by Jo Banks | Sep 14, 2020 | Inspiration, Self Development
Unfortunately, so many people do feel guilty for taking time out for themselves. However, it’s a false economy. We’ve all heard the saying, ‘You can’t drink from an empty cup’, and it’s so true. When I ask clients who are near burnout, what amount of time they...
by Jo Banks | Aug 27, 2020 | Self Development, Your Dream Job
During lockdown, the virtual interview has become a necessity, and yet so many candidates (and recruiters!) get it so wrong. Recently, I’ve been hearing some horror stories from both sides. Here are my top tips from a candidate perspective, edited...
by Jo Banks | Aug 27, 2020 | Self Development, Your Dream Job
A client said to me this week, “’Pastures New’ must be a wonderful place to work; that’s where everyone seems to go when they leave here!” One of the first questions a new client who’s lost their job will ask me is, ‘What do I tell a new employer about my...
by Jo Banks | Aug 27, 2020 | Self Development, Your Dream Job
I’m extremely privileged to have been able to help thousands of people to find and land their dream job since starting my coaching and leadership development business, What Next?, back in 2009. A large part of what I do is providing outplacement and...
by Jo Banks | Aug 27, 2020 | Self Development, Your Dream Job
I’m happy to say that over the past 11 years, since setting up my own coaching business, I’ve helped thousands of job hunters find and land their dream jobs through my corporate outplacement programmes and online courses. During that time, as you would...
by Jo Banks | Oct 21, 2019 | Inspiration, Self Development, Your Dream Job
Do you hate your job or relationship? What is it that keeps us in jobs, companies or relationships we hate or have outgrown? What is it that stops us reaching our full potential, choosing instead, to remain where we are continuously unfulfilled, not...
by Jo Banks | Oct 10, 2019 | Inspiration, Self Development
Excessive worrying is a huge issue for many people. In a group of fourteen people (my usual workshop size), there is always at least two excessive worriers who will admit to it! It has been proven beyond doubt that ‘the mind can’t tell the difference between...
by Jo Banks | Oct 10, 2019 | Inspiration, Self Development
As the demands placed on us both professionally and personally, increase on what seems like an almost daily (or even hour by hour) basis, I have seen a steady rise in requests for my full and half-day resilience workshops. These are structured courses which provide...
by Jo Banks | Oct 10, 2019 | Inspiration, Self Development
Our brains are designed to be risk-averse. It’s an in-built safety mechanism to keep us safe from harm. There is around a five second lag between having a thought and taking action in which the brain quickly assesses the ‘risk’. The problem is that our minds aren’t...
by Jo Banks | Feb 27, 2019 | Inspiration, Self Development
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always tried to be as perfect as possible in most areas, not least, in my writing. I used to agonise over everything I wrote attempting to make it as accurate as possible before publishing. I would pore endlessly over a...
