Feeling stressed – how about a bit of this?

September 30, 2008 No comments yet

Leaving aside any issues around being wasteful I just love this idea!
 

Nice surprise when you get something extra

August 22, 2008 No comments yet

I have just taken delivery of new curtains. My husband and I ordered them at John Lewis on Sunday. The lovely lady there talked us through the options. She asked us whether we wanted express service. We asked how much more that would cost and she said that there was no extra charge. The curtains [...]

Public speaking – learning from comedians

August 15, 2008 4 comments

I went to the 21st Anniversary celebrations of something called “So you think you are funny” – a competition for stand-up comedians held as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A large number of the winners and finalists over the 21 years performed -which made for a long – and in the main – fun [...]

Remember to check the small details on your CV

August 14, 2008 4 comments

One of my favourite feeds is Not Hired – which posts all sorts of job ad responses that explain  – well just that.
This one is apparently one of the favourites  and is a reminder to everyone to make sure that your personal notes are deleted before you press the send button.
I read a CV recently [...]

What is ambition anyway?

July 2, 2008 No comments yet

Some years ago I was having dinner with a couple of working mums like myself and we got to talking about work. Of the three of us it appeared that I was the only one who was willing to undertake further personal development ( I was about to start studying part time for a business degree.) The [...]


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