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Written at the end of December – and somehow a whole month has passed since then, I’m not sure what I did with that time! I find it harder to write when I’m in a phase of ‘not knowing’. When I’m in between things, or wondering how something will play out. In this strange place … Continue reading Writing while in a ‘not knowing’ phase
A while ago, I was inspired to write a blog post about joy, which sparked ideas for 3 more blog posts on a similar subject AND made me realise that there is a theme that has run through everything I’ve written about in the last 10 years or so. The theme of finding joy in … Continue reading How I discovered and started to harness my creativity
“The “what” of your job, always trumps the “why”. No matter how much you believe in the mission of your work, or how genuinely you admire the people you work with, neither of these will sustain you if the actual activities – the “what” of your work – are not things you love to do.” … Continue reading How to find joy in your work
I was wrestling with whether to complete and publish an ebook which collects together some of the blog posts I wrote at the start of last year. I asked a freelance group I’m in and the general feeling was that it would be useful as it’s always nice to hear the stories of other freelancers. … Continue reading Who am I to tell my freelance story?
So I’ve changed my mind yet again! And I’m writing this blog post to remind myself that it’s OK to have done that. At the start of this year, I started a “play project” – I created a six week course called Pieces of Me, and I ran it for some friends. It involved a … Continue reading It’s OK to change your mind
I think it’s fair to say that I’ve done quite a lot of personal development over the last ten years or so, trying to figure out who I am and what I’m best at. In doing a million different courses, reading a load of books and having several coaches, I have come across a couple … Continue reading Two ways to find your talents and passions
One of the best personal development tools for me is writing. Whether it’s creative writing, writing on a blog or writing in my journal. Writing on a blog I realised quite early on in my personal development journey that writing is important for me, as I wrote a lot of blog posts and thought a … Continue reading How I use writing to move myself forward
I took a year of maternity leave from my job, something we are very fortunate to be able to do in the UK. I had no idea what to expect from motherhood and maternity leave – I don’t think you really can know until you’ve experienced it. It’s a very intense time, very tiring and … Continue reading How I was able to fit in some creativity during maternity leave
Here I am, self-employed, working in a few different ways, and if you’ve come across me for the first time you might think I’ve got it all figured out. You might think I’m one of those people who magically just knew what they could help with and who their ideal clients would be. (Nobody magically … Continue reading How other people helped me go from ideas to action
I’m a thinker and a planner. I can spend hours with a notepad or an iPad just pondering, drawing mind maps and considering scenarios. While that’s very useful in some situations, it’s not great for making anything happen. Before I did the 30 Day Challenge (which I talk about a lot, because it was such … Continue reading Why taking action is better than thinking