I signed up to receive Meredith Lewis (@dangerousmere) advent calendar email which sends out daily prompts for December to inspire some creativity. Given that I enjoy everything that Meredith creates, I thought when I can, I’ll do the activities and see how I go. Today’s prompt is about using my imagination to have my own […]
Resettlement Training
Many years ago when I was in the Navy, one of the supports the provided all military staff when they left the “Service” was what they called “Resettlement Training”. Every member was entitled to this as it consisted of a programmed series of guest speakers, events, counselling and other services related to resettling the defence […]
My French Learning Journey…What’s Next?
I can’t believe that when I started on my learning journey to become fluent in French, two years ago have passed. Since then, I have had my life enriched with new people I have met around the world who are French native speakers or francophiles who have helped and supported me along the way. I […]
Welcome to My Bookshelf Tour
This week I decided to do a bookshelf tour of three shelves in our lounge room and although most of the books are my husband’s, you can instantly tell how different our tastes are! Enjoy!
We Wrote Another Book on Gourmet Teamwork
A couple of years ago, the company I was working for at the time Adopt & Embrace, decided to write a book together. The book was called Adopt & Embrace Microsoft Teams: A Manager’s Guide to Communication, Collaboration and Co-ordination with Microsoft Teams. It was a wonderful experience to write a book with my colleagues […]
Last Day of Lockdown
As I look out the window to a bright red sky (what’s that saying, red sky in the morning, sailor’s warning?), I reflect on the last 1.5 years much of it in lockdown more than not. Today is the last day of lockdown. On the radio and on television, people are preparing for getting out […]
The Debrief Funnel of Experiences
Yesterday I finished watching the recording of the last episode of SAS Australia which so happens to be one of my favourite shows on television. I wrote my reasons why in this post titled: Survival Training. In the last episode, they brought all the contestants back again for the debrief and it reminded me of […]
The Fickleness of Mindset & Motivation
People have asked me why I seem so generally upbeat and positive most of the time. Truth is, I’m not really. I think I’m like most people who struggle with thoughts of self-doubt but cover it up with a smile or a can do attitude. I’m someone who hasn’t figured out how to control mindset […]
A Little Bit Changed
It’s been a wild ride these last couple of years, ones in which I wouldn’t like to repeat as the world experienced something that touched every single one of us in different ways. I’d be lying if I said that it hasn’t affected me on some deep level despite being luckier than most. It’s been […]
Your Alternate Life
This week a couple of people connected with me to tell me that they were taking up university studies to requalify into new potential new careers. I was happy for them as is always the case when people do something like this for themselves that sets them off on a new path of learning, a […]