Want to change your career but not sure how? This post is for you.
Hurrah, you got past the blog heading because, yes, it’s wanky! But it’s an important message. There’s so much pressure these days to be beautiful, smart, slim, kind, successful, happy, popular… the list goes on and on. But is this pressure really being put on us or are we simply piling the pressure on ourselves? Perfection is a lie Just a scroll through my Instagram feed and I’m inundated with beautiful images and perfect posts – even the filters are perfect! Seen a picture of a top Instagrammer somewhere iconic, like the Taj Mahal, and weirdly there’s no one else…
It’s 2018. You can control the lighting or heating in your home via voice or an app on your phone. You can talk to someone on the other side of the world, using just 280 characters, Skype or via a messenger app. You can organise your life via your phone. There’s no doubting that technology has changed the way we live and work and helped make us more efficient so why are we still outdated when it comes to office working? Why is it that most companies prefer to have someone 9 to 5, sitting at their desk? Alesia Kazantceva…
Recently I was listening to Emma Gannon’s Podcast, CTRL ALT DELETE, where she was chatting with journalist Anna Hart about her career. Anna writes about travel and culture for a number of publications, including the Telegraph, Condé Nast Traveller, Suitcase Magazine, the Guardian and Stylist Magazine (which is where I first came across her writing). Basically Anna has the career I would die for! There was one part of the interview which really resonated with me. Anna said, Your career in your 20s is about saying yes to everything that you can, whereas your career in your 30s is about what…
I cannot believe it’s almost the end of the year. I swear it was only February yesterday! The older I get, the faster the months fly by. Has anyone actually researched that because I swear it’s some weird time-warp thing. Professor Brian Cox, get on it please. Looking back on the year, here are are some life lessons I learnt: You really do get wiser as you get older. As well as more confident. Own it. Time goes by so quickly so make the most of every moment. Stop taking on so much work! Weekends should be relaxing, not stressful.…
