Why I took a large pay cut to career pivot
I took a 40% pay cut when I left my school leadership role. Find out how it changed my life for the better.
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How I spent 5 months without a job
I resigned my job with nothing lined up. Here’s what I did for 5 months
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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.
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Lessons in strategy
What I’ve learnt about creating effective organisational strategies since an embarrassing interview a few years ago.
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How to effectively involve Young People in Charity Decision Making
Many charities say they want to involve young people in decision making. Here are 7 tips I learnt directly from YEF’s award winning Youth Advisory Board (YAB).
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How Funders Aid Movements for Social Change
Social change is hard. It’s long messy and complicated but it is possible. For those of us working for funders and wanting a fairer society, I share some clues from successful movements that we can apply to our own work. It’s the start of the new business year, objectives are being set and budgets […]
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The Wrong Type of Tree
The Scottish highlands are a rare unique biome found nowhere else in the UK but for my purposes the majestic Scottish Pines are all the wrong type of tree.
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Cairngorms Adventures: climbing the 2nd highest UK mountain by mistake
How I climbed, Ben Macdui, the 2nd highest mountain in the UK by mistake after a random conversation
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Walking to Aviemore (via gin)
How an hour of gin tasting, an accidentally missed breakfast and a 5 mile walk combined to make a memorable day.
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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. […]