Look the world straight in the eye! “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” This is such an empowering quote from the incredible Helen Keller. Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness as a young child yet, with help, learned to read [...]
Keep on smiling! Wow, we are in November already! What a year this has truly been – one that none of us will ever forget, and one that will surely go down in the history books as a time of massive changes. As I write, we are all still embracing ongoing challenges to the way [...]
Embracing an invigorating new hobby … brrr! How often do you try something new? How often do you embrace a fresh challenge? Are you stuck in your ways? Have you got caught up into that metaphorical rut? Have you thought about trying new things? I love to embrace new challenges and try new stuff. However, [...]
Is it time to redesign your career? For many of us in employment, particularly those of us who work in offices, the past few months of lockdown have meant that we have needed to work from home. This has brought about change on a number of levels for employers and employees alike. The way we [...]
The importance of improving diversity – now! It has been over 2 months since the killing of George Floyd in the US, and the impact continues to be felt worldwide. I’m sure we’ve all seen or heard news of the solidarity marches and gatherings that have taken place from Sydney to Beirut [...]
The News - Read all about it! Good news, bad news, fake news. News, news, news. What do we believe? Who do we believe? Why should we believe? What do we want to believe? Perception is everything. The media ‘report’ what they perceive we want to watch or hear based upon viewing / reading figures [...]
2020 Vision The phrase ‘2020 vision’ recently popped into my head and keeps playing on repeat. As such, I’ve felt a real need to get my thoughts down in writing and share the insights that have emerged from this phrase. I feel that the phrase explains EVERYTHING we need to be learning right now, [...]
Top 5 Tips for Mental Health Awareness I’m sure that the fact that it is Mental Health Awareness Week right now hasn’t passed you by, as there are a wealth of (virtual) events, fundraisers, stories and resources on this year’s theme of ‘kindness’ available to all. I started the week by taking some time to [...]
Yes, this is a genuine question. I know that I am not alone when I say that the current enforced ‘solitude’ that we are now experiencing has been quite a wake-up call. The lockdown has enabled many of us to invest our time very differently – cooking and baking from scratch for the first time, [...]
Fresh Air & Exercise: The Norfolk Coastal Coach Walks Her Talk Unprecedented Times I’m pretty sure that being stuck at home for the unforeseeable future was certainly not on anyone’s 2020 agenda. Now, more so than ever before, it’s important to create new routines and find meaningful ways to spend our long days [...]