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Manage your email while on holiday – tips for small business owners and busy professionals
Staying on top of your email while on holiday can be challenging, daunting and stressful, when you’re meant to be relaxing. If you’ve read through the previous blog posts/newsletters, you’ll have a few tips to help reduce the stress of actually being on holiday and avoid spending too much time thinking about work! However, there’s…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day – mind the equality gap
Women’s rights and gender equality are in the media … again. And not just because of International Women’s Day. Last week I was at the 10 Decades of Women’s Voices Event. #TenDec23 We take so much for granted these days and we’ve come a long way. However, there’s still a way to go and in…
Read MoreTime to reassess and keep that holiday feeling going.
As you head into the final three months of the year, the end of the Summer holiday and the start of a new term, is a great time to reassess and refocus. You’ve spent the last couple of weeks relaxing, enjoying time away from work. It gives you a sense of perspective. Spending time with family…
Read MoreEnjoy your holiday time … or are you still working?
When you head off on holiday for a well earned break, the intention is you relax and do something different. Instead, if you’re thinking about work, especially if it’s your own business or you’re in a leadership position, it can be difficult to switch off. If you followed my tips in the previous post for…
Read MoreFind a different way of working
As well as enjoying the long Jubilee weekend, I took the opportunity for a couple of days off AND working flexibly. It’s one of the benefits of being able to work for yourself and choosing when to work. Although this is also the reason so many people working at home don’t end up taking breaks.…
Read MoreWorking a six hour day – can it really work?
The six hour day was first introduced in Sweden, then adopted by France. Along with the 4 day week, the appeal of more flexible working is spreading as more countries and businesses take up the idea. Aside from the obvious impact of the last two years, many people in the UK work more than 40…
Read MoreTake time to ease out of lockdown
As lockdown restrictions slowly lift, we all need time to adjust and adapt. Just as we needed to adjust and adapt as we went into lockdown the first time. I was excited to be able to meet up with friends I hadn’t seen in ages for a social cycle ride. That’s something I’ve really missed.…
Read MoreWorking During Lockdown
As we are going through another lockdown it’s even more important to look after your mental health and physical wellbeing. This time it’s tougher. We’re going into Winter. The nights are drawing in, there are fewer daylight hours. The weather isn’t as good and there are few opportunities to get outside and enjoy the fresh…
Read MorePeace and Tranquility
Early morning peace and tranquility … In an increasingly busy and stressful world the natural environment provides a refuge: a place to recharge our batteries so we can emerge refreshed and renewed, ready to face the world. Taken on my recent fund-raising Canoe Adventure in Sweden.
Read MoreMoney can’t buy love …
…but it could buy happiness. At least according to the results of a recent survey it can. What they’ve confirmed is in the busy world in which we now live and work with so many demands on your time, if you truly value your time and want to be happier, some things are worth paying…
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