Category: success on your terms
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The Hidden Bias Facing Midlife Professionals: More Nurturer, Less Leader?
On Speaking with a midlifer recently, I was interested in her frustrations about being labelled as the “Mother” amongst her coworkers. While the term was given affectionately, she felt frustrated, her age seemed to shape how others treated her and not always in ways that helped her career. She’d recently gone for a promotion and…
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Feeling burnt out? Try this simple habit to reset your life.
It’s fair to say that the last decade has been a massive period of growth. It began with burnout which led to a whole load of experimenting to figure out what kind of life feels right for me. Long before ‘kondoing’ even became a thing I discovered the power of decluttering. It started with ditching…
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Chasing the Dream versus Choosing a ‘Good Enough’ job: Why a 7/10 Job Might Be the Real Win
The idea of the of the ‘good enough’ job came up in conversation recently; a job that pays the bills, causes minimal stress that can be “left at the door” and leaves plenty of time for passions and other pursuits. In a world of noise that pushes us to chase our dreams, turn passion into…
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5 WAYS TO INVITE SOME IRISH LUCK INTO YOUR LIFE!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin If, as the saying goes ‘everyone is Irish on St Patrick’s Day,’ then why not jump on the bandwagon and invite a little bit of the ‘luck of the Irish’ into your life? A bit of luck goes a long way and is often cited as playing a part in…
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5 QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU SPRING CLEAN YOUR LIFE!
One of the most frequently talked about lessons of the pandemic often seems to be the re-connection to nature that so many people have been delighted to experience. I say re-connection rather than discovery, as we’re all born as beings who have an innate ability to appreciate nature. However, this frequently gets blocked over time…
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SHINE YOUR STRENGTHS ON THE WORLD RIGHT NOW!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Let’s face it, there are probably a fair few of us who are still feeling the after effects of the year that was 2020. As we continue on to navigate our way through 2021, it seems that there are glimmers of hope on the horizon for us to hold onto,…
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SOOOO…. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT I WANT, WHAT I REALLY, REALLY WANT!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Yep, you know how the song goes, so if you haven’t already, sing along and sing it strong!!! Then pause and ask yourself if you really, really can say what YOU really want? YOU – yes YOU! Now, I don’t know if you do or don’t know what you want,…
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IF YOUR ‘COVID PROMISE’ IS TO LIVE A BOLDER LIFE READ THIS!
In the previous post entitled IS YOUR COVID PROMISE TO LIVE A BOLDER LIFE, the idea that the lockdown period and current reality could have inspired a new found desire to go out and live a little more boldy was mulled over, you can read about that here: IS YOUR ‘COVID PROMISE’ TO LIVE A…
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IS YOUR ‘COVID PROMISE’ TO LIVE A BOLDER LIFE ?
During a recent WhatsApp chat the idea of a ‘covid promise’ became the hot topic of conversation. One of the participants had heard it somewhere and it tied into the discussion around the reflections that some of us had been having during the period of lock-down. For some, it seems that the sense of the…
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