Tag: career
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The smoothies were a failure, but now I’m washing my way to fortune
My job was fun and it gave me fulfillment, and I felt like I had finally found what I was passionate about. Then I became restless again. I wanted to stretch myself more, do more than sit on the red couch and ask questions, but the environment wasn’t conducive for that.
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Life in the fun factory, where the juggle is real
Apart from having a full time job, I’m also an on-demand food distributor, wife, nurse, cleaner, taxi driver, jungle gym, wallet, YouTube operator, human body warmer, event planner, referee, book reader, nappy changer, dresser, story teller, singer, dancer, and jogger with a stroller.
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Here’s to the friend whose shattered life taught me how to live my own
Rob, an old friend of the family, passed away a few years agoin his mid-60s, living a lot longer than his doctors ever expected him to.
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Thank you, Kate Moss, my role-model, for helping to save my life
At a time when Lance Armstrong was denying that he doped his way onto the winners’ podium and Tiger Woods was denying breaking his wedding vows, Kate Moss showed the world what it meant to take accountability and do the right thing.
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The trouble with making rugby players our role models
Adults looking for role models in sport is a bit like adults waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve. You need to move on from such things. When it comes to the kids though, sports stars are a vital link between them and a sport.
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The 3 Ps that help me make it through the day
I’m telling you this to say that life has been a bit rough, but I’m still standing. And I’m still marching on, sometimes to my detriment, but I am. Here’s how.
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Why I gave up my top management job to become a rural postman
The plan was to take at least one year off, live a little and then have a good think about what to do next.
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How I stuttered my way into the job I love
I really struggled to speak properly. I just couldn’t get the words out. Once I got going I was a bit better, but I battled to participate in conversations, and this made me shy and withdrawn.
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The things I love most about not having a proper job
You are your own CEO, HR manager, head of IT credit control clerk, bookkeeper, marketing manager and public relations officer. And that’s just before 10am.
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A 12-step moneyfesto to help you make it through 2018
I’ve drawn up a bit of a personal manifesto for 2018 to get my money under control. That means exercising not just discipline, but honesty with myself about my financial situation.