Career Clarity Insights: Build a Career and Life You Love
Blog by Elsa Hogan
It sounds small. But it's part of a much bigger plan.
I have a slightly random goal right now.
I want to get to 200 followers on Instagram.
At the time of writing this, IÂ am at...
If you’ve spent some time thinking about what your 10/10 life actually looks like, there comes a point where thinking, reflecting and journalling has to turn into action.
You mig...
A few years ago, I spent thousands of pounds on financial advice and, if I’m being completely honest, I came away from it feeling pretty frustrated.
It wasn’t bad advice. Most of...
If you want to get clearer on what your best life looks like, define what 10/10 means to you, and start building a strategy to get there, there is one very simple tool I come back ...
Being a mum, corporate professional, coach and budding entrepreneur can be exhausting, and recently I realised I was spending so much time doing that I needed to stop for a while a...
Have you ever noticed how something small at work - a comment, a look, a piece of feedback - can completely shift your mood for the rest of the day?
And yet, someone else in the e...
There was a time when I thought I had it all figured out.
The goal was to retire early. I ran the numbers, built the strategy, and mapped out exactly how I could achieve financial...
Most people are not stuck because they lack ability, ambition, or intelligence. They are stuck because of a series of subtle decisions that shape their career over time, decisions ...
You probably can have many of the things you want in life.
A fulfilling career... meaningful relationships... personal growth... a life that feels rich and purposeful.
But very r...
Ten years is long enough to design something extraordinary.
But it is also short enough to drift.
Most people plan their next promotion. Very few plan their next decade. And thos...
Being asked to take on more in your job is not the enemy.
In fact, when chosen deliberately, it can be one of the fastest ways to accelerate your career. It can close skill gaps, in...
The pace of change we are living through right now is unlike anything we have seen before. AI is not disrupting one industry at a time - it is touching everything at once. Transpor...
What you wear at work is not about fashion rules, trends, or being told what you should wear.
But it is about perception.
In this episode of Career Clarity Insights, I explore wh...
Growth mindset is one of those phrases that gets used a lot, especially in leadership and career conversations. But it is often talked about in a way that feels vague or motivation...
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that roughly translates to “a reason for being.” In career conversations, it’s often shown as four overlapping circles - what you love, what you’re goo...
"Confidence isn’t something you’re born with - it’s something you build"
Confidence came through again and again in the responses to my recent survey.
Or more accurately, a lack o...