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I fit the "challenger" category: failure is my greatest fear, power my greatest motivator. Challengers are also competitive, modest and sensitive. Next, [PAM LIDFORD] asked me to draw a "'life wheel" a circle with each segment dedicated to important elements of my life. Mine...

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Published inStandard (London, England : 1981)
Main Author SOPHIE GOODCHILD, SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS, JACKIE ANNESLEY, CHARLOTTE ROSS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Evening Standard Limited 12.02.2008
EditionWest End final ed.
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Atkins, Sue
Cartwright, Jez
Lidford, Pam
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Summary:I fit the "challenger" category: failure is my greatest fear, power my greatest motivator. Challengers are also competitive, modest and sensitive. Next, [PAM LIDFORD] asked me to draw a "'life wheel" a circle with each segment dedicated to important elements of my life. Mine included self-esteem, social time and my creative side (I'm a frustrated costume designer). TRAINING AND APPROACH: "All top-level athletes use a coach to achieve excellence. Why should you be any different?" is one of [JEZ CARTWRIGHT]'s key mottos. His "no-nonsense" approach comes from his knowledge of sports psychology. The basic idea is to create awareness by holding up a mirror to yourself, which shows you how others see you, warts and all, with the crucial added factor of Jez's round-the-clock support.. When I first met Jez, I told him that work had taken over my waking hours. Could he help me find a work-life balance? "First, let's get you a life," he said bluntly. "Then we can see where work fits in." An hour-and-a-half later, he'd heard my whole story, spotted the tricky areas in my past, and given me a piece of homework writing myself a brutally honest letter.