Value added facts

So I've been seeing a life coach for the past month and it's been incredibly enlightening. I kind of had two separate things I wanted to talk about and try to get to the root of.

1) My unutterable lack of confidence, especially within a work context, but also outside in many situations. That statement will probably amuse anyone who knows me, as I'm pretty sure come across as incredibly self-assured a lot of the time, but it's true. You should try being in my head sometimes!

2) The other area of my life that is pretty craparama is work. I know I have potential that is both untapped and unfulfilled, but never feel as if I've been anywhere (I can think of one place, but I was freelance, so it doesn't count) that enabled me to unlock that.

One thing the life coach did was get me to come up with a list of values that I believe in - stuff like Success, Love, Financial Security, Wisdom. Unknowingly, these formed the basis of what I want from my ideal company, and where I will be happiest (probably).

I was then asked to (try and) list values that my current company espouses, which proved a lot more difficult than I thought. The idea was to compare the two lists and see if they matched up. Hah!

By some strange quirk of fate, there was nary a correlation to be seen, which affirmed most of what I knew anyway. I've done a questionnaire on what my ideal job would contain as well, but it remains to be seen if I can find anywhere that gives you 50 days holiday a year, a £100k salary, an office overlooking the beach and worldwide respect and renown.

I'll keep you posted...