Monthly Archives: September 2006

Working For The Boss

I think many people have the dream of working for themselves. Imagining the long, lazy lunches they can take, not having to answer to anyone but themself, being in total control of their own success. And it's the brave ones who go for it... ...and find that the reality is far different. Some people seem to ...

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A Trying Time of Year

This time 3 years ago, I'd just had the last conversation I was ever going to have with my darling Mum. I left her hospital bedside as she was about to be sedated for the night, to help her cope with the pain. She died the next day on 25th September, 2003 at 11.36pm from a ...

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Do You Want To Learn?

I'm a huge fan of "CPD" (continuing professional development). Something that I think a lot of people lack once they leave school and get a job. At Accenture, I had to do the odd course or two, but they were mainly required and not by choice. Since leaving my 'safe' job however, I've probably done ...

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The Trials of Setting Up an Online Business

Setting up an online business is challenging! I keep reading how simple it is and how you can make several thousand dollars in just a few days. Whilst I don't actually doubt that (because I know there are people who have done it), it isn't as simple as A-B-C. Of course, the kind of online business ...

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Is Stress Making You Fat?

Are you stressed? Or could you be stressed without realising it? Obviously it depends on your definition of stress, but mine is this: Stress is anything that takes the body out of normal functioning (homeostasis) for a prolonged period of time. And this therefore includes: Most forms of exercise Eating the wrong diet Lack of good quality sleep Inadequate hydration Constant work ...

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Countdown to Launch

The hubby and I have been working overtime these past few days. We've got a big push on to launch the new project by the end of September, which means lots of long hours in front of our computers (or Mac in his case) - endless arguments about which is better a PC or a ...

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Your Fragile Visions

If you've read my visions in the previous posts and you've even started to create your own, you might find the following sounds familiar to you... We've finally spent some time working out what it is we really, really want. We're excited, enthused and a little nervous about whether we'll achieve it but we feel grateful ...

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The Vision…Part 3

We spend our days... Having a slow, lazy morning. We get up, do a workout in our gym or a few laps of the pool and then have a long, lazy breakfast outside on the terrace. After breakfast we spend half an hour "catching up" on business and planning the focus for the day/week. J then goes ...

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The Vision…Part 2

And continuing the vision... I run a successful business helping other businesses in the health & wellbeing industry make the most of the internet - leveraging the power of internet marketing to get more clients & create additional streams of revenue. My own internet business (www.activOne.com) has become one of the biggest "Lifestyle" clubs on ...

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