Tag Archive: advice

February 20, 2014 - Written by:

Worry Lines

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If worrying gives you wrinkles, then by now I should look like one of those Shar Pei dogs. I would need a huge vat of anti-wrinkle cream. I am a massive worrier and some days I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. Sometimes it’s big things that worry me: global warming, flooding, the recession. Sometimes a small thing that happens can make me worry about a whole heap of other things. I know that worrying is a waste of time and completely unproductive, and I often tell other people this, but I find it difficult to take my own advice.

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February 3, 2014 - Written by:

Job Interview From Hell: I Should Have Bailed

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Newly graduated, I’d been on the dole just a few days when I was invited to interview at a company I’d never heard of before… No job title was given, and I wasn’t sure what “outsource marketing” meant (a thorough googling didn’t enlighten me much further), but I went along, curious, hopeful, and determined it would be good interview “practice”.... Read the rest of this post...

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January 12, 2014 - Written by:

Step Out of That Comfort Zone!

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We all live in our own comfort zones – you know, that little bubble of safety where the walls are soft and the landings are made of feathers. Routine is easy and the only thing that makes you nervous is having to see the in-laws, bumping into your ex boyfriend or being dragged into your boss’s office. But stepping out... Read the rest of this post...

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January 6, 2014 - Written by:

Shoulda Woulda Coulda

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Take a chance and with it risk minor humiliation. If you don’t, you could end up regretting it. So, I met this guy on the train home, two days before Christmas. Having fallen asleep against the window, I woke up as the conductor announced that the train would go no further than the next station. We weren’t even half way... Read the rest of this post...

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