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Tag Archives: life skills
Living with depression
I suffer with depression. Or, as I generally prefer to say, I live with it. Thanks to the courage of plenty of people far braver than I am, and their willingness to speak out about mental ill health, that statement … Continue reading
Posted in General, Leadership, Uncategorized
Tagged depression, guilt, health, life skills, mental, mental health, mental illness, personal development, stigma
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Down House: another day, another museum
I honestly don’t spend all my time in museums (incidentally, why is it “museums” and not “musea”?). But recently I’ve visited a fair few: in addition to this weekend’s expedition to the London Canal Museum (which was the subject of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General
Tagged celebrity, Charles Darwin, Darwin, domestic, Down House, evolution, family, galapagos islands, history, life skills, personal development, political, relationships, science
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Work:Life balance
Since I moved full-time to London, I never cease to be amazed by just how much there is to do on my doorstep, often at little or no cost. Today was a case in point, as we embarked on a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General
Tagged behaviour, Business, canal, canal boat, life skills, London, london canal museum, museum, norwegian ice, time management, work, work:life balance
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Keeping busy
The last couple of months have been fairly hectic. Those of you who follow Facebook and Twitter may have seen a steady flow of images now appearing from my Remembrance Image Project, which is aiming to commemorate the centenary of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged Business, business skills, insight, leadership, life skills, personal development, relationships, time management, work life balance
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A brief communion
London, let’s face it, is a fairly frenetic city. The trade-off for the excitement, buzz and opportunities afforded by living in one of the world’s greatest cities is hustle and bustle, loud noise, and at times relentless activity all around … Continue reading
Posted in General, Leadership, Travel
Tagged calm, communion, heron, insight, life skills, London, meditation, nature, peace, relax, Vauxhall, vauxhall bridge, vauxhall cross, walking, wildlife
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Snapshots of lives
Yesterday morning, I was up at 3am. This, I hasten to add, is an unusual occurrence as I’m not at my best in the wee small hours, and I tend to take a good while to get moving at that … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Leadership, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Architecture, bus, garage, insight, leadership, life skills, perspective, Photography, Stockwell
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Take your time
How often we casually use those words – “take your time”. Whether to hurrying children, to stressed colleagues, or to ourselves when we are rushed off our feet, we probably hear these words so often that we forget what they … Continue reading
Posted in Business, General, Leadership
Tagged Business, leadership, life skills, pressure, stress, stress management, time, time management
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Earn it…
“Earn this…earn it”. In the film Saving Private Ryan, these are the dying words of Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks, to the young Ryan – as Miller and a number of his men have just laid down their lives to … Continue reading
Posted in General, Photography
Tagged behaviour, coaching, community, gestalt, life skills, living, Photography, work
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