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Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20223 min read
HOW TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF SUCCESS
Remember the last time you were “on a roll”? Remember that feeling that you couldn’t set your foot wrong, the serendipity was astounding...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20223 min read
The life lessons I learned at Cambridge University medical school.
Few things are more challenging for someone with impostor syndrome than being at the top of your cohort for most of your education, then...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20222 min read
What my spectacular PhD research failure taught me about planning.
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”… Right? Not quite. I’m sure you’ve had the experience of making a brilliant plan, only to find it...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20224 min read
Visibility versus humility: are you letting yourself down for the wrong reasons?
Have you ever experienced inner-conflict around wanting to do something you love and know you’re good at or that could make a big...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20224 min read
Why being good at what you do isn't enough for success (power series)
Ever thought: “Why are other people getting great jobs so easily when they’re not even as good as me or they have less...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20226 min read
"I want to be the best" and other nonsense that can ruin your career!
***************************************************** Celebration! It’s the Wise Wednesdays 1st anniversary! Yep, it’s a year since I...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Imposter syndrome: 3 signs and 3 strategies.
“When I won the Oscar, I thought it was a fluke. I thought everybody would find out, and they’d take it back. They’d come to my house,...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20226 min read
How to propel your career by increasing your visibility (don't rely on your boss)
VISIBILITY? NOT FOR ME... Some people are natural networkers and self-promoters. Most of us are not but have the capacity to cultivate...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Are you culturally disrupted?
A friend who is now a Professor of Ethics once asked me about my background. When I finished telling her about my younger years and the...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Dealing with the inner critic
Most of us can recognise harshness in someone else’s voice, particularly when they are talking to someone else and we are witnessing the...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20226 min read
Wise Wednesdays: The difference between dedication and workaholism
How do we know when we are overworking and when we are being dedicated? Things would be simple with set working hours that we respected...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20224 min read
Handling unfair criticism: 4 strategies.
“All communication is either a loving response or a cry for help”,Tony Robbins. Our body’s priority, above and beyond gaining pleasure,...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20225 min read
The high achiever's secret dream
“We’re only as sick as our secrets”. The principle is key to the 12 step programme for addiction recovery. The principle also underlies...
Amina Aitsi-Selmi
Feb 1, 20224 min read
How to succeed at everything. It's not what you think
How to succeed at everything. Is that possible? YES! Absolutely. But of course, it depends on your definition of success...Some people...
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