Work and skills
For when work feels stuck, you want to grow at the job you have, or you're wondering about a change. Start with what you're good at and what you want, then test one small step.
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Career Planning Worksheet
A free career planning worksheet with a skills inventory, values checklist and small experiments. Use it for a first plan or a career change. No email needed.
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Professional Development Plan Template
A free printable professional development plan template: where you are now, 12-month aims, skills to grow, support, evidence and quarterly check-ins.
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Strengths List Worksheet
A free list of 60 positive character traits and strengths to tick, with space for evidence, what others see in you and one strength to use on purpose this week.
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Eisenhower Matrix Template
A free Eisenhower matrix template: empty your head onto a list, sort it into four boxes, book the important tasks into your week, and check where time went.
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Decision Matrix Template
A free decision matrix template for one personal or work choice: list your options, weight what matters, score each one, check your gut, and name a first step.
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Core Values Worksheet
A free, printable core values worksheet: pick values from a list, narrow them to your top five, put them in your own words and plan one step to live by them.
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Ikigai Worksheet
A free printable ikigai worksheet: list what you love, do well, the world needs and you can be paid for, then try one small experiment this week.
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Career change at 40
Thinking of a career change at 40? A plain step-by-step guide: what to test first, how to plan money and training, and where to get free careers advice.
Guide · 9 min readStrengths at work
What are your strengths at work? Plain examples, a step-by-step way to find yours, how to use them more in your job and what to say in an interview.
Guide · 9 min readWork boundaries
How to set boundaries at work: plain examples, signs you need them, step-by-step ways to start, word-for-word scripts and what to do if they are ignored.
Guide · 9 min readHow to learn a new skill
How to learn a new skill with a small plan: pick the skill, set a first target, practise in short sessions and test yourself. Includes a free learning plan.
Guide · 9 min readHow to find your purpose
Purpose as a direction, not a destiny: questions to ask yourself, small experiments to try, and what to do if the search feels stuck or hopeless.
Guide · 8 min readSigns of burnout
The signs of burnout as the World Health Organization describes them, how it differs from stress and low mood, and what to do next, with free worksheets.
Guide · 8 min readTime management tips
Twelve practical time management tips with one plain line on how to use each: weekly planning, top three, buffers and more. Includes free planner printables.
Guide · 8 min readHow to be more productive
How to be more productive without the hustle: a 6-step plan for your week and day, habits that last, why rest counts, and free planner printables.
Guide · 10 min readPersonal development plan
What a personal development plan is, the parts of one, three short examples (student, career change, confidence) and seven steps to write your own in an hour.
Guide · 8 min readEnergy management
Energy management in plain steps: notice your highs and lows, find what drains and fills you, plan hard tasks and rest around them, and know when to see a GP.