The Student Success Coach

In this interview learn amazing tips for a job-winning interview. Make sure you max your chances to get into the working world with the best possible interview - learn how from someone with 20 years experience in graduate recruitment Tracey Ashington.  About Tracey  For over 20 years, Tracey has been successfully helping professionals achieve their career goals. I’ve helped hundreds of students find graduate opportunities and guided young professionals in the early stages of their careers. 

Together we’ll ensure you have the direction, purpose and confidence to find and secure your dream role.  Whether you’re looking for job opportunities, need help with the application process, require edits to CV or LinkedIn profile, these are how you start the journey and we can work on them together. Then, if you’d like to brush up on your interview skills, be promoted, negotiate an increase or embark in a change of direction, professional expertise in the form of a career coach will help you turn an application into an interview and an interview into a job.  No matter what stage you are at in your professional journey, my coaching methodology encompasses your skills, ambition and consciousness-led action to make huge transformations in your career possible.  Start the conversation today, visit https://traceyashington.com/  

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Are you studying and need help? 📘📗📕 Do you need a breakthrough in a specific area of your degree? Do you need coaching and support to help you get through your studies and into the right career path? Would you like to be part of a community of like-minded students where you can learn from eachother and get the motivation you need to be successful?  Do you need a roadmap for success in your studies? ⭐Enrol for the Student Success Masterclass: Six Steps To Confidently Complete Your Degree. It’s a premium course with 5,5 hours of 49 lectures, plus you will get my own PHD thesis, proposal and presentation documents. I walk you through the exact steps you need to be successful: https://www.udemy.com/course/student-success-masterclass/?referralCode=DB818092EFC7AD0DA91F 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join thousands of my other students that have benefitted from coaching, courses and community. They've achieved their goals in different areas such as: writing, planning better, academic referencing, finding the right job, preparing for an interview, getting motivated, organising their time better and so much more. 🏳‍🌈 See all my online classes which include quizzes, 1:1 lessons, assignments and more ➜ https://www.udemy.com/user/peter-alkema-2/  ----------------------- 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724   Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.  ⭐ Subscribe to the mailing list for weekly updates and promotional offers on courses that will help you achieve your goals ➜ https://studentsuccess.gr8.com/

About Tracey  

For over 20 years, Tracey has been successfully helping professionals achieve their career goals. I’ve helped hundreds of students find graduate opportunities and guided young professionals in the early stages of their careers. Together we’ll ensure you have the direction, purpose and confidence to find and secure your dream role.  Whether you’re looking for job opportunities, need help with the application process, require edits to CV or LinkedIn profile, these are how you start the journey and we can work on them together. 

Then, if you’d like to brush up on your interview skills, be promoted, negotiate an increase or embark in a change of direction, professional expertise in the form of a career coach will help you turn an application into an interview and an interview into a job.  No matter what stage you are at in your professional journey, my coaching methodology encompasses your skills, ambition and consciousness-led action to make huge transformations in your career possible.  Start the conversation today, visit https://traceyashington.com/  

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Are you studying and need help? 📘📗📕 Do you need a breakthrough in a specific area of your degree? Do you need coaching and support to help you get through your studies and into the right career path? Would you like to be part of a community of like-minded students where you can learn from eachother and get the motivation you need to be successful?  Do you need a roadmap for success in your studies? ⭐Enrol for the Student Success Masterclass: Six Steps To Confidently Complete Your Degree. It’s a premium course with 5,5 hours of 49 lectures, plus you will get my own PHD thesis, proposal and presentation documents. I walk you through the exact steps you need to be successful: https://www.udemy.com/course/student-success-masterclass/?referralCode=DB818092EFC7AD0DA91F 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join thousands of my other students that have benefitted from coaching, courses and community. They've achieved their goals in different areas such as: writing, planning better, academic referencing, finding the right job, preparing for an interview, getting motivated, organising their time better and so much more. 🏳‍🌈 See all my online classes which include quizzes, 1:1 lessons, assignments and more ➜ https://www.udemy.com/user/peter-alkema-2/  ----------------------- 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724  💡 Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.

Join us in this interview to meet educational psychologist Hannes Wessels and ask questions about career choices   About Hannes: "I am an educational psychologist in Centurion and Parkhurst (Johannesburg). As an educational psychologist, I strive to help my clients live rich and meaningful lives. Together in my office, we explore the most widely accepted methods for moving towards valued behaviours that bring us closer to a satisfying life. Most importantly I provide a safe, non-judgemental, collaborative and congruent environment. 

The services I provide to bring my clients closer to this ideal include career counselling, anxiety treatment, cognitive behavioural therapy and educational psychological assessments."  

www.hanneswessels.com:  

"Welcome! Are you feeling stuck and frustrated with your career or academics?  Does it feel like you are not living up to your full potential? Are you struggling with overcoming daily obstacles in designing the life you want? Have you tried to solve the problems in your life on your own and realized that you may need help from someone else? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have made the right choice by being here. And I know this is hard. You’ve likely been debating seeking help for months, if not years. But I’m so glad you found me and have taken the courageous step of being here. I’m confident that together we can work to help equip you with the necessary tools to help you face and overcome these challenges." 

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Learn secrets of success from one of the greatest industry leaders in South Africa. From Accenture to Kalon Ventures, Clive has had a huge impact on numerous leaders and businesses. Mentorship is critical for your student success, so join us and hear words of wisdom from Clive.  

If you are thinking about becoming a mentor, we would love you to sign up in the members only Facebook group of the Student Success Coach: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724

Join this session to learn what it takes to be a mentor and why South Africa desperately needs mentors in all areas of society. Clive kindly answered some questions below and I look forward to asking him many more in this exciting live session which promises to be extremely popular.  Who has had the greatest impact on your career?  

My three key mentors at Accenture. One being a great sales and commercial person, the second being a world-class leader and thirdly a phenomenal relationship person. They taught me the three most important pillars of being an entrepreneur, namely the importance of relationships – people buy from people; the importance of being commercially savvy and being able to sell – nothing happens until the cash register rings; and lastly the importance of leadership – everything in business rises and falls in leadership.  

What is the best career advice you’ve ever received? Let fires burn.  In every business I helped built there were always fires. Which fires do you have the ability to extinguish right now, and which will be easier to extinguish later (and vice versa)? If a fire is urgent, but you can’t effectively fight it right now, you might have to ignore it and hope that external circumstances put it out. Likewise, if it isn’t necessarily urgent right now, but will wreak a lot more havoc if allowed to spread, you might consider saving yourself the ordeal later by nipping it in the bud.

Marshy Nel is the head of IT at St. Stithians College in Johannesburg. After taking an academic break for 20 years she has gone back into studying part time and realised she needs to make time to read and process information with check lists that help her plan what she needs to do.

Along the way she enlisted “study buddies” who she could soundboard and collaborate with. These relationships were encouraging and they student group set up WhatsApp groups which became very useful, especially in lockdowns - even the lecturers joined in and the students were even graded on their interaction with each other in these groups.

In her honours she did 4 modules per year and is now specialising in computer integrated education. The impact of COVID has provided a rich source of data and she hopes to develop new theories about the future of technology in education. Even though she didn't enjoy learning about research methods, now she sees the importance of having structure and discipline in her research, and which she will need in her upcoming masters. She credits much of her success to a supportive husband; “Yes we did it” he exclaimed when Marshy heard she had completed her honours. Marshy believes students need structure, and should work on specific things on certain days - stick to what works for you.

Hear more about her daily routines, useful tools and other tips and tricks for getting through part time studies.

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Some of my courses that will help you achieve student success:

📝 Double Your Academic Writing Quality: Tips to get finished ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/academic-writing-success01/?referralCode=9B3984B44BC84DA0AEDF

🙌 Transform Your Academic Performance And Finish Your Degree ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/finish-your-degree/?referralCode=4304DDAF74330938C1BD

⭐ Learn Academic Referencing With EndNote: Tips From My PhD ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/academic-referencing/?referralCode=F446CBB5D9393B52F368

📘 Publish Your Research In Academic Journals And Conferences ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/get-published/?referralCode=E6E389948B932B4E8F8E

🎓 Pass Your Thesis, Dissertation Or Postgraduate Final Report ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/pass-your-thesis/?referralCode=CD0334A328D52C519B0F

🌈 Finish Your Research Proposal & Get Your Study Approved ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/finish-your-research-proposal/?referralCode=BFCC4456BE8DF070821D

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An email from her manager congratulating Natasha was the highlight of her part time student journey. Her 24 distinctions earned her some praise and she felt great that her hard work was inspiring other people. "That made it all worth it" and she advises people to "be brave" and not measure yourself against other people. You might not know what it looks like, don't think about it and worry what could go wrong, rather set up goals, get lists going and then tackle them decisively. The most important decision is in your head to get things done - jump in and do something, it doesn't have to be major goals. She found that in any endeavour its the small steps and "show up every day" - eventually you will look back and realise how much you can accomplish.

She wanted to do psychology and communication to get extra skills and support her career relationships. In the first semester she had no idea how to plan and get her work done but eventually got into it and found her rhythm. She was originally nervous to fit the extra work into her busy social life, kids and home life, but took it on and eventually succeeded. She has learnt to focus a lot on communication which has helped her career extensively because of the range of people she works with. Natasha loves learning and teaching - she's also learnt how to see other people's points of views, especially having the psychology training. The diversity of views in her broader team of 400 people is significant and doing part time studying has really helped her.

She has learnt to slow down and listen to people so that she can make a connection. Her internal journey meant that she rediscovered people around her and took her relationships to the next level. There was a lot of collaboration with fellow students but most of the modules were 6 month based with dozens of assignments that required her to put her head down and be committed to get the work done. A lot of the subject matter on psychology she related to very well and often did extra research on topics that interested her, especially Freud and even modern day thinkers like Mel Robbins who wrote "The 5 Second Rule". Now she's studying Spanish on Duo Lingo and NLP on Udemy!

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724

💡 Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.

⭐ Subscribe to the mailing list for weekly updates and promotional offers on courses that will help you achieve your goals ➜ https://studentsuccess.gr8.com/

Some of the courses that will help you achieve student success:

📝 Double Your Academic Writing Quality: Tips to get finished ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/academic-writing-success01/?referralCode=9B3984B44BC84DA0AEDF

🙌 Transform Your Academic Performance And Finish Your Degree ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/finish-your-degree/?referralCode=4304DDAF74330938C1BD

⭐ Learn Academic Referencing With EndNote: Tips From My PhD ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/academic-referencing/?referralCode=F446CBB5D9393B52F368

This recorded webinar will transform the way you think about your time and how you use it to get things done in your life. As the world has learnt to work from home, our work / life boundaries have blurred and increased our need for better time management. Whether you are tackling significant life goals or daily tasks there are principles and practices for everyone. Based on my own busy life of having 5 children, writing a best selling book and doing a PhD, I provide you with the insights that have helped me the most;  

An ambitious goal requires you to cut off your own escape routes  

Conquer the "Plan B mindset" and then you have no choice but to succeed  

How to single-mindedly focus on delivering what you have promised  

Commit to simple and personal statements of intent to lift your ambitions  

Overcome enormous personal setbacks with the power of "I Will"  

Unlock the power of shared accountability in teams and organisations  

Create hours of quality time from well used bursts of 10 minutes  

Get organised by investing in future batches of short bursts of productivity  

Be the kind of person that make things happen  

A constant filter on our leadership behaviours that balances progress with direction  

Pursue good enough completion rather than unfinished perfection  

The art of getting things done is quite simple when you break tasks down into actions  Move beyond the boundaries of time in how you maximise your 24 hours to achieve exponentially more than anyone else.  

Are you studying and need help? 📘📗📕 Do you need a breakthrough in a specific area of your degree? Do you need coaching and support to help you get through your studies and into the right career path? Would you like to be part of a community of like-minded students where you can learn from eachother and get the motivation you need to be successful?  Do you need a roadmap for success in your studies?

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👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join thousands of my other students that have benefitted from coaching, courses and community. They've achieved their goals in different areas such as: writing, planning better, academic referencing, finding the right job, preparing for an interview, getting motivated, organising their time better and so much more. 🏳‍🌈 See all my online classes which include quizzes, 1:1 lessons, assignments and more ➜ https://www.udemy.com/user/peter-alkema-2/

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👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724

💡 Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.

⭐Subscribe to the mailing list for weekly updates and promotional offers on courses that will help you achieve your goals ➜ https://studentsuccess.gr8.com/

🔊 Be inspired by weekly stories of student success on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UueCaYPkIXQwuT1zfWfCv

Melissa Adendorff is an NLP practitioner and coach, currently in BPsych practicum. She is a developer on the Thincsport performance coaching modules, as well as a developer on HFPA's wellness coaching content. She has loads of student experience herself, having done a PhD and lectured at University of Pretoria for 7 years.  Student mental health issues is a common topic in our community and frequently raised in the chats by students. Join this session so that you get the support and answers you need. Even if just to know that you are not alone in your situation and help is available. We are here to help and encourage all students to be successful and overcome any issues they may have.  

Are you studying and need help? 📘📗📕 Do you need a breakthrough in a specific area of your degree? Do you need coaching and support to help you get through your studies and into the right career path? Would you like to be part of a community of like-minded students where you can learn from eachother and get the motivation you need to be successful?  

Do you need a roadmap for success in your studies?  ⭐Enrol for the Student Success Masterclass: Six Steps To Confidently Complete Your Degree. It’s a premium course with 5,5 hours of 49 lectures, plus you will get my own PHD thesis, proposal and presentation documents. I walk you through the exact steps you need to be successful: https://www.udemy.com/course/student-success-masterclass/?referralCode=DB818092EFC7AD0DA91F  👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join thousands of my other students that have benefitted from coaching, courses and community. They've achieved their goals in different areas such as: writing, planning better, academic referencing, finding the right job, preparing for an interview, getting motivated, organising their time better and so much more. 🏳‍🌈 See all my online classes which include quizzes, 1:1 lessons, assignments and more ➜ https://www.udemy.com/user/peter-alkema-2/ 

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 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724  💡 Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.  ⭐ Subscribe to the mailing list for weekly updates and promotional offers on courses that will help you achieve your goals ➜ https://studentsuccess.gr8.com/  🔊 Be inspired by weekly stories of student success on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UueCaYPkIXQwuT1zfWfCv 

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Some of the courses that will help you achieve student success:  📝 Double Your Academic Writing Quality: Tips to get finished ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/academic-writing-success01/?referralCode=9B3984B44BC84DA0AEDF  🙌 Transform Your Academic Performance And Finish Your Degree ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/finish-your-degree/?referralCode=4304DDAF74330938C1BD  ⭐ Learn Academic Referencing With EndNote: Tips From My PhD ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/academic-referencing/?referralCode=F446CBB5D9393B52F368  📘 Publish Your Research In Academic Journals And Conferences ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/get-published/?referralCode=E6E389948B932B4E8F8E  🎓 Pass Your Thesis, Dissertation Or Postgraduate Final Report ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/pass-your-thesis/?referralCode=CD0334A328D52C519B0F  🌈 Finish Your Research Proposal & Get Your Study Approved ➜ https://www.udemy.com/course/finish-your-research-proposal/?referralCode=BFCC4456BE8DF070821D

Rehana Shaik is a successful and motivated business executive who has added a part time MBA to her busy life. Find out how she does it in this episode. She believes planning is key, don't over commit even through you start with all this energy. Her advice for students starting out would be "ride the novelty wave as far as you can". Despite being a perfectionist she eventually got to the point where stopped aiming for a distinction, her goal became just to get her studies done. For people staring their MBAs she suggests you write down the few things that made you decide to do it in the first place. Keep this list close so that when you lose the motivation and you need that little bit to get you through you can remind yourself why you did it.

Rehana also emphasized having good relationships with other students and has benefitted from working well within her cohort. She explained how they covered the core modules in the first year; strategy, economics, accounting as well as operations, technology management and organisational development. The subject that stood out the most for her was business in society and collective action. She learned the power of the collective and why people behave in certain ways. This module helped her by "getting inside the minds of people" which is critical in her current executive role. A powerful part of our conversation was when Rehana spoke about women empowerment and and the impact they can have on the world. Rehana believes you can be the exec, leader, mum and more!! 

Rehana provided some insight to her daily life and practical tips about juggling work, family and studies. She admits she is not a morning person but gets the kids off to school then switches gears into her career. In the evening she takes a break and has quality family time and then shifts into her studies. She is grateful to have enlisted people to support her and the household, plus she has a very supportive husband who "picks up the slack". 

Are you studying and need help? 📘📗📕 Do you need a breakthrough in a specific area of your degree? Do you need coaching and support to help you get through your studies and into the right career path? Would you like to be part of a community of like-minded students where you can learn from eachother and get the motivation you need to be successful?

Do you need a roadmap for success in your studies?

⭐Enrol for the Student Success Masterclass: Six Steps To Confidently Complete Your Degree. It’s a premium course with 5,5 hours of 49 lectures, plus you will get my own PHD thesis, proposal and presentation documents. I walk you through the exact steps you need to be successful: https://www.udemy.com/course/student-success-masterclass/?referralCode=DB818092EFC7AD0DA91F

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦Join thousands of my other students that have benefitted from coaching, courses and community. They've achieved their goals in different areas such as: writing, planning better, academic referencing, finding the right job, preparing for an interview, getting motivated, organising their time better and so much more. 🏳‍🌈See all my online classes which include quizzes, 1:1 lessons, assignments and more ➜ https://www.udemy.com/user/peter-alkema-2/

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724

💡 Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.

Are you studying and need help? 📘📗📕 Do you need a breakthrough in a specific area of your degree? Do you need coaching and support to help you get through your studies and into the right career path? Would you like to be part of a community of like-minded students where you can learn from eachother and get the motivation you need to be successful?

Do you need a roadmap for success in your studies?

⭐Enrol for the Student Success Masterclass: Six Steps To Confidently Complete Your Degree. It’s a premium course with 5,5 hours of 49 lectures, plus you will get my own PHD thesis, proposal and presentation documents. I walk you through the exact steps you need to be successful: https://www.udemy.com/course/student-success-masterclass/?referralCode=DB818092EFC7AD0DA91F

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join thousands of my other students that have benefitted from coaching, courses and community. They've achieved their goals in different areas such as: writing, planning better, academic referencing, finding the right job, preparing for an interview, getting motivated, organising their time better and so much more. 🏳‍🌈 See all my online classes which include quizzes, 1:1 lessons, assignments and more ➜ https://www.udemy.com/user/peter-alkema-2/

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👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join the members only Facebook group where you will get the support and encouragement you need. It’s the best way to get in touch with me and I post regular updates about new courses and webinars: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067523283704724

💡 Subscribe to the Youtube channel for regular coaching and weekly webinars ➜ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoBccwWx8lC4D6qO3U8DkQ?sub_confirmation=1 Activate the bell 🔔 (next to the subscribe button) to receive notifications.

⭐Subscribe to the mailing list for weekly updates and promotional offers on courses that will help you achieve your goals ➜ https://studentsuccess.gr8.com/

🔊 Be inspired by weekly stories of student success on the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UueCaYPkIXQwuT1zfWfCv

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