Something interesting happened to me the other day. I had an enlightening conversation with one of my best friends. After I mentioned that I had been harmlessly flirting with a single male friend who happens to live in Sydney, my friend commented that she hoped I wasn’t going to give up everything and move interstate…
How to Come to Terms with Your New Normal
You might have noticed things have been extremely quiet around here lately. After months of job hunting, I started a new full-time Executive Assistant role mid-October. The last month or so has been a whirlwind of training, learning and settling into my incredibly busy new role. A few weeks ago my Mum was diagnosed with…
How To Deal with Periods of Transition
Change can sometimes be difficult. Change can also be vital, exhilarating and liberating. But what about the transition period – that tricky time between when you decide to make a change (or have the need for change thrust upon you) and when your new plan comes together. I’m talking about that time you feel a bit…
10 Thought Provoking Lessons from Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi as he is more well-known was an inspiration to many people. Throughout his life, he was a seeker of truth and simplicity. Gandhi was born in India in 1869. In his earlier years, Gandhi studied law in London before moving to South Africa to work. During his twenty-one years…
Email or Telephone?
Years ago when I first start freelancing, I noticed in the first few weeks I hardly ever made work related phone calls. I do remember there was one very long and frustrating call trying to clear up a problem with my computer but I don’t think that counts. Come to think of it, in the…
