Tom Diesbrock
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Tom Diesbrock is a psychologist, consultant, team developer and book author. Tom Diesbrock himself has had a winding career: starting with a medical degree, working on a music project and as a photo editor, he studied psychology and founded a practice for psychotherapy. Today he works in Hamburg as a coach and psychological consultant. One focus of his work is accompanying people in their professional reorientation. His book “Your horse is dead? Get off! " has been translated into several languages, his new book “Jetzt mal Butter bei die Fisch!” will be published in October. More information at tomdiesbrock.de
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Career change & new beginning: 5 tips for more structure!
Brainstorming, planning, self-management and overcoming blockages: all important for professional reorientation. But worth nothing if the right structure is missing. 5 tips on how to find them. Full commitment, but never to the goal? I keep meeting people who are pursuing their professional reorientation at full steam, highly motivated and very creative - but still not...
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Self-efficacy: Directing in life like the Prince Charming
People with high levels of self-efficacy are actually more successful. It is certainly no surprise that people are also happier when they see themselves as the shapers of their own (professional) life. Just like the princes in fairy tales. prince or coward? Princes usually travel a long way before they find what they are looking for. Princesses, kingdoms, treasures and what...
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Perfectionism & fear of failure: Total or no change
Do you know that? “Yes, I would very, very much like to make a career change! But if I'm already looking for a new job, it should of course also be my dream job. I have some good ideas - but unfortunately they are all too big to implement. Unfortunately I have to stay where I am. A pity." The…
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To be dissatisfied, to follow the herd instinct: “Others also ride dead horses!”
In a – very fictitious – world in which almost everyone is enthusiastic about their work, it would not be easy for a dissatisfied person. He would constantly be shown how others find fulfillment in their great jobs. Life is not a pony farm? The reality for many people, on the other hand, is: “Okay, my job depends…
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Mental self-management in everyday life and at work: Don't put your light under a bushel
To be a good colleague or friend to others, I need compassion and empathy, but also clear boundaries and self-awareness. I need to know who I am, what I want and need. Whoever wants to please everyone has a problem here. Everybody's Darling - a practical pattern of behavior Do you know Everybody's Darling? Everybody's darling has...
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Digital transformation & professional reorientation: 5 tips against self-boycott!
Planning and developing new ideas are undoubtedly important issues. But dreaming alone is not enough - there are also stumbling blocks on the way to implementation. A good plan is not enough A defined project, a good plan and methods of creative brainstorming - if that were enough for a career change, far fewer would...
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Self-care Strengthening self-love & self-confidence: Everybody's Darling, Everybody's Dork?
Do you often try to be everyone's darling? Then you might not like what you are reading now: someone who gives reflexively will always meet people who are happy to take whatever they can get. If you don't dare, don't be surprised there, where someone is hanging around in the shade and hoping that...
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Career choice Reorientation & digitization: Solve problems instead of brooding!
Professional reorientation is difficult for many people, especially in Germany - for too long the philosophy has been that you work in the profession you once learned. But in view of the digital transformation, which does not stop at the world of work, reorientation is required. Brooding to solve problems? Many people are dissatisfied with their job, but...
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Lack of self-confidence hampers change: "I can't do it better"
If you were put in front of a large scale with two pans and asked to put all your strengths and skills in one and all your weaknesses in the other, without thinking twice, which side would weigh more? What is your spontaneous answer? I'm not really good at anything! With many people...
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Fatalism instead of courage & willingness to take risks for change: "The horse is dead, but at least safe!"
Fatalism can also save us from having to deal with uncomfortable changes. It's better to stay seated under a glass dome - that seems safer at the moment. Like on the Titanic This type of person reminds a little of a passenger on the Titanic. Motto: I know very well that my job makes me dissatisfied...
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Finding a dream job in the digital age: 7 steps to restart
The digital transformation will force many people to reorient themselves professionally. The focus will be on the question: What can and do I actually want? Decide – but now, please! For many, professional reorientation begins with brooding. It is much more productive to develop a plan in a structured and step-by-step manner. But in the first step...
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Fear of change & comfortable pessimism as an excuse
Fear can certainly save you from a lot of adversity, but it can also be extremely hindering when it comes to changing something. It quickly becomes a convenient excuse. There is always an excuse to do nothing, whether the economy is on the up or down and the number of unemployed is rising or falling...
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Talk things beautifully without change: the horse is not that dead
Our brain has a very powerful mechanism that it often uses when confronted with a fact that contradicts basic beliefs and needs: it ignores it and ignores it. My horse isn't that dead. One of the typical phrases we say to ourselves when we...
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Careers advice & apprenticeships on the way to your dream job: Think the goal as big as possible
Finding the right job is difficult today in view of the large selection. Yet most people unnecessarily limit themselves by thinking too small. how is it better Choosing a Career: How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot Many job seekers make a fundamental mistake: instead of looking for an interesting job that…
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Feigning hopelessness & mental self-boycott
Pretending that there is no way out is something that many people like to do, who would rather become a victim than be active. I don't even know what the new job might look like. There are people who are still banging their screws into the wall with a hammer. You suspect that this may not be the best way, but so far you know...
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Convenience factor envy: foxes, grapes & other excuses instead of change
People are very creative in making excuses: for example, by acknowledging that one's horse is dead and it is generally possible to actively seek a livelier horse. With one tiny restriction: Of course, this only applies to other people! Like the fox with the grapes It could be so simple: if…
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False shame & modesty to prevent change: “What should the others think?”
An argument that keeps many from switching: “If it were up to me, I would have given up my job a long time ago. But what would that look like on my resume? And how would my friends, colleagues and family react? They certainly wouldn't understand. And I'm not the kind of person who just...
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Postpone goals instead of finally getting started: “I don't really want that”
“I finally want to take off! And I also have some ideas waiting to be worked on and implemented. I always make up my mind to start doing this. But then I remain inactive anyway. How can you be so screwed up! I probably don't really want it..." The market for psycho-guides would be very...
