Love? Life? Joy!
Over the last year, whilst battling with months of unemployment, little money, low self-esteem and a few low moments of deep depression, I discovered that I was not the only one who had set out to find her dream job. So many of my friends and family were unhappy in their place of work but did not know how to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Just two months ago I had no idea about what to do with my life. I felt as though all that I was ever going do was sit on my tea stained sofa and live happily in my imaginary world, which I was too chicken to make a reality. I became fixated on one thing and became trapped in my narrow... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Sana Sarwar Wise up!
I got a text recently from a very good friend of mine ranting about the men in her office, the lasting statement being: ‘I bet mountains aren’t sexist!’ ‘No’, I thought. ‘No, they most certainly are not’, as I packed up my backpack for the day, opened my map and made sure I knew the route I was taking my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Fire me up baby! Lauren Williams
The other day I received a teeny tiny message in a bottle from one of my best friends. In it were the words: Dream. Believe. Do. Repeat. Many people wonder: what’s the recipe for success? Good question! I mean, whether it’s your personal health, career or relationships, what really makes a person successful at what they do? How do you... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
Old habits die hard. Or do they? Over one of the many Easter-time bank holidays, a friend of mine visited me in London for a few days. Coming from the country, she’d bought a glossy women’s magazine to occupy her during the journey. I’m not one to buy magazines – so rarely read them. Flicking through her shiny copy of... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
‘Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain’. When you’re in a storm in life, it’s easy for others to quote the above words of wisdom, I mean they’re beautiful, aren’t they? But while dancing in the rain sounds poetic when the waters are calm, it’s much easier said than done. This... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Emily Macdonald Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
While having coffee with a girlfriend the other day she confided that she was struggling to find focus in her life. And it was causing her real misery. Now she was the 5th person to mention this problem to me in the past month. And her story is one that has been cropping up a lot on aliljoy recently. One... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Careers Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
Making a big decision to jack in the job and chase the dream is never an easy one. There is never going to be a good time to move away from family, friends and the long, hazy summers of beaches and festivals that Cornwall always promises. But last week I did just that – last week, I handed in my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Lauren Williams
There are times in our lives when Murphy’s Law seems to be in full effect, and everything that can go wrong really does go wrong. Perhaps money gets tight or you encounter constant failure. Or maybe a loved one is lost. Or a medical report comes back with terrible news. Either way, these experiences can have you questioning a lot,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Do you ever feel unsure of which career path you should follow? Do you ever worry about where you’re supposed to be heading? How you’re going to get there? A close friend of mine introduced The Fog to me a few weeks ago. I had gone through a significant amount of job stress and she was patiently attempting to raise... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement