Hello everyone! I hope you are well, happy and content. Hopefully you are looking forward to continuing with your day and your week ahead with positivity, lightness and joy. In this post we are asking the question; Is what happens to us luck, pre-destined or the consequence of what we have “designed”? We are going… Continue reading Design your life
Tag: communication
Learning lessons
Hello all, How are you? Part of everyday experiences is something new. Some experiences are joyful, some make us wish we were somewhere else! Either way, experiences are a gift, an opportunity to learn something. I have heard a lot about “challenging experiences” being great teachers. I find challenges can be twofold: first, sorting out… Continue reading Learning lessons
Gratification, patience and perseverance
Hello! How are you doing? Where are you on the deferment of gratification scale? The ability to delay gratification has been associated with a wide range of positive outcomes. Gratification delay in children predicts better scholastic performance and better coping skills There are a variety of studies which look at the12 contexts of gratification: 1.… Continue reading Gratification, patience and perseverance
A quick re-blog on inspiration and representation
I am re-blogging this from my husbands’ site, as it is phrased so eloquently, I thought it worth a re-share. If nothing else, it proves how important it is to bring everyone along on the journey, not just those having to travel it. Things Lady M Says: Now You Know
Commercialising STEM
Over the last few years I’ve seen a growing number of commercials using STEM to promote, advertise or to attempt to show their product in a good light around this issue. The importance of this only grows, as we see an ‘insurgence’ of right-wing, conservative policies and politics trying to rescind, rewind & damage what… Continue reading Commercialising STEM
Sit down you’re rocking the boat
Rocking the boat does not mean turning into a full anarchist, deliberately being obstructive, and negative. It means being inquisitive, challenging, questioning, engaging, visualizing a different way of seeing things. Getting people to see challenges in a different way.
Gender in Recruitment
Recently, I was talking to a friend who was building a senior IT leadership team to report into a female IT director and I asked how many of the nine roles had gone to women. The reply was “none” followed up by “there were absolutely no female applicants”. We both rolled our eyes out of… Continue reading Gender in Recruitment
Be more dog
Do you want to be more dog? like the O2 advert ask you to be. Do you want to be more Fish? Eagle? or even, do you want to be more Male? What does it really matter what you are, as long as you are happy. The concern is that the corporate world demands a… Continue reading Be more dog
Hang On, Who Wears The Trousers?
There’s an old quip that states that behind every successful man is a surprised woman. I suspect its lasting power comes from the more than sneaking suspicion by men that it is true; and the certain knowledge by those that love them that it absolutely is. In the Arabic world, the husband is seen as… Continue reading Hang On, Who Wears The Trousers?
The key to communication
The key to all communication is the ability to listen, understand, and respond effectively. Sounds simple enough doesn’t it, but so many people don’t and can’t communicate effectively. I always thought communication was one of my strong points, I still do, but even I work hard on using the correct form and means of communication… Continue reading The key to communication
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