Following seismic job market jolts driven by the pandemic, technology layoffs, inflationary pressures and automation scares, several individuals across the globe, are seeking ways to diversify income streams. Let’s just […]
Setting clear goals is one of the single most powerful ways to achieve something meaningful in life. Yet even for those who set goals, and have every intention to deliver, […]
Not very long ago, someone requested my help for a job search. I didn’t know them at all but upon meeting, it appeared that their headcount was transferred to another […]
This is a really difficult piece to write. Perhaps the simplest way for me to get out of this would be to not write it. But I am writing about […]
I always take stock at the year-end. I journal a lot so normally, I write my thoughts on the year that’s about to end and then some on what I […]
If you have been watching the news over the last few weeks, you are likely to have seen headlines relating to the $17 Trillion negative yielding debt, the inverted yield […]
I texted a friend. Me: I am going to watch ‘The Lion King’ Him: Hakuna Matata For those of you who haven’t seen the film, it begins with Simba (then […]
So this weekend, let’s talk about a topic we all love to talk about – gender diversity. Make no mistake for I choose my words very carefully – talking the […]
M and I connected on social media a little while back. We chatted a bit, not too much. Then all of a sudden last week, I got a text. Hey […]
What do you plan to be doing today? I asked Jim*. ‘I’ll fill in the hole in the ceiling and then watch it dry. Then I’ll paint over it and […]
‘Plop’ I felt the water droplet on my head as I entered my flat late on Friday evening. I looked up. To my horror, the ceiling in my hallway was […]
A little while ago I was having coffee with a lady, let’s call her Vicky. Having been divorced for a while, Vicky wanted to start dating. She asked if I […]
It’s been quite a week. I attended the Reg Tech conference at London’s Liverpool Street midweek and then spent the day attending and supporting TEDx London at Royal Festival Hall. […]
Saturday morning for me usually means soccer mum – I get a good run around the pitch while my son plays. Yesterday was a little different. I volunteered for TEDx […]
It’s the Easter Weekend as people take time off from work, many of us are looking forward to the long weekend! Sadly, some of us are carrying tremendous stress and […]
Often, I write the blog first, then find an image for the cover. Today is a little different. We shot the photo first – then it provoked a thought. The […]
Helsingør, Denmark. 21st February 2019 My son and I are sat at an idle betting shop watching Arsenal v Bate Borisov. The score is 3 – 0 and he’s telling […]
So a while ago, I hired John (name changed to protect privacy). Actually, I almost didn’t hire him. Much as he impressed me in the interview, he called shortly after […]
Earlier this week, I was watching an interview where Twinkle Khanna, an Indian author, was chatting to Anupama Chopra, an Indian Journalist as they discussed the launch of her third […]
‘I need a large storage unit,’ I said to my friend as we browsed Ikea a few years ago. Newly single, I was setting up my home from scratch and […]
A few days back, my son and I were watching the film,‘Wonder’. Wonder is an absolutely beautiful story of a ten-year-old boy, August (Auggie) who suffers from a facial deformity […]
As some of you know, I have set up my own small imports business. As part of the marketing, I had a stand at the Greenwich Vintage Market yesterday and […]
I haven’t written for a few weeks. Not sure if you missed me but I missed writing. I can only go so long without it. So this Saturday afternoon, I […]
Why Aren’t You Proud? ‘So what are you planning to do in Sintra?’ I asked the elderly lady sat next to me. The train from Lisbon to Sintra was packed […]
‘I will be in London on Sunday, do you have time for coffee?’ texted Harry. I had been Harry’s manager for a few years, before he moved to another town. […]
The sun has been shining in London and schools are closing for the summer break! So yesterday, we spent most of our morning playing in the local park and then […]
‘Sorry chef, I don’t eat fish,’ I said, when the chef asked me to taste the Goan Fish Curry. ‘You’re such a misfit! Kitchens are totally not for vegetarians!’ he laughed. […]
Earlier this week, I found myself at London’s Olympia Park, scribbling furiously at the the exhibitor’s orientation morning for the Specialty and Fine Food Fair 2018. The event is UK’s leading […]
‘I can count to 100!’‘I can count to 1 million!’ As kids, we delighted in how high we could count! Perhaps, that explains, to some extent, our lifelong obsession with […]
‘I’m going to write a book!’, I said to my mum a few years ago. She began getting anxious; and within minutes, questions followed. ‘What do you know about writing […]
Imagine waking up every single day, feeling shame, resentment, fear…pulling through every chore feeling overwhelmed; and then as you lay down to rest again, feeling it even more, because regardless […]
Last week, I had the huge privilege of joining the team to do some community work at a school in Essex, London. Two of our team members were allocating work […]
This week just keeps giving! Last year, this time, I ran the London Marathon to raise money for RAFT, a medical charity. The lovely Mateja from RAFT invited me for […]
2018 has been anything but calm. As they say, the rate of change today may be the fastest that you have ever seen and yet the slowest that you are […]
What do you want to become?‘I want to become a pilot.’‘I want to become an actor.’‘I want to become a story teller.’And the list goes on. Often in life, we […]
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