Limiting Beliefs and the link to Mental Health As this is Mental Health Awareness week in the UK I have written this article about the relationship between our limiting beliefs and how we think, feel and behave. Consequently, this affects how we perceive ourselves and interact with the world and others, Limiting beliefs are described […]

Your true self Authentic means ‘from the source or origin’. It is the raw, naked, unhindered expression of beingness of the soul. That’s why we say, ‘being authentic’, not ‘doing authentic’.  To be authentic is to be the same person to others as you are to yourself.  Most noteworthy is to ask others for feedback […]

AFC training services – It’s time to celebrate again!!!!! AFC is a double-award winning consultancy.  It’s owner Andrée Funnell is  delighted to announce that they are the winners of the AI Global Excellence Award for ‘Most Outstanding Individual Training Services – UK’.  Furthermore, in September 2018 AFC won the SME News Business Excellence Award for ‘Best […]

2019 a new year – new job For many people January and February are the most miserable two months of the year.  Some of us see this time as an opportunity to review our career, job, health, and other areas of our life.  We often look at making some positive changes for the future.  Others […]

Sexual Harassment First of all where did 2018 go?  Christmas is just round the corner and its that time of year for celebrating with work colleagues, hence, the office party is on the horizon.  Statistics state that around 52% of women have experienced some form of sexual harassment at work.  The Christmas Party can present […]

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP DELIVERS RESULTS “I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I’ve become.  If I had, I’d have done it a lot earlier.” –Oprah Winfrey Many of us have two sides to our personality, living two separate but integrated lives, home and work.  In order to fit […]

Do machines or people give better recruitment results? Two thirds of people prefer face to face recruitment.  Why are we using digitalised processes? Digital technology can provide efficient, cost-effective solutions across different areas of different businesses including recruitment & selection. Software, Chatbots and other technology tools can segment and filter large volumes of applications quickly.  […]

Yes, We got it right!  ‘Best Personal Coaching Consultancy 2018’. Andree Funnell, owner of Aspiring Future Competence (AFC) is delighted to announce that AFC is the winner of the: SME News – Enterprise Award for ‘Best Personal Coaching Consultancy 2018’. Based on the delivery of consistently high-quality coaching programmes with exceptional performance outcomes, along with […]

EQ the Impact on Sales Performance Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to a person’s ability to recognise and understand emotions within themselves and others.  It is the ability to use emotional cues as guide to one’s thoughts, behaviours and actions. In addition, an emotionally intelligent person is able to adapt to changing environment yet continue to […]

The Do’s and Don’ts of writing a professional CV Presenting a perfect and professional CV is paramount when applying for jobs.  Your CV should be powerful and succinct yet provide the employer with the information they are seeking that relates to the job/person description. Here are 12 Do’s and Don’ts of CV writing Do’s  KISS […]