How to navigate a busy life around your core values
A day in the life of a Head of Communications with a side hustle – find out how a busy life can still reflect your core values.
Stories about relationships
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Reminder: things are more important than work
Some things are more important than work. Here’s what reminded me of that.
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How I invested £15k in my health, relationships and careers
In 2023 I invested £15,000 in my health, relationships and career. Here’s how it broadened my opportunities and helped me successful career pivot.
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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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Relationships (the friend-partner axis)
What role do physical and emotional intimacy play in our relationships in real life and remotely?
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She’s dead but she’s still on my phone
Her number is still in my phone but if I call her she won’t answer. She’s dead. It’s still fairly recent. Within the last 7 days. I spoke to her husband only today on the playground and we mentioned the funeral next week. He said it was kind of us to come. Is it? I […]
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Teach, don’t be a predator
I once had an obvious crush on somebody in power at a school. They didn’t exploit it. Others can do the same.
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The letter of complaint that made me laugh
Recently I received a hand-written letter of complaint. It was from some pupils in a class that I teach, they handed it to me at the end of a lesson and it was wonderful. Working at a secondary school with teenagers is never dull. It is sometimes frustrating, often rewarding, sometimes tiring but most consistently […]
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How to be useful and build great professional relationships
I’ve been told that the key to success is to be useful to people. Read on to find four ways that you can implement this week to be useful, successful and build great professional relationships
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How to listen better as a leader
Leadership can be viewed as how to communicate your own ideas and vision so that others will act. Listening is a key part of communication that can be forgotten. Read on to find out how to listen better.