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Opinion

Oct 19, 2011 Opinion

Heroes

by Fiona Wainrit

Recently, I asked a client who their hero is, or who they really admire. This person was truly stumped in choosing someone they placed in such high regard. They are not alone. So, is it important to have someone you admire, or even aspire to be like? I often explore this very issue when working [...]

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Apr 12, 2011 Opinion

“Hello….hello is that the owner of the house?”

by Leah Gibbs

Like me, you understand just how convenient and nice it is to work from home.  We have total control over what we do, when we do it, how we do it, etc.  There’s nothing better than being in your own environment, tapping away at the computer writing, painting, creating or doing whatever it is that [...]

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Mar 11, 2011 Opinion

We need to talk….

by Leah Gibbs

A good friend sat me down the other day, gently handed me a drink and said the words no-one, man or woman, ever really wants to hear. “We need to talk about something.”

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Mar 8, 2011 Opinion

I once read a book called Yes-Man

by Leah Gibbs

I once read a book called Yes-Man.  Not the same story as the fairly mediocre movie with Jim Carrey, although it worked on the same premise.

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Mar 7, 2011 Opinion

One of those meetings

by Leah Gibbs

Most of the time, meeting up with clients, potential clients, or business partners is a real joy. It’s always exciting to brainstorm how you can help each other and work together for the best mutual outcome, and learn tips from each other. (Let’s face it, in the world of small business owners, there seems to [...]

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Feb 23, 2011 Opinion

Sorry… For Everything…

by Leah Gibbs

Ahh, guilt. It never, ever goes away, and as a person born with a massive guilt complex, I know how painful it can be.

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Feb 16, 2011 Opinion

Ways of unwinding

by Leah Gibbs

We all have our dead-cert methods of winding down, de-stressing, making all the bad stuff go away.

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Oct 22, 2010 Opinion

Constant Snack Syndrome (CSS)

by Leah Gibbs

I like to think of myself as a fairly disciplined type of person: I stick to deadlines, get things done, drag myself out of bed for an early morning workout (occasionally), and generally avoid letting myself get pulled into the tempting, delicious world of slothfulness which I have always found so appealing. Operating a small [...]

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Aug 25, 2010 Opinion

Diagnosing trouble with Google Medicine

by Leah Gibbs

It’s so tempting, isn’t it? So tempting and so much easier than going to the GP. I’m talking about Google Medicine. Type in a few symptoms – headache, tiredness, and irritability – and a person can be surprised to find she has all the symptoms of pregnancy, or a young woman alarmed to see the [...]

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Aug 5, 2010 Opinion

Living on the edge – of a deadline

by Leah Gibbs

I have my own style of time management: wait til the pressure is really on, then sweat and work frantically to meet a deadline. I love it, I thrive on it. I advise others against this yet I cannot help myself. It’s probably not the method recommended by experts, psychologists, or those people who turn [...]

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Jul 22, 2010 Opinion

Phone Tones

by Leah Gibbs

I can always tell who my partner is talking to when he is on the phone, just by his tone of voice. There is the enthusiastic tone he talks with his daughter, the official tone with his work colleagues, the bloke-ish series of grunts (and shocking deterioration of language) that accompanies chats with his online [...]

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