Stuck at a career crossroads? How to swap eternal agonizing for clear, authentic choosing

Instead of agonising over your new career options and never making a decision, develop the mindsets that will free you to launch a fulfilling new working life. How to see what’s really holding you back and get the clarity that makes great choosing possible.

Becky Kilsby10 November 2021career change, coaching, career coaching, decision making, stuck, values, purpose, new career, new direction, career advice, choose well, career crossroads, redundancy, new optionsComment

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.

How to deconstruct a job advert – and boost your application

When you take time to get beneath the skin of the role you’re applying for, you tip the sales in your favour. Make it easy for the selector to say YES by using my framework to deconstruct a job advert - then boost your application even further with insider information. Show you mean business and give yourself the best shot at securing your target role.

Becky Kilsby11 March 2021career advice, career, job search, application, application success, a killer apprilication, career advice career change, career coaching, career transition, promotion, new job, new direction, LinkedIn, LinkedIn for your career changeComment

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!

Becky Kilsby9 February 2021career change, career coaching, career advice, career crafting, careerredesign, adapt, changes, reframe, strengths, values, purpose, favourite skills, skills, motivationsComment

Should I stay or should I go? Why career decision-making is so difficult and how to choose well

When you’re hooked on a tough choice, how can you break free and make a confident choice that takes you in the best career direction for you? This article offers new ways of looking at the career dilemmas that have you paralysed, and ways you can make the best possible decision for you right now. Stay or go? that may be the wrong question!

Throw away the career rule book – and write your own

Don’t wait for someone else to design your career. Instead, follow these 9 tips to help you think more creatively about what you want and need in your working life. And yes, it IS possible to have a career gap year!

Becky Kilsby18 November 2020career, career change, career coaching, career planning, gap year, values, purpose, meaningful work, meaning, mastery, strengths, change direction, new careerComment

How to get better at telling your career story

There are many ways you could tell your career story, but how do you select the best elements for each occasion? When you understand your achievements, how each chapter is connected with the next, which elements will resonate most and how to make it authentically yours, the story tells itself! You’ll never be stuck for words again when describing your career and what makes you tick.

Becky Kilsby27 October 2020career, career change, career story, interview, application, new job, new career, change drection, join the dots, success story, interview success, application success, career coaching, career adviceComment

'What else can I do?' - 6 vital questions to unlock your next career

If you’re ready for a career change or want to think of new options amidst the current uncertainty, this video shows how to generate new ideas, how to overcome what’s really holding you back, and how you can actually change careers - even in these disrupted times. Whether your current work is under threat, you’re desperate for work that’s ‘more you’, or you’ve already taken voluntary redundancy and want to create a new chapter in your working life, this webinar will help you uncover new inspiration for a better future.

Becky Kilsby1 October 2020career change, career, new career, new direction, webinar, what else, new career ideas, career change process, career coachingComment

Why a portfolio career could work for you - especially in unpredictable times

When you have many interests, skills, and love variety in your work, a portfolio career could be right for you. Find out how a portfolio could help you future-proof your career and flex your strengths in these unpredictable times.

Becky Kilsby23 September 2020career, career change, portfolio career, scanner, career fulfilment, purpose driven career, career advice, career guide, career help, career coaching, strengths, flow, values, purpose, clarity, direction, career transitionComment

5 steps to building a better career – for YOU

When you’re feeling out of place, out of step and that you’re in the wrong career, what are you waiting for? These 5 tips will help you do the deeper work you need to discover new ways of living and working that do justice to who you really are. Instead of feeling battered by endless disruptions, why not start creating a new career that finally works for you?

Becky Kilsby6 July 2020new career, career change, authenticity, values, new direction, careers advice, change direction, career coaching, what do i need?, career fulfilmentComment

How values unlock what you really, really want from your working life

When you’re restless and dissatisfied in your current career, how can understanding and acting from your highest values offer confidence, clarity and energy? Learn to make confident choices to create a more fulfilling career.

Becky Kilsby11 November 2019values, authenticity, ideal life, clarity, career change, career plan, career change process, career coach, career choice, career shift, career clarity, career coachingComment

Beginning a new chapter - what type of new starter are you?

How can you make the most of this new start to build a thriving life? Begin again with confidence and optimism.

Becky Kilsby9 May 2019new start, new career, new direction, courage, mindset, change, designyourlife, transitions, new chapter, career coaching, empty-nesters, empty nest, thrive, purpose, intention, reinventionComment