How Ayse swapped restless ambition for a confident new role - and a calmer way to lead her life and career.

No deal is better than a bad deal. But what do you need to be able to say no? And what gets in the way? A blog article about the things I learned on the way.

Discover four practical strategies to advance your long-term professional aspirations.

Discover the neuroscience of motivation and how dopamine impacts your progress.

Client Story: How Dominique aligned her career goals, landed a senior HR role, and began sharing her knowledge with the sector.

What happens behind the scenes of a coaching session? Learn more.

Uncover how your money beliefs might be sabotaging your social impact career and learn practical steps to rewire your mindset.

Physical Intelligence techniques have been used for decades in the worlds of sports and the arts.  Sports psychologists and top performers in sport and the arts use a variety of techniques to manage their "Winning Cocktail" and build peak performance. We can learn from their successes by acknowledging and embracing the impact of those techniques on our own personal and professional performance.   

Is your job your whole identity? Unpack work enmeshment, its effects, and five actionable steps to redefine who you are beyond your career.

Given the USAID funding freeze, which has led to significant disruptions in global humanitarian efforts and mass layoffs among development professionals, here is a master list of resources tailored for social impact professionals affected by these changes. Explore career transition support, job lists and networking avenues to navigate this challenging period.

Crispin Thorold, an international strategic communications advisor, wanted to grow his business as a freelance advisor in human rights and international law. But not soon after starting, he started to feel isolated and lacked focus on critical activities.

“Suddenly, I was on my own, and I just really didn't know how to put one foot in front of the other. I lost a lot of confidence.”

Read/listen to how coaching supported Crispin in landing his dream client.

Have you ever felt unfulfilled in your social impact career, even when working toward a good cause?
You’re not alone. One reason this happens is that you might be living by adopted values — values that were handed to you by society, family, or the organization you work for.
But when you discover and act according to your core values, you experience more fulfillment, purpose, and authenticity in your career.

Discover how cultivating inner skills can help you and your team drive sustainable progress and achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Take the quiz to assess your Inner Development Skills (IDG) strength, and learn how you can use the framework with your team.

Daniela Richter wanted to be intentional about her next career step. She wanted to proactively develop a position aligned with her, interests and family life. She was looking for a coach to support her in doing that and supporting her during stressful periods to not lose direction.

Read Daniela’s story.

Is changing careers in mid-life different than in your early career? Listen to this 30 min podcast interview to find out.

"I was sabotaging myself continuously all the time... I was on the verge of giving up."

Dr Balakrishnan Balachandran, an international development consultant, had earned his PhD in regional planning disaster-risk recovery. He aimed to land a role in academia. A few months later, all he had were rejection letters. He started to worry.

Read and listen to this case study.

Do you ever feel like your job has gradually evolved into something quite different from what you initially signed up for?

An energy-time audit is a simple yet effective way to assess your work satisfaction and identify areas for improvement. Read this article for how to do one.

In 2022, a handstand workshop taught me that change requires more than mechanics. This mirrors the journey my clients take with me in coaching. Learn more on why true change requires more than just a one-off coaching session.

"I was insecure. I had no confidence and was afraid of the future."

Katerina* worked for a multilateral organisation in Greece on human rights. She was ready to find a new role. The problem: Within her organisation, the bureaucracy meant no clear transition paths into new roles.

Read this case study.

Coaching is an unregulated profession. In this blog article, I outline the five red flags to watch out for when choosing a coach in international development. I’ll also give you seven questions that will help you make an informed decision.