What do you do when things don’t work out?

What do you do when things don’t work out?

Last week I wrote a column for my local paper on ‘how to find your dream job’. The punch line was essentially: you don’t, you create it as you go. Here’s an extract: The job I do these days didn’t exist when I was choosing my degree and planning my career. But even if...
On winning

On winning

Wow, what a week it’s been! On Thursday I had some local fame when my local paper ran a piece on my award nomination for Emerging SME Business of the Year in the Forward Ladies National Women in Business Awards. On Friday I celebrated being a finalist in the Midlands...
Reclaiming Good

Reclaiming Good

A friend said to me the other day “I’m trying to stop aiming for progress.” It stumped me at first. I’ve always though of progress as a good thing – the antidote to perfection even. But what she meant was that she kept finding herself measuring success as...
12 questions to start the new year

12 questions to start the new year

How are you feeling about the year ahead? Are you ready and raring to go, with some big, hairy, scare-the-pants-off-you goals? Or are you still getting your bearings and wondering what day it is? If it’s the latter, don’t worry about playing catch up. Just start now....
On winning

Five Reasons to Celebrate

Need a reason to celebrate? Here are five to get you started: 1. Celebrate what you have achieved, not what you haven’t What are your proudest achievements this year so far? And what qualities did you need to achieve them? Often our focus is on what hasn’t...

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