by Gemma Rogers | Apr 17, 2019 | Career Change, Career Growth, Fear / Anxiety, Personal Growth
Change is inevitable. To paraphrase the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, change is the only thing that doesn’t change. Yet many people resist it, leading to more suffering than is usually necessary. It is the anticipation of ‘what might happen’ that is the cause of our...
by Gemma Rogers | Mar 13, 2019 | Career Change, Empowerment, Personal Growth, Values
I don’t think I’m alone here, when I say that I thought the done thing was to get your education, find a good job and then make your way up the ladder. This hang up has been passed on through the generations, from the industrial revolution – becoming part of...
by Gemma Rogers | Feb 14, 2019 | Career Change, Empowerment, Intuition, Personal Growth
In light of it being Valentine’s Day, I will not be writing about finding a job you love. That’s far too obvious. After all, being in a job you love is often not so obvious to find. I decided to have a little look into the source of this annual celebration...
by Gemma Rogers | Jan 9, 2019 | Career Change, Empowerment, Personal Growth
When thinking about a fitting topic for the first blog of a new year, the stereotypical title of ‘New Year, New You’ comes to mind. Which is somewhat uninspiring, and also inaccurate. I don’t want to be a new version of me. I don’t want to recreate myself. I just want...
by Gemma Rogers | Dec 14, 2018 | Career Change, Empowerment, Personal Growth
There’s something you keep coming back to but for some reason, you’ve still not got around to it. Maybe you’ve been thinking about signing up for a course but can’t quite commit. Perhaps you’ve been given a contact in a new industry but you...
by Gemma Rogers | Oct 18, 2018 | Career Change, Fear / Anxiety, Personal Growth
In January 2016, I quit a “great” job in fashion. I had been living in New York for almost four years, was burnt-out and knew that I wanted to somehow work in the field of Personal Development. It was time for a career change, but I didn’t know what that looked...