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Life | Leadership | CareerHow to make sure you reach your objectives in 2014
The festive season always seems to be a time for reflection and looking back on the highs and lows of the previous year. This year, I say to hell with reflection, let's start planning! Look forward to 2014 and make a New Year's resolution for your business Now, we all...
Freelancers deserve a break too
When I thought about taking a proper break for the first time in nearly two years of freelancing, I hit a lot of questions: Will I lose work by taking a holiday? What if I get offered something great and I miss it because I'm on holiday? Should I keep up my social...
Who are you and what do you do?
Business people of Great Britain - speak up! In the last couple of months, I've been to a range of conferences and events where audience members were encouraged to participate and ask questions of the panel. At the beginning of the sessions, everyone gets told the...
Changing the world five people at a time
Recently, I interviewed a fellow ethical business owner, Danni Craker of Craker Business Solutions. Danni strives to run a sustainable business and we discussed how she does it and what her green aims are for her business. If you're interested in sustainable business...
Giving love without all the plastic hearts
Love it or hate it, most of us can't get away from Valentine's Day. Whether you're the person waiting at the store at 8pm, getting that last bunch of sad flowers or the one who goes all out with rose petals on the bed, February 14th is pretty much impossible to avoid....
How your guts can save you time, money and your sanity
This is the year of listening to my gut! Growing up with a mum who's got Crohns Disease and Colitis (and who's worked tirelessly over the years to remove the stigma from those illnesses, yes, you're fab, Mum!), I've been surrounded by discussions on guts for what...
Happy Holidays!
As John Lennon said, "and so it is Christmas and what have you done?" The holidays mean different things to different people. For some, it's a time for reflection on the past year; for others, it's a time to feel surrounded by family, friends, food and drink! For me,...
This week’s rant: Facebook and the art of Plain English
Did you get that email, suspiciously sent during the Thanksgiving holiday, asking Facebookers to read the proposed privacy policy and data use policies and comment on them? I dutifully clicked on the link and took a gander at the documents. What have I learned? Not a...
Writing advice from Copyblogger – keep at it!
Taking a break from my writing today, I came across this on Copyblogger. The.best.advice.ever. Just keep going! As a writer with a very strong procrastination gene, this is a reminder that EVERYTHING I write is useful somehow, whether it's to get me unstuck from a...
