How to survive an office job as an introvert
In England open plan offices are the norm. I’ve never known any different and nor have most people I’ve spoken to about it. The idea of open plan offices is, I guess, to get everyone working as a team. To improve camaraderie and inspire collaboration. And yeah, it is nice not having everyone closed off in their own separate offices - but sometimes working in an open plan office is…
Why we can’t say ‘no’
This topic follows on somewhat from my last post about being productive at work. Part of being productive involves saying ‘no’ when we’re already stretched at work, but I know - it isn’t as easy as it sounds. A lot of people find it difficult to say no, not only at work but also in social situations, so I wanted to explore why this is and how we can become…
Improving your productivity at work
Ever feel like you’re treading water at work? Like you’re doing a million things, but nothing seems to actually ever get done? When you’re in the middle of this, it is SO easy to blame other people or your circumstance (trust me, I’ve done the *ahem* research…). “So-and-so is giving me too much work.” “There just aren’t enough hours in the day.” “If only so-and-so would pull their weight…” Now,…
An evening routine to help you switch off from work
My evenings are sacred to me. They are the little windows of time during the week where I get to forget about work, switch off and spend time doing the things that make me happy. After a particularly lovely evening recently and since I’ve already shared a morning routine with you (and a Sunday night routine actually), I thought I would talk a bit about my evening routine and how you…
Creating a brand with purpose with Island Feather founder Claudia Albrecht
I’m so thrilled that today I can share another ‘hope‘ interview featuring another of my very talented friends - Claudia. I always noticed Claudia at school, she was carefree and genuine. Much like with Emily, I didn’t get to know Claudia really well until college where we bonded over a mutual love for Linkin Park and skater boys. Suffice to say, she’s come a long way since then, but her…
Overcoming complacency at work
I briefly touched on this subject in my post about stretching your comfort zone, but I wanted to delve a little deeper into the topic of complacency at work. It can be so easy to become complacent in the workplace. Once you’ve been somewhere a while, you’ve got your job down and you know your role like the back of your hand it’s hard not to get complacent. You start to…
Finding your ‘why’
When it comes to our careers I think one of the most important things we have to ask ourselves is ‘why?’. Why have you chosen this path? What’s the purpose behind it? What drives you? After studying media writing at uni I wanted to be a music journalist. I reviewed gigs and interviewed bands, but after a while, I decided it was just too competitive a market and not for me.…