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While there is a lot of uncertainty at present and people are working hard and trying to manage their finances effectively, it is easy to get pulled into all the negativity about us. Yes, times are challenging for many, however we are still surrounded by so many wonderful people, jobs and career opportunities, companies and leaders. You still have lots of terrific skills, experience, and potential to offer existing and prospective employers, your community and friends and family alike. It is a suitable time to take stock of your career, to create a career management plan and to update your CV & LinkedIn and highlight your Personal Brand to the marketplace, regardless of if you are job searching or not. Going through this process is confidence building. It enables you to look at the marketplace with a positive lens and see the opportunities that others may be missing. As the market shifts, if you are prepared and have a plan b you will have the agility and confidence to navigate your career effectively.

How to Write a Great Personal Pitch!

Most of us are familiar with the Elevator Pitch concept, which was developed as a 30 second (an elevator ride) pitch on your business idea to a potential investor. However, many of us neglect to have our own compelling introduction about who we are (our ‘Personal Pitch’) so that the audience knows who they are engaging with.

The Personal Pitch can be more challenging. Rather than being a business idea, which is somewhat removed from us, the Personal Pitch is about us. Most people do not like talking about themselves. However, to build trust we need to show them our authentic self.

‘Your Personal Pitch is Your Amazing Succinct Career Story’

Your Personal Pitch is a summary of your story about the impact you have made in the world to date, your gifts, and talents, your career dreams and the impact you want to have on the world. It is about your core skills, personal attributes, values, achievements and it is important and sometimes hard stuff to share, particularly in 30 seconds! This technique is often adapted to personal introductions when networking, introductions in meetings and interviews. To read more visit the post on LinkedIn How to Write a Great Personal Pitch! | LinkedIn​

Negotiation - Getting What You Want & Need, at Work!

Last month, I was delighted to be guest speaker on the topic of Salary Negotiation, on ABC Radio National – Listen HERE 'Getting what you want, and need, at work' on the Life Matters show with Beverly Wang. [DK1]

Asking for what you want at work - whether it is a change, more money, or a promotion - can be incredibly difficult. How can we push through and advocate for ourselves? Presenter Beverly Wang

There are many reasons why we fail to Negotiate our Salary Package, spending some time reflecting on what is holding you back from 'Mastering the Ask' can help both with your confidence and your bank balance!

If you are keen to learn more about Salary Negotiation, I have several articles on my blog, including to get started read the ‘7 Steps to Successful Salary & Contract Negotiation’ 7 Steps to Successful Salary & Contract (Re-) Negotiation – Kelly Magowan​

I have also written a simple yet effective book you can find on Amazon, 'The Busy Women's Guide to Salary Negotiation'

SALARY NEGOTIATION BOOK GIVEAWAY

Win a copy of The Busy Women’s Guide to Salary Negotiation. I have 3 copies to give away. Simply email me your name and address and why you are ready to negotiate your salary package this month! Is it your job title, your base pay, your bonus, flexibility at work etc.

The PQ Mental Fitness Coaching Program! It will change your brain & your life.

The Mindset Coaching PQ Program developed by Shirzard Chamine and used with leading US companies such as Amazon, Google and PayPal for their managers and leaders. It offers a profound and positive user-friendly way to support making positive changes in our thinking about yourself others and circumstances. As an accredited Positive Intelligence (PQ Mental Fitness Coach) I have taken dozens of people through the PQ program, who have had positive career and life changes from the program. The program can be run one on one or with a group. It offers incredibly powerful transformative results individuals and team. To learn more and read what others have said visit https://diversitas.ck.page/c515a67cf3

AusAPT 2023 Conference Presenter on ‘Connections between Type, PQ Mental Fitness & Better Relationships’

In September, I will be presenting on “The Connections between Type, PQ Mental Fitness & Better Relationships”.

A few years ago, in fact at the last AusAPT conference I learned about the Saboteurs and the PQ Positive Intelligence Program developed by Shirzard Chamine. PQ® Program | Positive Intelligence​

Since this time, I have been learning about, using, and becoming a certified Positive Intelligence Coach. Though my work with corporate coaching clients and teams I have found the MBTI & PQ complimentary in growing people’s level of self-awareness around their strengths, their saboteurs and positive user-friendly strategies to address focus their energy and thinking in a more positive way to develop better relationships with themselves and those around them at work and home. To learn more visit AusAPT 2023 Conference: From Shadows to Showtime - Australian Association for Psychological Type Inc.​

Note: There is much misinformation and misunderstanding about the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI). For those interested in the MBTI and what it measures, and how it was developed by Carl Gustav Jung, student of Freud and later expanded upon by Katharine Briggs & Isabel Myers read on In Defense of the Myers-Briggs | Psychology Today​

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