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 […]
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What Would You Remember from Your Work Life?
Last night while in bed, I was reflecting on my work life. I entered the workforce while I was in my 3rd year university holidays as an Undergraduate Entry Naval Officer. At the time, I was studying Chemistry at Monash University with the aim of doing an Honours year in it but during Orientation Week, […]
Trying New Knitting Techniques
One of the skills I wanted to learn was to be able to knit motifs around the shoulder of jumpers and recently, I came across the designs of knitwear designer June Steingass from Knit.Love.Wool. The reason why I loved these fair isle designs is they remind me of the chunky nordic jumpers and cardigans that […]
Missing Body Language
Recently on my morning walk, I pondered about how I’ve been working from home and remotely for some years now and what I’ve been missing with regards to working with others “in real life”. In the past, while working in office, I would say that I had some positive attributes that lent themselves well to […]
We Need the Social at Work
Last night, my colleagues at Rapid Circle and I took part in a fun online Trivia Night. It’s now been four weeks since our Adopt & Embrace team were acquired by this new company and given that many of us were in lockdown in Melbourne, we were unable to meet each other in person. However, […]
Summer Holidays
One of the things I’ve noticed more so this year than I have in any other year is the stark difference in how Europeans have holidays compared to us. I think it’s because I’ve been communicating with a lot more European friends and family recently through language learning apps as well as my Twitter network; […]
Giving Feedback
Last week, we had Team Week at our company and it’s a chance for us to get together (either physically if there’s no COVID or online, if there is! ?) to discuss different aspects of our work and plan for the quarter ahead. I look forward to these because it’s an opportunity to see the […]
From Training to Learning to Knowledge to What?
(This is a collection of rambled thoughts – I’m still formulating what the question is in my mind so please humour me and go with the flow. I will find my way soon). I’ve been working on some interesting projects at Adopt & Embrace, a Microsoft Partner and where I work three days a week […]
Building a Digital Profile
Some time ago, I was asked to present at an upcoming conference on the topic of Building a Digital Profile. I accepted as it was not only an interesting topic, also I valued the person who asked it of me, and it was also a paid opportunity. Since accepting the work, I have been doing […]
The Bed of Procrustes
The irony is not lost on me that much of what we go through in our life happens to be a Procrustean bed. They are born, then put into a box; they go home to live in a box; they study by ticking boxes they go to what is called “work” in a box, where […]
When Subscriber Numbers Get Scary
One of the things I’m doing of late is getting ready slowly to remove myself completely from social media (namely Twitter and LinkedIn). At this stage, I’m unsure how it’s going to happen but what I do know is that I think I’ve pretty much reached my limit when it comes to learning how to […]
Lockdown Lament
I have to hand it to people working in jobs where they have to show up day in, day out for the good of the community such as medical and emergency staff. They must have a resilience and internal fortitude about them and these are admirable qualities to have and I wish I had 1/10th […]
Separation & Flow
Relax, it’s not what you’re thinking. Although, it’s disheartening to hear of so many separations happening in my life. I guess it’s my age and to be expected when my friends, families and peers have reached a point in lives where their children have grown and left home and they face new realities about the […]
Saying No
One of the things I’ve started to reflect upon and change over time is to stop saying “yes” to some things requested of me especially when they are not beginning to align anymore to my needs. In the past, I was always happy to agree to do work and much of it unpaid which really, […]
Lockdown…again
So the day after I wrote about the post on solo travelling, greater Melbourne is once again in lockdown…for the fourth time and this time for 7 days. Lockdown Number 1: had us all panicked, anxious and stressed with the unknown. Lockdown Number 2: we were a little bit comfortable and in good spirits….until the […]
On Travelling By Yourself
One of the things I love to do is to travel internationally and explore different places. My husband and I are keen travellers but as he has a senior position at work, it means he’s unable to take long periods of time away. Once he retires, (5 years and counting), my plan is to do […]
Rethinking Activate Learning Solutions
For the last few years, I’ve been working as a Community Manager for a small company, a Microsoft Partner called Adopt & Embrace and I’ve been LOVING the work. I work three days a week and although my work is not only community management of a small adoption and change community; much of my work […]
Time to Get Serious about the Next Phase
It’s a bit weird writing about this topic on this blog but I can’t deny it that this is something that is part of my life now – and for many women – and I may as well accept it even though it doesn’t sit well with me. Yes, the dreaded menopause. via GIPHY Every […]
Creating an Archive of Blog Posts
Today I finally got around to creating an archive page for this blog that pulls together all the blog posts I have written over the years. I followed the article How to Display All Your WordPress Posts on the One Page and downloaded the Simple Yearly Archive plugin from the WordPress store. I’ve been meaning […]
Future Fit
Recently I finished reading a book by Andrea Clarke called Future Fit: How to Stay Relevant and Competitive in the Future of Work. Although the book was not relevant for me (in the sense that I have for many years now, been building an online profile and networks to help navigate through my different projects, […]