Push or Pull - Which is more powerful in a successful career change?

What kind of motivation do you really need to make a successful career change? Is it the strength of your desire to escape your current situation (PUSH) or the clarity and power of attraction of the vision you have for your new direction (PULL)? In this article I reveal what those two opposite motivators feel and look like, how in fact you might need a bit of both - and how to get started on your career change.

Am I too old to start a business?

Would you love to start your own business but secretly think you’ve left it too late? Think again! This article suggests better ways to explore the possibility of starting a business - and how age can be a real advantage. I share my own business story and how I came to set up Freestyle Careers in my 60th year. Yes, it’s still going strong!

These jobs are on the rise – but are they right for you?

Yes, employment trends can be useful, but if you're seeking a fulfilling career, they're simply not enough. Instead of trying to squash yourself into a role that really doesn't suit you anymore, try asking yourself these vital questions so that you can rethink your career and create something that can deliver what you really need.

Tweak your job until you can make the leap into a new career

You want to change career direction but have to wait. How can you make useful changes to your current role to make it a better fit while also to taking you towards your new career? Making these tweaks to your tasks, work relationships and how you view your current work will allow you to make the most of your current work until you’re ready to make the leap into a new career. You might even fall in love again with the role you redesign!

Word for the Year: Magical thinking or pure motivation?

Instead of short-lived New Year’s resolutions, why not be guided this year by a deeper focus on what you really want from 2020? Choosing a Word for the Year is a great motivator if you’re determined to create a life that’s more ‘YOU’.

Becky Kilsby9 December 2019career, wordfortheyear, choose, intuition, newyear, new chapter, intentions, resources, motivations, focus, change your world, changeComment

How to Make Time for your Career Change

Create the vision, tactics, fuel and mindset to find time and use it effectively to make your career change actually happen. (Part 1)

Becky Kilsby17 September 2019career change, career, career shift, values, resources, time, fulfillment, motivations, push, pull, purpose, vision, vision boardComment

Catherine's Story - creating purpose

How can I change career and how long will it take? Read Catherine’s career change story for a case study illustrating the journey from financial services to patient advocacy.

Becky Kilsby24 June 2019career change, purpose, transition, motivations, meaning, case study, fulfillment, success, authenticity, expat, relocationComment

An insider's guide to a fulfilling life

Tips and resources to explore your ideas for a fulfilling life, how to flourish and create an aligned working life.

Becky Kilsby31 May 2019career change, values, fulfillment, strengths, flourish, thrive, intention, intuition, motivations, do what you love, meaning, purposeComment

Do you believe in your career change?

7 steps to believing your career change can succeed. Defeat you saboteurs, remember your strengths, find your most powerful self and why this all matters. Career change coaching. Yes you can! How to change career.