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Learnings, tips & tricks for anyone to reference to during difficult times, stressful days or when you feel the need to reframe.
My values - #6 Joie de vivre.
Core values act as a GPS system for our life, supporting our decision-making process, and allowing us to distinguish wrong from right. Previously I have talked about …
Check Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology often depicted as a five-tier model of human needs within a pyramid. Maslow stated that …
My values - #5 Integrity.
As I continue sharing with you my core values, this week I focus on Integrity. Integrity can mean a lot of things to various people but for me it means two things. The first one is …
You don’t know how to relax!
My partner is someone pretty chilled. We get on well as I am the complete opposite and opposites attract, right? He often tells me that “I don’t know how to relax”. He has a …
My values - #4 Autonomy.
Over the last few weeks, I have shared with you my values of authenticity, kindness, and growth. This week I am focusing on my next core value: Autonomy.
My values - #3 Growth.
As I continue sharing with you my core values, this week we are focusing on Personal Growth also known as self-improvement or self-actualisation. Over the years…
Start a journaling practice.
Journaling is a written record of our thoughts & feelings, a way of figuring out what’s going on in our life (or in our business – more on this in a later post). It is recommended to journal every day, but I haven’t mastered that practice (yet!) and…
My values - #2 Kindness.
Growing up, my mum used to say “If you’ve got nothing nice to say, say nothing” – she is one of the nicest persons I know. This has rubbed on me and Kindness is…
My values - #1 Authenticity.
Values are principles or beliefs that guide us through everything we do and inform our decisions, attitudes, or actions. They help us to determine what is important to us... A value is neither morally good nor bad, it is not something to be …
How NOT to return to ’normal’.
Now that restrictions have been eased and that we are starting to socialise and, for some of us, to return to the office, how about we DON’T return to the normal we know? If I am perfectly honest, there are quite a few …
Comparisonitis.
A totally unhelpful activity that leaves you feeling inadequate, and with your confidence and self-worth in tatters. Once you’ve caught yourself doing it, here are a few tips to stop you in your tracks…
On motherhood and business.
I am a mum of 3. I have 3 wonderful kids, my eldest son is 21, my daughter 19 and my youngest is 13. Lots of people have commented that I look too young to have adult children, but I started my family rather early. In fact…
Who are you?
Are you clear on who you are, on how you want to show up in your life, as a partner, a parent, a son/daughter, a sibling, or a friend? What about in your work life?
What brings you joy?
For years, as a scientist, I did not consider myself to be the creative type. I have a logical and rational mind, so how could I?! I thought creativity required some qualities I did not have... I would dabble into a bit of DIY…
Eat the rainbow.
Over the years, I have realised that to keep my mental health in check, I needed to be quite vigilant and to look after myself (body and mind) better. That means…
My first career change.
At the beginning of my career, I used to work in research labs. Over the years I worked on lupus, HIV and corneal transplantation in some very prestigious institutions in Paris and London. This sounds cool and I should have been grateful but…
Self-awareness.
My journey with self development started about 15 years ago when I attended a course to become more assertive at work (back then I was struggling with boundaries and saying no, but that’s for another post).
Since then my self awareness has grown from strength to strength and on most days I am ‘present’ enough to…
Name it, tame it.
‘There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing.’
Languishing or feeling a sense of emptiness and stagnation. Have you felt it? I have. In fact, I have been feeling it for weeks but until today I was unable to really put my finger on it…
Me, my stress and I.
I know first-hand the ravages that too much stress can do to our body and mind if not kept under watch. About a decade ago, I suffered from burnout which heightened my anxiety and led to depression.
International Day of Happiness.
Today is the UN International Day of Happiness and the theme for this year: Keep calm. Stay wise. Be kind. With our world facing unprecedented challenges, wellbeing matters more than ever indeed so find out the few things I do to become happier.
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