Clare Mulligan-Foster – Midlife Career Change and Portfolio Careers
From Coach Write · 1:02:49
Show by Helen ONeill
How a conference talk led to a Routledge book deal. Clare Mulligan-Foster shares her path to publication, plus drafting, peer review tips, and cupcakes. Midlife career change and portfolio careers with occupational psychologist Dr Clare Mulligan-Foster, author of Supporting Midlife Career Transitions Through Coaching: A Psychological Guide. In this episode, you’ll discover: How a conference talk led to a Routledge book deal, and why booking meetings with publishers in advance is worth the effort Why Clare writes in extended blocks of time rather than daily word counts, and how a long first draft and peer review shaped her book What goes into planning a community book launch, and why the cupcakes stole the show Why mid and later life career transitions are growing, what portfolio careers look like in practice, and the contextual factors coaches need to understand The true cost of writing a book alongside client work, and how to decide what you want your book to do for your practice Connect with Clare: Website: https://www.drclaremulliganfoster.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claremulligan/ Book: https://link.amazon/B0iQimQFd Connect with Helen: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_write Coach Write Reflections: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/reflections Resources mentioned: 2027 Portfolio Career Planning Session waitlist: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/2027plan Coach Write Residency expression of interest: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/residency EMCC Global projects funded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5yQpssPbiU Enough: Rethinking Resilience in a World That Never Stops: https://link.amazon/B0eU7nUOn Neilson title editor: https://www.nielsentitleeditor.com/titleeditor/ ALCS: https://www.alcs.co.uk/about-alcs/ Joanna Lott’s business of coaching: https://joannalottcoaching.com/ Gladstone library: https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/
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