ISHOO RAJAMOHAN COACHING

Yes, you read that number right! A client who started working with me last November has managed to increase her salary by £22000, almost doubling her earnings in less than two years. Is that amazing, or is that amazing? When she first hired me she wanted support to ask for £2000 pay rise. But during our session she recognised that what she brought to the table was worth more, and she learned how to communicate her value and negotiate a higher salary straight away. And she did

One December about a decade ago, my colleagues and I paused on a Friday afternoon to share our hopes and dreams for the coming year. Between us we had the usual milestone birthdays to celebrate, special holidays to look forward to, but there were also some poignant things shared - a partner’s recovery from long-term illness, debt finally paid down, plus my own anticipation of what a new life in London could bring. But one colleague couldn’t see the point: from her perspective

I am teaching a series of Confidence Masterclasses over the next few weeks to give you the opportunity to end 2025 on a high note and to give you a head start for success in 2026 with a mindset of possibility, optimism and clarity of purpose - especially at a time when one year usually blurs into the next as we head into the festive season. This is the perfect opportunity to not just take stock, celebrate your achievements, learn from failures, let go of mistakes, but also to

Sharing the news that I have been included in the Women in Hospitality Leadership Alliance Speaker Directory. It's a privilege to be part of this community of exceptional women in Hospitality!

Today's insight is from one of my coaches, who suggests looking at money as feedback, not as a goal, which is such a powerful way to approach your career. How exactly does this apply to you, you might wonder. The next title, the next pay grade, etc. are all things out of your control, especially when those goals are tied to how the wider economy and your particular industry is doing. Not just in the current moment, but say, for the next few years. The metrics you should focus

On Tuesday’s session of the Leadership Lab (my group coaching programme for aspiring women leaders under 33), we discussed why it is important to carefully evaluate what kind of role you apply for, and to create a proper strategy for your job search, rather than a knee-jerk reaction to every opportunity you come across. Like with anything, when you start with clarity, focus and intention internally, you project that kind of energy externally that ultimately increases your ch

“The more important to your soul’s growth, the stronger the resistance will be.” - Steven Pressfield What goal are you shying away from pursuing because you lack confidence, Ishwariya Rajamohan? It’s easily done - when the voice in your mind tells you that you are not good enough, the last thing you want is for everyone else on your team to discover that too. But that voice was never about your growth or expansion. It only cares about keeping you safe, even though there is a

I think we have all gone through this as women: hearing a crushing piece of feedback or a judgement made about you, followed by a sinking feeling (I am going to use dramatic language here) as if your legs have just been cut off. That kind of communication when it comes unexpectedly can completely knock your sense of grounding, not to mention your confidence. Especially when there is no constructive element to it. There is an reason for why you feel the energetic impact in you

Don’t let someone else’s stopping point become your stopping point - this piece of wisdom from a coach I studied with was the best thing I heard today. How often have you put your dreams on hold - promotions, pay rises, opportunities, funding, etc. - because of limitations that someone else forces you to abide by? To be totally transparent, I am guilty of playing the game this way too. Naturally, in some cases a NO might be nothing but a no. That’s life, and we grow up learni

You know from my previous email that I launched my Aspire & Ascend programme this week for women who want to finally achieve a big career milestone in 2026.  Whether that is a long-awaited role in senior leadership, heading a bigger team or a higher-value project, projecting a more powerful leadership style, or anything in between. Here's what inspired me to create this programme: I have been in my own season of uplevelling recently, and let me tell you that the experience

(Image courtesy of ICH Lund) I had a great opportunity to share the story of my move from London to Lund with  International Citizen Hub Lund  recently. In the piece I talk about how taking action helped bring momentum and traction to my big dream of relocating. You can read it here.

Today I want to continue on the theme of investing in yourself in my previous post. My suggestion to you was to evaluate how wise your investment choices were: do you put your resources into things that expand you, fill you up, or give you a short term ego boost? What did you find? (If you haven’t yet read it, I suggest that you read that post first and then continue here). Let’s look at that first category: the things that help you expand. Under this category I would list,

The Leadership Lab recently kicked off with a quick look at the three important categories of investments that make our confidence unshakeable as women. I learned too late the cost of not paying attention to all three, and I want the young women participating in the programme to start early on building solid foundations that they can rely on when things don’t go as planned. We get so pressured by society to invest in the things that ultimately only serve to keep up appearance

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