One conversation could be all it takes
Most career advice assumes that you’re following the same path as everyone else. That you want the same things or are coming from the same place. But when your story is different it’s easy to get stuck in the weeds. When you know roughly what you’re aiming for but have hit a wall and aren’t sure whether to go around it, over it, or back the way you came.
I’m Sandy Taylor, a vocational coach based in Perth and I’ve spent years helping people who are capable and self-aware but stuck at the practical level. The resume that isn’t working, the qualification they think they need or didn’t know they should have, the invisible steps and attitudes that nobody thought to mention.
No drawn out, overpriced programs. One session. Actionable advice. Ninety minutes. Then come back again if you need me.
Is this for you?
If you’ve considered a bunch of career options and think you’ve found one that feels right, but are now wondering how you will know if you have made the right choice or if you’re good enough to make a go of it, this could be for you.
Or maybe you’re wondering why everyone else seems to have things all figured out while you’re still second-guessing yourself and wasting time worrying about what to do next.
If any of this sounds like you, you don’t necessarily need to have it all figured everything out yet, but you do need to be done sitting with the problem and ready to do something about it.
What kind of advice do I give?
Not generic or based on a quiz, and I don’t give the same advice to everyone.
The advice I give is grounded in a framework I’ve spent years developing called The Complete Picture – eight factors drawn from established psychology that explain why some work suits you and some work slowly kills you. It looks at how you think, what you’re drawn to, how you naturally operate, where you started from, and what’s been getting in your way.
When you come to me for a session, that framework is working in the background whether you know it or not. It’s what lets me ask the right questions and get to something useful faster than you’d expect.
The Complete Picture is also becoming a book, due out in 2026.
Does any of this resonate?
If it does and you’d like to stay in touch, I write short, actionable articles on this topic which I share on my socials. If you’d like to get a copy in your inbox, leave me your details.
No hard sell, just practical thinking about work, career direction, and making independent work sustainable.
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