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victorialouisekirk
May 14, 20212 min read
Where 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...
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victorialouisekirk
May 7, 20213 min read
What'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...
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victorialouisekirk
May 5, 20212 min read
What to do when you're feeling stuck in your career
We'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...
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victorialouisekirk
Mar 16, 20213 min read
Head full of ideas? Here's how to create the headspace to start taking action
I'm a logical person - a science background, followed by being an accountant for 10+ years means there's no escaping that facts and data...
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victorialouisekirk
Jan 29, 20214 min read
No 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Dec 2, 20203 min read
Looking back to look forward – using career reflection to build the work life you want
So how are you feeling right now about the prospect of heading back to work in January? Are you still hoping that somehow the Christmas...
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victorialouisekirk
Dec 2, 20203 min read
My top 5 books this year
As 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Nov 16, 20206 min read
5 tips for changing career in a pandemic
It 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Oct 30, 20206 min read
10 things I wish I'd known when changing career
I 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Oct 20, 20205 min read
Why 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?...
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victorialouisekirk
Oct 14, 20204 min read
Just 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)...
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victorialouisekirk
Jul 24, 20203 min read
Making the switch from work-life to home-life: why a shut down ritual is key when working from home
As 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Jul 14, 20206 min read
How 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Jul 6, 20204 min read
From 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...
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victorialouisekirk
May 12, 20202 min read
The Kingston Work Life Festival
You 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...
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victorialouisekirk
May 6, 20208 min read
5 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Apr 21, 20204 min read
Rev up your resilience
Resilience has become something of a buzzword recently – but given all that is going on right now, I thought it would be useful to...
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victorialouisekirk
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Are 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,...
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victorialouisekirk
Mar 23, 20205 min read
10 ways to look after yourself right now
2020 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...
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victorialouisekirk
Feb 19, 20203 min read
Be 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...
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