Are you looking for the coaching services of someone who can help you make sense of how you’re feeling about work?
I’m not ‘just a career coach’. I spent nearly 25 years inside top tier professional services and retail organisations, both locally and internationally.
I understand how organisations work and what it’s like to raise a family when both of you are working full-time. Sometimes there are hard decisions to be made.
In my career, prior to becoming a psychotherapist and counsellor I worked in learning and development, organisational development, talent management and leadership development. I consulted across the business to both client-facing and business services support roles. I’d be so bold as to say there isn’t a role I am unfamiliar with.
If you are questioning if you need a career coach, then you probably do. If you have a sense that something isn’t working as well as it could be – you’re probably right and it would be a good investment to talk to someone who has no vested interest in your next move before your suspicions are validated and you’re caught on the back foot.
Whether you feel stuck in a rut; struggling to feel excited about work; trying to figure out if this is the life for you; or, wanting to progress your career and figure out how to work smarter not longer to make an impact, I can support you.
If you want to have a fulfilling career despite your mental health diagnosis, I can help you do that. It doesn’t have to be the reason you don’t progress in your career. You just have to do it differently.
Not everyone who sees a career coach is floundering. Often, people who enlist the support of a career coach recognise that their situation is beyond their problem-solving skills and that they need external input. They’re often smart people who know when to ask for help to optimise their situation.
Book a discovery call if you would like to discuss how my skills and experience can help you progress your career in the right direction.
Juggling to Stay Sane
How are you going to fit it all in now that you have more responsibilities?
Most newly promoted professionals and parents never ask (or answer) this all important question…
After all, they went to university, they’ll work it out over time just like everyone else before them.
They’ll read loads of books and blogs… instead of focusing on what’s really going to reliably work day after day to get it all done.
It’s not their fault, but when you trust your ‘to-do’ list to hope, you’re setting yourself up for a rollercoaster ride of emotions that erodes your confidence. Oh dear!
I can’t tell you how many people have told me, “Martine, I wish I had met you a year ago before I felt useless trying to juggle all of these things.”
I believe that your time management skills is an investment in your mental health that will pay dividends for years to come. You just need to know how to do it…
Building the Platform
Your shortcut to laying the foundation for a successful, fulfilling career – no matter what industry you’re in
No doubt there are lots of people doing the same job, at the same level as you with the same aspirations. What differentiates each of you is how you go about achieving them.
Some will want to take a structured approach focusing on the experiences and tasks that perhaps need to be completed in order to move forward. Or perhaps self-doubt prevents them from getting out of the detail and keeps them mainly in the ‘doing space’.
For others, they will want to focus on the relationships and perhaps skip over some experiences and tasks. They want to work in harmony with their colleagues and clients which at times prevents them from confidently providing feedback. Or they have so many ideas it’s hard to select one to focus on.
In both cases, they work longer hours than they need to and set themselves up for burnout and heartache.
If any of this describes you… I get it.
I want to help you leverage your strengths, manage your energy, and honour your values so you can achieve sustainable success on your own terms.
This is what we do together in Building the Platform.