When Lynda Thomas was growing up she wanted to be an Olympic Athlete or a concert pianist. Several career changes later she’s now the interim CEO at Macmillan Cancer Support. She explains why it’s good to change your mind

England and Arsenal footballer, Rachel Yankey, explains why she’d tell her younger self that following your ambitions means making sacrifices and taking risks

A terrible graduate job interview taught Rebecca Reid an important lesson in confidence and humility

The Mr & Mrs Smith founder on seeking out advice, knowing who you are and remembering to floss

Continuing our series, Joanna Gardner shares how it feels to be a shy person in the office and gives her advice on how to deal with it

Kicking off our new series, Lottie O’Conor shares a few pearls of wisdom that would have made her early career a whole lot easier