Category Archives: Career

July already! Time for a half-year review

Posted on July 7, 2011 by admin

If you run your own company – perhaps it’s even listed – then you will know all about half-year financial reviews. Not exactly an audit but a review of the balance sheet, discussions with staff, total income, cash flow and … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Being Visible

Posted on February 6, 2011 by admin

Being visible in life, for me, means showing up. It means being fully present with the people I love, the people I work with, my clients, and with people who I don’t know but still interact with daily. It means … Continue reading →

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Breaking the ice at Toastmasters

Posted on October 29, 2010 by admin

My first Icebreaker speech The Icebreaker. It’s good title for the first Toastmaster speech and one that every new Toastie probably dreads. I know I’d been thinking about doing mine for a month or two, before finally pushing myself out … Continue reading →

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Toastmasters – how to gain confidence in public speaking

Posted on October 24, 2010 by admin

Public speaking is one subject that has always terrified me. Arousing a similar reaction to the idea of walking across Niagara Falls on a tightrope, I have avoided talking in public for most of my life – despite being curiously … Continue reading →

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6 Tips for Fun, Successful Networking

Posted on August 21, 2010 by admin

Networking. Yup, even the word strikes fear into the heart of many of us. Images of standing – alone – by the bar or the entrance/exit, name badge smudged, glass in hand and terror on the fisog. Or worse still, … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to Deal with Self-Limiting Beliefs

Posted on August 7, 2010 by admin

HOW MANY tines have you heard that inner gremlin? You know, the one that goes: “You’re too short/fat/tall/thin/stupid/old/young” [insert your favourite]? The belittling, nagging voice that puts the kibosh on your hopes, dreams and best-laid plans. The doubting voice that … Continue reading →

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13 Ways To Look After Yourself Between Jobs

Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin

IF YOU’RE BETWEEN JOBS right now, you’ll know how easy it is for one day to drift into the next. One minute you’re at your computer having breakfast, the next it’s 5pm and you’re wondering what the hell you’ve done … Continue reading →

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Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself!

Posted on July 7, 2010 by admin

YES, IT’S THAT FAMILIAR twinge of guilt… the nagging feeling in the pit of your stomach, the one subject that’s going to make you procrastinate for sure. The almighty ‘Should’. Apparently, psychologist Clayton Barbeau gave the world the oft-used ‘shoulding … Continue reading →

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Coping with redundancy

Posted on March 21, 2010 by admin

THE LATEST UK UNEMPLOYMENT figures suggest the jobless rate is currently (March 2010) 7.8% with total unemployment at around 2.45 million. While the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance fell by 32,300 to 1.59 million in February. Of course the … Continue reading →

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