When ending one thing and starting another, how do you want it to feel? On one hand the comparison between then and now might feel unhelpful. But on the other hand, the comparison allows you to view things clearly. Instead of just moving onto the next thing, it helps to reflect on how similar it … Continue reading Open to something progressive
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Changing yourself to progress your career
The workplace can often just feel like one long game with lots of rules. For many people following these rules requires changing perhaps to the point of doing things that you don't really want to do. So, how much should you change for the sake of career progression? If you feel like you have to … Continue reading Changing yourself to progress your career
5 minutes more
When working from home, the getting ready process from bed to desk is much less time consuming. Instead of waking up, getting breakfast, showering and brushing your teeth, getting ready, leaving out and travelling to the office. You might just wake up, get a coffee and start work. Then perhaps it's later in the morning … Continue reading 5 minutes more
Wellbeing in the workplace
I think that this matters and I think I think that this is important. If you had a conversation with a lot of companies, particularly since this covid pandemic, they would have something to say about the importance of wellbeing. We're all aware that peoples mental health and general wellbeing has been impacted by the … Continue reading Wellbeing in the workplace
Solution oriented
Often in life when we're going through a difficult time or something unideal happens we end up feeling stuck. We think it's because our situation is just so awful and terrible. However, often we end up stuck because we aren't putting enough of our effort and energy into the solution. For example, lets say you … Continue reading Solution oriented
Keep exploring
There's something quite wonderful about being a beginner, starting something new with fresh eyes, optimism, excitement and curiosity. There are probably plenty of things that you've been doing for a long time to the point that they're a regular part of your daily, weekly or monthly routine. It could be old hobbies from childhood or … Continue reading Keep exploring
5 reasons to quit your job
I think that what we do for a living matters. When you have to wake up everyday and do something that you don't enjoy, interact with people you don't agree with, work late to meet deadlines and give your time and energy to work that you don't care about, maybe you should be doing something … Continue reading 5 reasons to quit your job
The resignation daydream
When a person finds themselves in a job role they don't want to be in, it often takes a while to leave. They may regularly have the thought that of handing in their resignation, being in a job where they feel valued or starting over in a new city. However, they don't take these thoughts … Continue reading The resignation daydream
Other peoples opinions
Sometimes we stop ourselves from doing the things that we want to do because we put others above ourselves. We choose to consider how our actions might make someone else feel, as if that is our responsibility. It often results in not doing the things that we want to do. In the moment, it might … Continue reading Other peoples opinions
Putting it out there
Your job is to create and then put it out there. It might not get the amount of views you want or it could be loved by millions, that is not something you have any control over. It's not your job to try and convince people that your work is good. In fact, you need … Continue reading Putting it out there
The Daily Gemm 