Ennie Career Coach

🎯 Your September Intentional Planning Guide:

Step 1: Set SMART Goals across these key areas:
1. Physical health and self-care
2. Mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness
3. Social relationships and healthy environments
4. Career, personal development, and digital presence
5. Financial wellness and life admin

Step 2: Build Your Success Framework
✔ Define what success looks like
✔ Note your top actions and strategies
✔ Identify support: habits, routines, success team, accountability partners, tools and budgets

The future is still in your hands. Make it count.

🎯 Strategy is the difference between hoping and securing what you want.

Ask yourself:
1. What are you negotiating for?
2. Why is it important?
3. Who do you speak to?
4. When is the right moment?
5. Where will it happen?
6. How will you present your ask?

📢 Save this guide for your next negotiation.
📩 We offer coaching to prep for high-stakes job conversations.

The energy you put out in the world is what you get back. May you send positive vibes and bring them back to you too. Have a lovely day.🙏

As we close out August and prepare for September, take a moment to pause and reflect.

🎯 Use these reflection prompts to support your Integrated Life Planning journey:

1. Celebrate your wins – What went well this month, big or small?

2. Review your routines – What habits are helping you thrive?

3. Adjust with intention – What needs to shift for September?

4. Extract your lessons – What have you learnt from experience, feedback, or failure?

5. Capture insights – What wisdom, ideas, or inspiration emerged this month?

📝 Take time this weekend to reflect and set the tone for a more intentional September. Reflecting brings clarity. Clarity brings power.

When you are preparing for your career journey, don’t just polish your CV; learn from people in the field. That is where informational interviews come in.

🔑 Here is how to use them effectively:
1. Identify the individuals to consult: coworkers, mentors, or industry experts. Ask for feedback on JD technical areas and competencies.

2. Yourself (personal fit/strengths): leverage tools such as 360° feedback and the Johari Window to uncover strengths and blind spots.

3. Conduct the interviews: prepare thoughtful questions, listen deeply, and capture insights.

✅ This process gives you clarity about roles, strengthens your network, and boosts your interview readiness.

At ECLC, we provide Job Search and Employability Support services, including guidance on how to prepare and conduct informational interviews.

💡 Question for you: Who is the first person you would add to your informational interview list?

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Career Strategy is your overall approach to achieving your goals.

There is no universally applicable career strategy. Here are two common approaches:
1. Adaptive: staying flexible and responding to opportunities.
2. Planned: structured, step-by-step progression.

Both require clarity on your goals and openness to change.

💡 Which strategy resonates more with your personality?

Spirituality is what we believe in, and it is a set of practices that help us navigate the world and our life experiences.

Which spiritual practices anchor your life?
E.g.
- having a life purpose
- faith that brings hope
- belief in a higher power
- prayer
- meditation

💭 Reflection Question: Which spiritual practice anchors your life most strongly?

➡️ At ECLC, we guide individuals and teams in developing wellness-centred work-life strategies that balance personal growth, purpose, and career goals. Contact Coach Ennie today.

💬 Share in the comments, which practice is your strongest anchor right now?

True leadership starts with leading yourself. Self-awareness is about recognising your emotions, understanding how they affect your behaviour, and noticing how others view you. When you are aware, you make better choices, build stronger relationships, and lead with more empathy.

Managing your emotions is just as important; it is the skill of staying focused and calm even when you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, or under pressure. That is what helps leaders at all levels, from students to professionals to those enjoying retirement, show up in ways that inspire others.

At ECLC, we help individuals, organisations, and teams grow these skills through Leadership and Team Building. Are you ready to lead yourself and others more effectively? Start the journey with us today. Contact Coach Ennie to get started.

Don’t forget to share, comment, like, and invite others to join this space. Your contribution might inspire someone today!

Your online footprint is part of your CV. Make sure it supports your story.

✔️ Use a job-specific email (e.g. [email protected])
✔️ Include LinkedIn and online portfolio
✔️ Keep your social media profiles employer-friendly

When last did you update your LinkedIn?

✅ Like if you will update your email today
🔁 Share with someone who needs this reminder
🗣️ Comment with “done” if you have cleaned up your LinkedIn
📣 We offer LinkedIn profile reviews and digital branding support – DM Coach Ennie today!

✨ Have you ever tried walking with a tiny stone in your shoe?

You know it’s there and you know how to remove it, yet you keep going in discomfort. Surprisingly, many of us treat our careers the same way, we avoid taking action, delay important steps, or push our plans aside until it’s too late.