When starting a career as an independent consultant in international development or humanitarian aid, it is normal to feel unsure about how to find work. Some might advise you to pay to access consulting opportunities, others will say that having a website is a must,...
Here is a list of 10 admin things to think about when setting up as an independent or freelance consultant. I use it when running my webinar on Becoming a freelance consultant in international development and humanitarian aid. It might apply to other sectors, including...
The e-book on Consultant CVs for International Development and Humanitarian professionals was released today! This e-book gives you detailed information, questions to consider, tips and concrete recommendations on how to write a Consultant CV for work in international development and humanitarian aid. The e-book covers: the difference...
The world is complex, change constant, and in the past few years, a felt sense of uncertainty has been emerging or increasing for many. Worrying about uncertainty is a coping mechanism that doesn’t serve us in the long term. Trying to fit our perception of what...
Inner blocks often come from the life narrative we create for ourselves based on the past, on old beliefs about ourselves and the world, on old aspirations and intentions. One of their roles is to make us avoid the things that could threaten our sense of...
Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese art meaning ‘joining with gold’ used to mend broken ceramics with a gold powder and laquer mix. The gold glue highlights rather than hides the repair. Putting things back together in a new form is a metaphor for resilience in life. A broken...
I offer a range of free and paid webinars and workshops for international development and humanitarian professionals related to career coaching, career development, CV writing, consulting, establishing oneself as a consultant, job crafting, personal leadership, life and work transitions, life and work balance, niche crafting...
Perfectionism is a series of behaviours we put in place to cope and reassure ourselves in stressful situations. It is learned from childhood based on the core belief “I am only OK if I get everything right”. It leads to rules and beliefs that can result...
Feeling of personal wholeness increases when our environment, mind, body and spirit are in balance.Balance is a state of equilibrium.How do you get yours? The equinoxes are the only time when both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere experience roughly equal amounts of daytime and night-time. Equinox...
Making decision leads to change, a scary prospect that our brain and inner critic will try to avoid by sending us fear-based “what ifs” messages that are holding us back and maintain status-quo. But not making a decision is making a decision and letting circumstances and...
