The Rules That It’s Okay to Break
I never really felt like I fitted in at school. I labelled myself a ‘misfit’, and sometimes even a ‘failure’, because I didn’t comfortably fit into certain boxes or categories, and because breaking the...
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How to Make New Year’s Resolutions that Stick
Every year we begin a new year resolving to do (or quit doing) something and expect to be the game changer in our lives. For some it’s to workout, lose weight, cut out all...
MAKE 2018 YOUR YEAR TO START A #SIDEHUSTLE
For many of us, 2017 has been yet another tough year. Dead end jobs with no future, financial challenges, and a world that is in constant turmoil have often been the norm. On the...
Entrepreneurial Advice from One Fierce Mom to Another
My mother has always told me “you can have it all, just not at the same time.” I live by these words. Raising four kids, moving multiple times and working a day JOB all...
Want to Freelance? Setting and Sticking to Targets is Crucial.
Maybe you’re also one of those people who embarked on the full-time freelancing journey with great excitement, only to realise that there’s still room for growth when it comes to your self-management skills. You...
9 Powerful Lessons We Can Learn from the Sun
As you rise out of bed every day, the sun also rises, and when the earth turns on its axis to give sunlight to the other side of the globe, you also retire from...
Dealing With Judgments – Your Own And Others
Ever wondered what is common to highly stressful situations like exams, interviews, appraisals, presentations, public speaking? Judgments As a little girl, I was happy and playful, making up imaginary worlds, games, mock class rooms...
Why Job Seekers Should Find a New Job in December
Most job seekers believe December is the worst time of the year to find the job of their dreams. The mindset that it is not easy to find work in an unstable economy can...
Assert Yourself: How to Show Strength in a Job Interview
There’s a rising awareness of the need to tackle equality in the workplace. More and more employers are now setting targets to ensure equal representation of genders, and making efforts to close the pay...
Agents And Editors And Other Confusing Things
Your book is done. Finally. You can breathe again. You’ve written around work and kids and crazy in-laws. You’ve worked late into the night when you are alone with the moon and early in...