The Zen of Work: How To Stay Calm in a Stressful Job
Overwhelm. It seems to come with the territory these days. No matter what kind of work you do, there’s the propensity to feel beyond stressed about it.
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Why You Shouldn't Work During the Holidays (and What You Should Do Instead)
What are your plans for the holidays?
If you're anything like me, you're looking forward to time with family, and the chance to have a well-earned rest.
But might you also be figuring that now would be a great time to catch up on your email backlog? Or to clear the admin you've de-prioritized ahead of doing essential year-end stuff (not to mention turning up at office parties?)
If so, I have a bit of advice:
Don't.
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I like being powerful at work. Earlier in my career that looked like sharp jackets, red lipstick and knock-your-socks-off performances whenever I was called upon to present, lead or influence in any way.
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So you want to quit your job? I know. I’ve been there.
How a Simple Reframe Can Transform a Stressy Work Problem
Over the last months I’ve hit upon what feels like a useful question, and thought I’d share it with you here.
How To Know When Its Time To Quit Your Job
According to a recent survey, 33% of us in the UK are looking for new jobs this year. The tight reins that many businesses have kept on salary increases in recent years, together with work pressure in tough trading times, seem to be taking their toll.
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If there’s one word I’m hearing more and more these days it’s this: Overwhelm.
What a Homeless Guy Taught Me About Kindness
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama
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I love this. And these words sum it all up for me: "Kindness isn't conditional - do something and secretly expect that it'll come boomeranging back. It often happens that way anyway. But the gettin...
Thanks for taking the time to read it, Suzy! xx
"Letting go and letting God" is exactly it, Jon. It's amazing how our small ego thinks that it has the power to do all the heavy lifting, and how when we see the lie in that and allow the bigger en...
I love the idea of empowered dressing, Mandy. I've been giving some thought myself to what "power" really means to me and, while at one point in life I thought it was all about what went on outside...
Exactly, Suzy. So often we forget that we have that choice and are not in fact just victims of our circumstances!
I love the idea of an inner stylist, Mandy. Right now my inner stylist is encouraging me to wear a bohemian long dress in my quite conservative neck of the woods and to pot with the strange looks I...
Thanks, Charles. Congratulations on creating your business!
And, yes, it is a journey. Part of the challenge of answering whatever call to action that the "I want to quit" feeling provokes is b...