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Author: Laura Walker

Laura is an award-winning career researcher and author. Her book Dancing with fear and confidence: How to liberate yourself and your career in mid-life was published in November 2020. She is also a recognised expert in Talent and Learning and brings a wealth of business experience, having held Director level positions in respected businesses across six different sectors. Laura is studying for PhD in Psychology, has a Masters in Coaching and Mentoring, and a first degree in Psychology. She is an APECS accredited Coach and a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
Posted on 30th Nov 2021

You have to be sufficiently dissatisfied to be ready for a real change – are you?

The role of dissatisfaction is critical to reinventing your career. Here are three key insights based on my award-winning research and coaching practice. Firstly, people who reinvent their work need to…

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Posted on 15th Oct 2021

Dis-covering yourself by experimenting

Bored in his work, Daniel realised he needed something to change—so he decided to say yes to every opportunity that presented itself over the next few weeks. And he did.…

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Posted on 5th Oct 2021

Confidence is about being rooted in who you really are

Walking down a shopping street at night, you spot someone in your peripheral vision walking in the same direction as you. It’s a few moments before you realise it’s you,…

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Posted on 29th Sep 2021

Are you sleepwalking into your future?

Bob sleepwalks sometimes.  He was in Ireland for a weekend of sports and drinking. After a particularly heavy night, he woke up to find himself alone in a strange hotel…

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Posted on 20th Jul 202120th Jul 2021

Sick of feeling stuck? Want to dance instead?

It’s hard to move let alone dance with your feet stuck in the mud. You could do an upper body jig but it’s really not the same. More flapping than…

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Posted on 10th Jul 202128th Oct 2024

Who can help you dance with fear and confidence?

Mid-life is a dance with fear and confidence and it’s not easy. Who can help you to dis-cover your dancer? Almost everyone around you has an agenda about what you…

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Posted on 3rd Jun 20213rd Jun 2021

Self-confidence: three things you really need to know

Self-confidence is a very frequent visitor in my coaching and consulting conversations – increasingly so. It’s hard to admit you aren’t as confident as you would like to be, especially…

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Posted on 6th May 2021

It’s harder to stand still in life than to walk forward

It’s harder to stand still than to walk. Art galleries and museums are so tiring because of the standing, occasional walking, then more standing. Standing is not resting – when…

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