What an interviewer is thinking when we interview you!
You will be amazed at how unprepared candidates are for interviews! Yes, you know you have an interview, you know the company, you know your qualifications and experience, but have you really done your homework? I currently work as a freelancer for a boutique...
How To Create a Skills Acquisition Plan
It's sounds really easy to point out the importance of acquiring skills throughout your career but why do so many of us lose sight of this important aspect at some point in careers? I've had many periods in my career where thinking about the skills I was working on...
The Artist’s Way – How I Write My Morning Pages
In 2018 I met Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way, at a Hay House event in England. At the time I was out of practice at writing my morning pages but I had written morning pages on and off for a decade. She answered all our questions about writing everyday...
Cultivating Mental Fitness
I recently heard Prince Harry refer to ‘mental fitness’ alongside mental health. The words totally resonated with me as I review the last 4 decades of my mental health journey. Mental fitness is what’s required, it’s an endurance sport. Before I reached my early 30s...
Reviewing goals and resolutions
Following goal and resolution setting (check out the blog post here), here’s how I track my progress every fortnight. I believe, and I live by, creating my life. I made a conscience decision some time ago to not let life happen to me but direct my life myself,...
Goal setting at New Year
According to U.S. News & World Report, 80 percent of New Year's resolutions fail by February It doesn’t really matter what these stats actually mean, they are just facts. So, below is my bulletproof plan for dealing with these stats. I take my time with...
What the most productive people do
At the end of each day my to do list is never done and I feel dreadful about myself/situation. Even though I have a huge to do list I still waste time surfing the internet! I constantly worry I haven’t completed the most important things on my list. Sound familiar?! I...
Career Changing Questions
I would be ashamed if other people heard how I talk to myself. I wouldn’t talk to my best friend the way I talk to myself. Do any of the above statements sound like you? If so, keep reading! When I compare my life now to ten years ago, one of the major differences is...