Author: Claire George
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Do we really need annual plans for work?
As the end of the year draws closer, all the attention at work seems to be shifting to next year. What will the priorities be? What programs will we be executing? Of course, annual planning is a necessary part of business. You need to know what budgets and resources you will need for the following…
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A new road to travel…
I’ve been thinking a huge amount this year about my own career, my skills and my networks. I think perhaps it is the age of my children, now in late primary school and so much more independent than they were before. Getting the kids ready in the morning now involves me yelling “Time to get…
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Weekend bliss? – #MindfulChallenge
The trouble with writing about your meditation experience, is that your mind has a tendency to start thinking about what you are going to write, about how hard it is to stop thinking…which, of course, means I’m thinking..it’s quite a mind numbing circle. It’s the weekend and I’m curled up in bed. The kids are…
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Day 5 – #mindful challenge
I’m in a tiny little meeting room in the office. It has one wall which is a window, so I have to turn my back to it…and i have a pen in my hand and my phone and notepad on the table, so from behind I look like I’m working. But I’m not, I’m sneaking…
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Day 1 – #MindfulChallenge
OK step one of the mindful challenge. Start a daily meditation practice. I’m going to do a Headspace mediation every day. I’ve had the app for about two years and throughout that time I have racked up an impressive (??) 30 meditations #winning, so I’m thinking that I may need to be a little more…
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Mindfulness…let the journey begin
I’m on a new quest. A new journey of discovery and I’m going to publicly commit myself so that I feel compelled to continue (eeek..just writing that makes me freak out). It’s been a while since I have written I know. At first it was a happy conscious decision because I wanted to have less…
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Not sure where you are heading? That’s OK…me neither
Is it just me, or does it sometimes feel like there is a lot of pressure to know what you want and where you are going in life? Sometimes this idea really eats away at me. As much as I love planning, I don’t have a 5year plan. I don’t exactly know what my passion…
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The joy in the simple pleasures after an epic journey
Recently I had to travel for work and I was totally dreading it. It involved a long haul flight, long days and little down time. Ever since I have had kids, sleep has become such a precious commodity that I do everything I can to ensure I get as much as I can. Gone are…
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Wise v’s Smart
I am not the smartest kid on the block…as my friends and family will surely attest. My general knowledge is appalling. I’m a Trivial Pursuit failure. I have nightmares about that moment when someone says “Oh, not fair, such an easy question, EVERYONE knows that”, because inevitably, I don’t. I am not the one that…
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Dance like everyone is watching
I was watching my daughter at the weekend, dancing and singing with abandon. She is eight. She was putting her whole heart out there, singing, miming, doing hand gestures, kicking, spinning…she was doing it all. They say dance like no one is watching, but she didn’t care that I was watching…in fact, the audience made…
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