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It’s ‘that’ time of year again when we dig out our ‘to do’ list for the last twelve months, enjoy a smug 5 seconds of celebrating what we accomplished and then feel guilty at the remaining actions that we never even got close to achieving. So how are you going to make certain that January 2012 is different? What can you do to make sure that you're likely to ACHIEVE the career goals that you set yourself? What will it take to motivate you to keep going...even if the going gets tough?

On September 4th 2010 a substantial earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked Christchurch. Suddenly managers and leaders were required not only to help their team continue delivering against business requirements, but also operate in a working environment that saw over 2,500 aftershocks within an eight week period. I was asked to provide a coaching tool to support some of those managers and I hope that you find this information useful.

Some books can be even more than life changing...they can be life and career changing! Here's one that inspired me to move to New Zealand from the UK, and quit my life in the corporate world.

Getting your career back on track after having a baby can be very exciting...but also surprisingly difficult for a variety of reasons. To help you out, we explore some of those reasons in this factsheet, and highlight some hints and tips to overcome them!

1. Be truthful – if you overstate your achievements then it’s likely that you’ll find yourself doing work you’re not capable of doing...or the reference checking process will expose anything you’ve misrepresented.

It’s ‘that’ time of year again when we dig out our ‘to do’ list for the last twelve months, enjoy a smug 5 seconds of celebrating what we accomplished and then feel guilty at the remaining actions that we never even got close to achieving. I’m completely guilty of ‘over promising and under delivering’ when it comes to my own New Year goal setting so this year I’m going to do things differently – everything is going to be about my career.

1. Check the details – what time do you have to be there? How long will it take you to get there and where will you park if you’re driving? (Remember to take into consideration any road works or traffic jams!).

First of all, ‘Congratulations’ to you and your partner! What an exciting time for you, as your baby grows and you prepare for the arrival of a brand new person into your life.

There are many great coaches for you to choose from, and they're featured in this amazing website so that you can find out more about their work, and what they have achieved. To help you decide who is the right person to work with you, try checking out our tips for idendifying a coach to help you be even more amazing.

We're passionate about supporting you to Stay Amazing through the loss of a job. We've not only been there ourselves, but we've helped hundreds of people like you to survive, and in 2009 we published a book about how we, and others around the world have survived. Here are our top 10 Tips;