Tag: identifying my skills


  • From Fish & Chips to Gold Medals — What the Olympics Can Teach Us About Starting a Plan B

    Last night was one of my favourite kinds of evenings. Friday, six o’clock — my usual glass of red wine, fish and chips, and settling down to watch the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. There’s something comforting about ritual, and something inspiring about watching people who have trained, struggled, and persevered step onto the…

  • Discovering the Hidden Skills We Already Have

    When I stopped working physically, I didn’t stop being useful.I didn’t stop having knowledge.I didn’t stop being creative. Many of us underestimate what we already possess: It can also be very stressful to have a job centre work coach or whatever they are now called going on and on about you having ‘transferable skills ‘…