Proactive problem solving

PROBLEMS CROP up regularly as part of our working lives. For example, we might get sick, which makes it impossible to meet a deadline or, half way through a job, we might realise that the work involved is going to be much more complicated than we thought, which means...

Success in a pandemic

There’s nothing like a world pandemic to shake up our assumptions and priorities! I’m pretty sure many of us used to feel quite confident about our career paths and definitions of success. But now all that doesn’t feel so straightforward anymore, when not just our...

Keep your options open

For many of us at the moment, things are undoubtedly tough. And, as human beings, we have developed many ways to make it even tougher than it needs to be. For example, sometimes we catastrophise, taking a bad situation and imagining everything getting worse and worse...

My mojo has locked down!

Usually, I have energy abound for my work and a passion for even the smallest things in life. However, in these strange times, I’ve sometimes felt dog-tired for no particular reason; long since forgotten aches and pains have crept back, slyly whispering ‘go to bed’...
Working from home with the family in tow

Tempering lockdown anxiety

As the Covid-19 lock down loomed, I found myself listening to and watching blanket news coverage, thinking this would help me feel calmer. However, I gradually realised that my need to stay constantly informed while simultaneously trying to keep to my BC (before...
Working from home with the family in tow

Flipping out?

For many of us, staying mentally strong through this scary time will be just as important as maintaining our physical health. While it’s advisable to recognise rather than suppress our fearful thoughts, it’s also helpful to find ways of making sure that our...
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