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Key Themes: Burnout, Big 4, Management ConsultingToday I’m delighted to share with you a Career Confidence Conversation that I had with Ben Jones.Ben spent the early part of his career rapidly rising through the ranks at Accenture, KPMG and PWC along with a stint in a Leadership position at the General Medical Council.As a new father, he was on the Partner Track at PWC when he found himself in the midst of a breakdown that would lead him to change every aspect of his life.Ben has now retrained and is about to begin his new career as a Counsellor and is a vocal mental health advocate who teacher others how they can find balance in their life.You can find out more about Ben and his work here: https://www.amjcounselling.com/About Nicola SempleI help people to build their career confidence and achieve their career goals.You can book a free no-obligation chat about how I can support you to achieve your career goals: https://nicolasemple.com/chatYou can get my free guide "Back Yourself: Your 7 Step Plan to Build Confidence and Achieve Your Career Goals": https://nicolasemple.com/backyourselfConnect with me on Linked In to carry on the conversation: https://linkedin.com/in/iamnicolasempleI will be releasing a new episode of The Career Confidence Podcast each Friday so make sure that you hit the subscribe button and you will be the first to know when a new episode goes live.Mentioned in this episode:The Career Confidence Toolkit: Take Control of Your Career and Fulfil Your PotentialI am delighted to share that my new book, The Career Confidence Toolkit is now available!
If you still find yourself struggling to answer the question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?”
Or if you find yourself lying awake at night, reflecting on the day and thinking: “There’s got to be more to life than this!”
Then The Career Confidence Toolkit is for you.
The toolkit will allow you to take control and navigate your career with purpose and passion. My objective is for you to wake up each morning, excited for the day ahead, going to work with a spring in your step, knowing your unique talents are being fully utilised and you are achieving your potential.
The Career Confidence Toolkit is available in Paperback and Kindle format: https://nicolasemple.com/book
If you still find yourself struggling to answer the question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?”
Or if you find yourself lying awake at night, reflecting on the day and thinking: “There’s got to be more to life than this!”
Then The Career Confidence Toolkit is for you.
The toolkit will allow you to take control and navigate your career with purpose and passion. My objective is for you to wake up each morning, excited for the day ahead, going to work with a spring in your step, knowing your unique talents are being fully utilised and you are achieving your potential.
The Career Confidence Toolkit is available in Paperback and Kindle format: https://nicolasemple.com/book
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