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Everyone wants to be in charge of their own lives and feel that they have control over their career and job decisions. Historically, it was people who were up for more risk who went out on their own to establish their own businesses. They were usually up for sizable costs to get their businesses …
My years at university were long and expensive ( … but fun too)When I was at secondary school, there was an expectation that I would go to university. In fact, pretty much all of us were expected to go to university, and most of us did. In fact, I spent years at university and I …
How do you find your own happiness? Sometimes we can get caught up in the madness of our busy lives that we forget about the simple things that put a smile on our face. And we lose sight of the reasons that we are working so hard in the first place. Why do we really …
Many people think they need to spend big in order to start their own business. Depending on the type of business you choose, that may or may not be the case. I think that before we start talking about how to start a home business with no money, we should consider some costs that people …
Adult learning styles As adults, it’s important that we all understand adult learning styles. As we age, I think we have an amazing opportunity to continue to learn and grow, in areas that we actively choose for ourselves. It’s certainly a different type of learning when we are older than when we’re children and teens, …
I love studying personality and behaviour, and a term I am come across regularly is gaslighting. How do we define gaslighting? There are lots of different descriptions of definitions of gaslighting, and a great one that I’ll share with you is from good old Wikipedia.: “Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt …
Flexible work from home and other flexible work options are becoming a hot topic, as technology now allows us to work from pretty much anywhere we can access an internet connection. Flexible work options are being explored as more people want the benefits of work life balance. 9 to 5 is no longer the …
FOMO happens. Don’t let it control you. How do we define FOMO? It’s the fear of missing out. But for many parents who work, it goes well beyond FOMO and into other territory. When we work from 9-5, we inevitably miss precious moments. You know those things that happen in life that we wish …
We all handle change differently. One thing we know for certain is that change is a constant. Large or small, change is happening all of the time. So, learning how to embrace change is important. The question is: How you do deal with change? Dealing with change in the workplace is something that HR practitioners …
I have been reading a truly fascinating book called “Taming Toxic People – the science of identifying and dealing with psychopaths at work and at home”, by David Gillespie. It was one of those books that I couldn’t put down and I kept it in my bag so that whenever I had a few minutes …