victorialouisekirkMay 14, 20212 minWhere are you right now?As a coach, I talk a lot about thinking about where you want to be in the future work-wise. But just as important is taking the time to...
victorialouisekirkMay 7, 20213 minWhat's important to you at work?Values. The thing that coaches, especially career / work coaches talk about more than any other thing. But I promise you there is a good...
victorialouisekirkMay 5, 20212 minWhat to do when you're feeling stuck in your careerWe've all been there - its 3am and your brain's in overdrive.... It can't be work again tomorrow....why am I not asleep? How am I going...
victorialouisekirkMar 16, 20213 minHead full of ideas? Here's how to create the headspace to start taking actionI'm a logical person - a science background, followed by being an accountant for 10+ years means there's no escaping that facts and data...
victorialouisekirkJan 29, 20214 minNo time to think about your career...?Right now, with everything going on, it’s understandable if thoughts about your career have slipped down the priority list a bit. After...
victorialouisekirkDec 2, 20203 minLooking back to look forward – using career reflection to build the work life you wantSo how are you feeling right now about the prospect of heading back to work in January? Are you still hoping that somehow the Christmas...
victorialouisekirkDec 2, 20203 minMy top 5 books this yearAs many of you will know, I am a bit of a self-development geek, and I’m at my happiest when cosy-ed up with a book and something good to...
victorialouisekirkNov 16, 20206 min5 tips for changing career in a pandemicIt goes without saying that this year has been a nightmare in so many ways, and for so many people. But if we can take one positive away...
victorialouisekirkOct 30, 20206 min10 things I wish I'd known when changing careerI knew work wasn’t supposed to feel like this – living for the weekend, only to spend it dreading Monday morning - I enjoyed what I did...
victorialouisekirkOct 20, 20205 minWhy you should be making time for career conversations (and how to have good ones)Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash How many times have you spoken to your manager about your career in the last year?...
victorialouisekirkOct 14, 20204 minJust another bad day? How to work out if it’s time to do something else.It can be hard to work out when it’s time to try something new, but when the bad days are starting to outnumber the good (or even ok)...
victorialouisekirkJul 24, 20203 minMaking the switch from work-life to home-life: why a shut down ritual is key when working from homeAs much as I didn't enjoy my hour plus commute home from the office everyday, it did give me something that I'm now missing in my working...
victorialouisekirkJul 14, 20206 minHow to set goals so that you’ll actually achieve them.I was talking a friend recently about what I hoped to do over the next 3 months – both work wise and some personal goals as well. His...
victorialouisekirkJul 6, 20204 minFrom Surviving to Thriving in the new work 'normal'How are you doing? Like, really? How are you doing? These last few months have pushed us all into roles and situations that we couldn’t...
victorialouisekirkMay 12, 20202 minThe Kingston Work Life FestivalYou know how people say they have their best ideas in the shower? Well, I generally have mine while out running. A week or so ago, I was...
victorialouisekirkMay 6, 20208 min5 Reasons You Should Hire A Career Coach Today (And How To Find a Good One)So you are still plugging away in a job that you hate, that’s just not right, or even just a bit ‘meh’. But the idea of asking for help...
victorialouisekirkApr 21, 20204 minRev up your resilienceResilience has become something of a buzzword recently – but given all that is going on right now, I thought it would be useful to...
victorialouisekirkApr 1, 20203 minAre your basic needs being met?We are finding ourselves in a massive period of uncertainty right now, with many of the things we took for granted, freedom of movement,...
victorialouisekirkMar 23, 20205 min10 ways to look after yourself right now2020 eh? Shaping up to be a bit of a tricky one, isn't it? First Brexit, now Covid-19. Life as we no it, the ordinary daily grind that we...
victorialouisekirkFeb 19, 20203 minBe more you at work“It’s like there’s 2 of me – ‘home’ me and ‘work’ me. And I’m not sure the 2 of them really get along….” Maybe you don’t really feel like...