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If you work in the arts or creative sector, you are more than likely a freelancer, contractor or working in a mid or small to medium enterprise. This gives you great flexibility and freedom, but you can miss out on some of the benefits of corporate life.
While perks have been cut in recent times,...
There is much debate about work/life balance and can we have it all. Here’s what I believe: we may not be able to have it all, but we can definitely have and do enough. One of the secrets is to choose how you use your energy, and then let others support you on all the other stuff.
Allowing...
I know I am overdue for a holiday when I stare wistfully at the departure board at the airport and imagine that I am boarding a plane for a long-haul flight. When the longing for far-off adventure includes the tedium of a 24-hour plus journey, I know it is time to pack a suitcase and go...
Are you a high achiever, a leader in your sector, an award winner?
Did you get constant high scores in class and now have glowing performance reviews?
Are you the one people think of when they need an expert?
And…. Do you also feel isolated, exhausted, and alone?
Yesterday I had a great plan for the day.
Get up early go to the gym * Walk dog * Meditate * Shower change breakfast * Coffee shop to finish of writing article * Follow up emails * Book car for rego check * Walk dog again * Shop for and cook dinner * Night out at theatre * Home bed.
Sounds good....
I was clearing out my edifice of a bedside reading pile the other day, and I found a copy of In Praise of Slow by Carl Honoré. The book was written about 10 years ago and my copy has spent at least two years waiting to be read. I found it at a second hand book sale,...
