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Ever thought: “Why are other people getting great jobs so easily when they’re not even as good as me or they have less...

Ever thought ‘I don’t know why I procrastinated so long and didn’t do this sooner!”? You may be lost in psychological time. Most of us...

FEELING TIRED?... Have you ever been through periods of inexplicable lethargy and wondered what it was all about? Are you going through...

***************************************************** Celebration! It’s the Wise Wednesdays 1st anniversary! Yep, it’s a year since I...

Do you tend to overgive at work? Spend long hours and weekends “doing what needs to be done” and counting on it just being a phase and...

THE BIRTH OF A CAREER DREAM… It was an ordinary lecture, on an ordinary day at medical school. As the population science slides flashed...

When I was a medical student at Cambridge, I remember being introduced to teaching by humiliation - an old fashioned approach probably...

Have you ever had these thoughts? “Something isn’t right but I can’t put my finger on it” Or “I know things have to change/I need to do...

Have you every wondered why relationships, whether at work or personal life, are so complicated? It’s estimated that 50% of us have...

Have you ever felt that you’re putting more into your job than you are getting back? Or find that your health, hobbies and relationships...

“Are you happy?”… What do you say when asked this question? Do you gush about how awesome everything is in your life? Do you enumerate...

“When I won the Oscar, I thought it was a fluke. I thought everybody would find out, and they’d take it back. They’d come to my house,...

Happy Women’s Day! To all women and the men who honour them. Need to make a decision and feeling stuck? This is often the reason people...

“Not everything that counts can be counted” Einstein. You can count money, romantic partners, qualifications, publications, clients and...

It’s such a joyful moment when someone calls you and says: “Thank you for helping me find my dream job – I’ve just been offered the...

HUMAN ANATOMY As a first year medical student, a rite of passage was to attend anatomy classes and dissect a human body. We learned how a...

Ever feel like your job is a repetitive series of actions with little room for fun and creativity? Does the prospect of doing the same...

TOXICITY IN THE WORKPLACE None of us has ever set out to work in a toxic work environment, yet so many of us find ourselves feeling...

CONTROLLING THE UNCONTROLLABLE? I don’t read the news. I get my news from people. I hear that the (UK) Prime Minister has made a...

VISIBILITY? NOT FOR ME... Some people are natural networkers and self-promoters. Most of us are not but have the capacity to cultivate...