I honestly can’t believe that this time in a week it is Christmas Day. Are you ready for it? I think I am! I wanted to share with you a list of the books that I have read this year in case you wanted to curl up on the sofa at some point with a good book. And yes, I really have read 49 books this year.  I aim to read one personal development book a week and can quite easily read a light hearted book in a day if on holiday. If you only have time to read one book then I would recommend  ‘The Sleep Revolution by Arianna Huffington’. I think we live in a time where a lot of us just aren’t getting e ..read more

Well, here we were heading to the end of another year. Before the festive season gets into full swing it is a good time to reflect on how the year has been for you. Take the opportunity to look back on what you’ve learnt, what you’re proud of and what, if anything, you feel needs to change in 2018.   I hope 2017 has been a great year for you. But, as you go through the questions below, be sure to celebrate the successes – however small they may have been. And, if something didn’t go as well as you’d hoped, then don’t beat yourself up. Simply celebrate the good things and let the other stuff go ..read more

  To celebrate Thanksgiving I am offering a Black Friday deal. BLACK FRIDAY DEAL I am offering a 1 hour coaching call over the phone at an amazing discounted price of just £47, normally it’s £100, if you book before the 5pm on Monday 27th November 2017. Are there goals that you set yourself that you haven’t yet achieved? Are suffering from imposter syndrome and it’s holding you back? Achieve those goals or remove those fears so that you end 2017 on a massive high. Drop me an email HERE and book that session. FIVE WAYS TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION IN A NEW JOB I also wanted to share with you a blo ..read more

It’s that time of year again – the office Christmas party is fast approaching. Love it or loathe it? Career enhancer or career killer? Please join me on Twitter next Thursday 23rd November from 8-9pm where we’ll be discussing tips to survive (and enjoy!) the party ..read more

Today is World Smile Day® and this year’s theme is ‘little acts of kindness’. So today I am sharing three videos from my Facebook page that focus on kindness. What can you do to celebrate World Smile Day and spread kindness?   3 ways to be kind to yourself We’re all pretty good at saying kind things to others, but are we kind enough to ourselves? Take some time to be kind to yourself, recognise your achievements and boost your self-belief. You can watch the video on how to be kind to yourself here. 3 ways to spread kindness  Emotional well being is so important when our lives are so hectic. T ..read more

I am delighted to be in this month’s Institute of Directors magazine giving advice on how to find a mentor. If you are looking for a mentor then you can follow the tips below to help you look. Take some time to consider all your reasons for wanting a mentor before you start looking for one. This way you’ll have a better chance of finding the best match for you and your needs. Ask yourself the following questions: What do I need from my mentor? Do I have a specific challenge, issue, or goal that I’d like support with? How often do I want to meet? Once a week or once a quarter? Where and wh ..read more

http://carolinearnoldcoaching.libsyn.com/feeling-guilty-as-a-working-mum-with-louise-summers Hello and Welcome to The Caroline Arnold Podcast Show. Today we have Louise Summers joining us. Louise works part time as a medical writing manager for a global pharmaceutical company as well as being a trainee social medial manager with Digital Mums.   Louise has recently started The Guilty Mums Hub and will be sharing with us today why she has started this. So, lets get right into the interview. Louise, thank you so much for joining us today. What has been your career journey so far? What do you do n ..read more

Are you looking to accelerate your career but you aren’t sure where to start? Follow these tips to advance your career, they are relevant whether you’re nineteen and looking for your first job or you’ve been working for 20 yrs and looking for your first director role. So here, in no particular order, are my 45 career boosting tips: 1 Grow your Network 2 Be pro-active 3 Don’t get too down when things aren’t going your way 4 Don’t burn bridges, you never know who you will encounter again throughout your career 5 Take advantage of opportunities that come your way 6 Set career goals 7 Volunt ..read more

Individual Coaching The most important thing to invest in? Yourself. When you first started your job, you probably had an idea of what you wanted to achieve in the role. Maybe you saw yourself working up the career ladder towards a highly-paid senior position. Maybe there were specific opportunities for personal growth and development that you wouldn’t be able to get elsewhere. Or perhaps you simply wanted a job where you’d feel satisfied by your day-to-day work, and comfortable enough to remain in the same workplace for a long time. The question is, has your working life lived up to your ..read more

I spent a recent weekend reading the book ‘The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time’ by Arianna Huffington and it gave me the idea for this blog topic. If you haven’t read the book then I urge you to buy it now in paperback form. That way you can read it in bed without the distraction and added stimulus of it being on your phone. I know that I’m a morning person so I don’t struggle to get to bed early and get a solid 7-9 hours sleep a night – at the weekend in particular. Yet we live in a society that sacrifices sleep to fit in everything else that we have to do. The e ..read more