24. COACH - Alex - exploring a career change – not returning to employment – starting a social enterprise

Alex is looking to re-engage with the working world after a four year career break raising two children. We’re talking when Alex is four months away from her son starting nursery and as you’ll hear, she doesn’t have a career path to pick up on and she’s questioning whether now is the time to turn her hobby into a business rather than try to return to employment.
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THINGS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

• Olive & Blossom – team building company based around flower arranging.
• Conversation of Inspiration podcast – episode with Anna Lewis (illustrator)
• Playing Big by Tara Mohr

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If you're curious, here's a POST COACHING SESSION UPDATE FROM ALEX:

December 2021:

"I'm currently revising for the RHS exams in February. I've come to realise that RHS qualifications are not a prerequisite in my career plan, but they are central t

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