by SaraSwati Shakti | Nov 15, 2022 | Career, Development, Purpose, Wellbeing, Wisdom
Cultivating joy is a process of happiness in development and actualisation. When I discuss with clients how to cultivate joy, I will sometimes ask them what gave them joy in childhood, and whether they can replay it, for a renewed affect, in adulthood. I rediscovered...
by SaraSwati Shakti | May 16, 2022 | Career, Coaching, Leadership, Purpose
Love is simply the the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole. These words are attributed to Plato. Plato revered beauty for revealing the mysteries of the soul. And for me that was how I felt when I was working with people. Loving, interested, and amazed at...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Feb 19, 2020 | Career, Change, Self-Leadership
Occasionally I see people requesting me to assist them to manoeuvre through a process of ‘going back’ to a career role at a previous level. Either in their existing company, or with a new organisation, following a redundancy, or voluntarily. Their concern...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Jul 17, 2019 | Career, Change, Coaching, Leadership
One of my favourite pastimes is bushwalking. Finding new walks that are not so easily marked. Going off the trodden way, to have a look see, with curiosity, and finding new things to marvel in, before getting back on path. A lovely analogy, on the life of the...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Mar 17, 2019 | Career, Leadership, Self-Leadership, Workplace
We have been experiencing many rainy days of late. Which can make it challenging to motivate. Particularly on a Monday, with events that have honed attention, on the world stage. For me my Monday morning included a quick peruse through my LinkedIn news feeds, to tap...
by SaraSwati Shakti | Nov 12, 2018 | Career, Change, Coaching, Self-Leadership
Personal Branding is one of the key aspects of professional positioning. And one of the most significant ways to express it is in your resume, CV, or bio document. Such a document, has two specific benefits: It is personal and encapsulating to you, as it describes...