rachel’s Seven Circle of Influence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3KFHvsn3lc.

It is the magic which I so look forward to every day, here is to your magic today.

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