In a number of industries, aspiring to ‘climb the career ladder’ is generally accepted as the appropriate aim for any ‘career-minded’ person. In order to climb the ladder, one must focus on learning the skills required to perform that role successfully and then look for a promotion to a role on the next ‘rung’ of […]

For a dose of inspiration, we encourage you to look at this highlights package from a 2011 graduation address by Denzel Washington.  Which made us wonder, are we embracing failure enough in our lives? Failure gets a bad wrap. Beginning in childhood and continuing through to adulthood, we are encouraged to avoid failure. Overwhelmingly, failure […]

Ruth Chang’s engaging TED talk on hard choices helps to uncover a hidden power that we all have. That being that we all have the ability to create reason. But what is the significance of that? And why is it so powerful? It’s where we get to stand behind our reasons and say, “this is […]

In this educational TED Talk, Ashley Rizzotto speaks about mastering the job interview. Ashley has an interesting perspective, starting from applying for her first job through to the interview that got her the current career advisor role. She also draws on working with hundreds of graduates preparing them for their interviews. The key thing to […]

In this interesting TED Talk, Janine Driver shares some simple words to help get what you want. This is all about realising when opportunities exist and to pursue them; rather than thinking it a waste of time to probe and chase further. The base of her talk is contained within the phrase, “decided-ly because changes […]