In my last year at university in 1993, I had no idea what I wanted to for a career. I was majoring in public policy so a public servant job was probably on the cards. But I didn’t really know what that meant.
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Outstanding Entrepreneurial Alumnus Award (2019)
Tonight I attended the Griffith Business School’s annual Alumni dinner and was awarded the 2019 Griffith Business School Outstanding Entrepreneurial Alumnus Award. To say I was surprised is an understatement.
Continue reading Outstanding Entrepreneurial Alumnus Award (2019)My first Sleep Pod experience.
I landed in Perth at around 12.30 Monday night. My connecting flight to Kalgoorlie was at 6.30am. By the time I got luggage, and then arrived at a hotel (or friends house) I’d lay down, I’d then be on the move back to the airport. Continue reading My first Sleep Pod experience.
1 week, 5 towns, 3 talks
Today I worked from home – focused on study and preparation. It comes after 19 days of work (in Brisbane, Caloundra, Gold Coast, Barcaldine, and Toowoomba). Just so nice to stay put and not need to drive anywhere.
The value of getting away
Most days and nights I’m chained to my desk. Not just during the week, but weekends too. Running a growing business and running a not-for-profit (unpaid), means I’m always in work mode and I’m always just catching up. Continue reading The value of getting away
Should I budget my time?
Lulu, my Spending Planner Coach is very pleased with my progress. Three weeks on and we are gradually getting a better picture of my personal budget. With the SPI system there are graphs and charts (who doesn’t love a pie chart!?!), and I can see clearly where and when we will come unstuck. It’s somewhere around March 13, 2020. In our modeling, my ins and outs are outta sync, and in about 9 months it’ll all come crashing down. Continue reading Should I budget my time?
Logging off … an update
Last week I wrote about logging off Facebook more as a way to manage time. Over Christmas and New Year because there was a little downtime I was checking into Facebook and the rest more than usual. But then once I got back to work, I was STILL logging in. I could feel myself getting out of control. Continue reading Logging off … an update
Logging off … not really … but more than usual.
So I’ve logged off Facebook. I know it must seem like “yeah and …. ?!” to a lot of people, but to me, it’s not so straightforward.
Why? Continue reading Logging off … not really … but more than usual.
Bye 2018, it was a good year
2018 – my last year in my forties, no longer a mum of kids/teens, not working by myself in the business.
Some of the big things in 2018 included – Continue reading Bye 2018, it was a good year
8 Secrets to Success – learning to push
I am back in the trainee seat for the next few months as I do Edgeware‘s latest program at the Old Ambo Station in Nambour. I’m loving it of course – Michael and Ludmila are wonderful facilitators and are an absolute joy to be around. Continue reading 8 Secrets to Success – learning to push