Category: Tips and Tricks
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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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Got something you need to talk about?
Talking about it helps…. I know, not exactly a new concept…we all know this is the case. And anyone who knows me would most likely tell you that I have ZERO trouble with this concept, I talk hard and fast. I am, generally speaking, a sharer. When I am down, the first thing I…
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A little tip for keeping on top of things…
Here’s a simple but very effective strategy which I use to help clear my mind of all the myriad of things it tries to throw at me every second of every day… Always have a notebook with you… I’ve been doing that at work for as long as I remember. I’ve tried to move to…
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Say it with confidence…
One of my best friends admits that sometimes she tells us facts which she isn’t 100% sure are true (you know who you are!!), but she says if you “say it with confidence” most of the time people will automatically believe you. I…on the other hand…do not have this skill. Instead, I tend to preface…
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Just do it…
Do you ever procrastinate when you actually need to work on something big? I’ll admit, I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed recently. My brain is in overdrive. Everything is whirring around in my head like a machine. I have all these ideas to blog, but I haven’t posted anything for weeks (err..sorry guys). I have…
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The power of boundaries…
Today I found myself trying to discuss a complex work situation with a senior leader, at the same time as picking my kids up from school. As I jumped in alarm when the school bell went off above my head, and the cacophony of children released from the prison of school descended upon me…I gravely…
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Chocolate versus a Tomato…who wins?
Transporting you back to about this time last year…. It is cold and dark outside. But we are sitting on the couch snuggled up under a woolly blanket. The fireplace is gently crackling in the corner and i have a lovely warm cup of tea in my hand. Bliss. The only fly in my ointment, …
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My top ten list to awesomeness…
OK team…. here it is… after my post last week, I have scoured my resources on well being, work life balance etc etc and I have netted down that advice into…. MY TOP TEN LIST TO ACHIEVE WORK and LIFE AWESOMENESS 1) SLOW DOWN– Whether it be a 40min meditation session with calming oils and…
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