For a long while, I used many types of planners. The Fox Planner, Happy Planner, Bullet Journal Spreads, and many more. I always stopped using them. They became cluttered and congested with all the mini-deadlines I had for myself. And, I kept long to-do lists in them. I tried to pack too many things into …
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I feel foolish for not understanding my career’s performance metrics until recently and after five years as a tenure-track lecturer. My university had put in place a metric of two research articles per year for each staff member. Seems simple enough…just publish two scientific articles per year. How I thought the metric was calculated was …
Most professional women who work in a knowledge economy are creators. Their companies often require a wide range of articles, from technical pieces to opinions to promotional offers. But unlike physical goods that have a well-defined nature, the definition of a well-written article is subjective. A colleague may find an article terrible and lacking in …
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You’re feeling the anxiety build, slowly at first. It’s building because you know you have a ton of things to do but you can barely keep track of everything. Work is becoming unbearable with all the things you have to do. Every day you find more tasks are added to your already full plate. You …
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Do you feel you have to apologize for just being yourself even though you are ‘nice’, kind, respectful, soft-spoken? Do you find yourself saying, ‘I’m sorry’ for doing something good for yourself to not offend another person, maybe a colleague or a family member? Being unapologetic is not always easy, but can be learnt. Ask …
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In the summer before my sixteenth birthday, I stumbled on Nora Roberts’ Irish Thoroughbred in the Olde Book Shop along my route to Spanish lessons. The Olde Book Shop had an entire shelf dedicated to Nora’s romance novels and I spent the summer making my way through the second-hand books. Twenty-five years later, I’m an …
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Dear Overwhelmed Writer, You have a lot on your plate and got handed a writing project. It’s another article you got to write for your job. You know you should get started but every time you think of the writing project you imagine it just disappearing. Poof! It’s gone. Fantasy fades, reality sets in and …
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Photo by Gianluca Carenza on Unsplash Of late, you are tired and on the verge of being burnt out. You start your days caring for your loved ones, then for your colleagues at work, and finally back to your loved ones at the end of the day. You barely have time for yourself, much …
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Photo by Stephanie Harvey on Unsplash Do you find yourself missing out on life events because you are buried under physical and mental clutter? Do you wish your space is light and airy and brings you great joy, peace and calm? Have you tried simplifying your life only to find that you are more …
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Photo by Gijs Coolen on Unsplash Life can throw challenges at you hard and fast. The loss of a loved one or a job, illness, having a number of impending deadlines and unexpected financial expenses can induce unbearable stress. How you respond to that stress could either make you weaker or make you stronger. Stress could overwhelm …
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