I lovvvve dresses, and I put my hand up to having days with wardrobe malfunction. Choosing a dress, is like choosing a career path, or any other life-path. I was minding my own business last week, when someone asked me this question.” I need to move forward with my career but I don’t know [...]
Full time work, part time business? Be my own boss? Is that even possible? I work full time. I study Part time and I have started a part time business. And until recently nothing made sense but to own all my own work. Sometimes you have these moments that come unexpectedly in life. Mine, was [...]
One bag of organic skills please- Where can I find them? If skills were bags of crisps they would 1. Grow on trees like leaves and 2. Would be my favourite flavour, Walkers cheese and onion How organic are your skills? I heard the term organic today in reference to skills – “my skills happen [...]
Do you ever find yourself in an awkward position and realise, you should have listened carefully to that little voice in your head? The one that says “take this job” or “No it’s time to move on” or “Run for your life”? Well, this is the same position which Paulette William find herself in, when [...]
If natural smarts were to do battle against school smart which would win? Is one better than the other? Can you manage without one? Can one enhance the other? And why do we obsess so much about university? This week I had the opportunity to sit on an interview panel. This question kept niggling at [...]
Image via Wikipedia So last week I was reminiscing things that I missed or didn’t miss when I had a job. And they were as follows: waking up in the morning fighting for the train Living the house on time but being delayed by TFL And that extortionate monthly agreement with Transport for London So [...]
Act like you know The most difficult thing when transitioning or job seeking is to act as though you were already there. Act like you know, act like everything is normal. I know it sounds crazy. Is that like pretending? No it’s not pretending at all. It’s learning to know who you are entirely and [...]
Hello guys! Happy new year! I can’t belive I’m still saying this. I hope you’ve enjoyed your New Year celebrations. I spent mine under the stars, in front of the London Eye waiting for the fireworks. A magnificent display! 2011 has been an eventful and exciting year. Lots has happened and more is set to [...]