My Real Career Story 2023 Draft 1
For many of us our LinkedIn and professional bios don’t inject enough of our real motivations and personalities so this is my first draft at trying to be less boring.
Category Archive reflection
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Newbie Camping Fears
Try wild camping, they suggested. It’s legal in Scotland. You can camp anywhere you want. It’s fun. It’s free! Never done any camping- let alone wild- but I’m open to trying new things right now so why not? Borrowed gear. Learnt to put up a proper tent for the first time, in our back garden. […]
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25 things I’ve learnt in past 6 months
Learning new things, developing skills and staying mentally active is believed to help improve brain function and stave off dementia so here are 25 things I’ve learnt while semi-hibernating in my cave during the past 6 months
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Update March 2022
I last wrote on my blog 6 months ago. I had an unplanned personal hibernation in many areas of my life. Recently, my daughter pointed out the beautiful, dark pink blossom appearing on the trees on our road. Nature is signifying spring, new beginnings and rejuvenation so I’ll follow her cues and get back into thinking […]
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Three things found in Australia
Prior knowledge can make us overcomplicate things. Keeping things simple often works too.
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Paid exposure to racism is still trauma
Continued exposure to racism and its effects creates trauma. This doesn’t change just because people are being paid. Employers need to consider their duty of care more.
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Let’s talk about money
The first rule of money club is you don’t talk about money club. The second rule of money club is you don’t talk about money club. Talking about money is vulgar, gauche, taboo. I’m going to break the rules.
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Books I read during the covid pandemic
12 months ago the UK entered its first lockdown due to the Covid19 pandemic. My reading fell off a cliff. I couldn’t concentrate, I had no energy and no motivation to read. Eventually my reading mojo returned. Here’s what I read and learned over the past year.
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My personal definition of success
It can be easy to judge ourselves against external measures of success that don’t reflect what truly matters to us. Recently I’ve defined what success means to me and it’s helped guide important decisions in my life.
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How do you know which ideas to keep?
Have you ever had an idea that you haven’t acted on then come across years later? Do we give up on some ideas too early? Maybe we need time to become the person who can execute ideas that are currently bigger that us?