1 day agoMember-onlyEasy ways to explain employment gaps on your CVChances are, at some point in your working life, you’ll need to take some time out of work for one reason or another. When life events happen, there can be all sorts of reasons why you need to take a break from work. So why do we feel uncomfortable sharing…Cv Writing4 min readCv Writing4 min read
Oct 5Member-onlyHere’s why you shouldn’t always follow people’s adviceSometimes you can just have too much advice thrown at you — and it’s not always a good thing - for these reasons. Of course, we all need a bit of advice from time to time. But, when I told one of my closest friends that I wanted to try…Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
Jun 20Why I don’t work with clients who do these thingsAnd why you shouldn’t, either. As a freelancers or business owners, we’re told to provide a level of service to keep clients coming back: regular communication, meet deadlines, deliver, deliver, deliver. But what about how clients work with us? This matters, too. I’ve heard many stories about the way some…2 min read2 min read
Jun 12Tips to build your first 100 followersWho will be the 100th?!! 99 followers and one to go! It’s no fun winning straight away. It’s all about the challenge: Getting new material, telling your stories and marketing yourself is a job in itself. …100 Followers3 min read100 Followers3 min read
Jun 11Boundaries you just shouldn’t cross with your ex-spouseEspecially if one or both of you has a new partner When you separate from a spouse with the plan to get divorced, the dynamic of the relationship changes. You don’t know you to behave around each other. You try to do your best for the sake of making it…Relationships4 min readRelationships4 min read
Jun 24 ways your sex life gets better in later lifeThere’s a perception that young people are more sexually active and having better sex lives than at any other point in their lives. But as you get older, you realise this is all quite over-rated because sex can bring a whole new way of life as you get older. If…Relationships3 min readRelationships3 min read
May 30The way we think about relationships is ever-evolvingI’ve related to all of the Sex and the City girls at one point of my life. I always wanted to be like Samantha, but I could never quite pull it off. So actually, it was Miranda first. What some might see as a cynical view. …Relationships3 min readRelationships3 min read
Apr 20Yes, of course you can have friends of the opposite sex when you have a partner.But here’s a few things to remember when it comes to boundaries and making it all work together….. When it comes to having friends of the opposite sex, it’s healthy and a great asset to have in life. …Relationships4 min readRelationships4 min read
Jan 8How to deal with a lazy colleagueDon’t you just love it when, after months of putting in work and effort into a project, a co-worker just takes some of that glory? They talk as if the two have worked together from the start. They act as if it’s been a joint effort when, in fact, they’ve…Colleagues4 min readColleagues4 min read
Dec 26, 2022How an ex-spouse plays the guilt cards and how to deal with themIt’s funny how your ex-spouse — someone you were once close to — can turn to bitter and resentful behaviours once the two of you start parting ways. How was I once close to this person? you wonder. How did I not see those behaviours before? No matter how amicable…Divorce4 min readDivorce4 min read
