Our penultimate post for National Careers Week concerns something that a number of people have a problem with – work/life balance. It is so easy to say yes to everything you’ve been invited to or asked to do by your boss (or manage if you are the boss!). This blog is in the form of […]
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Will you switch off over Christmas?
18/12/2012 in Miscellany, Publishing, Social Media 0
I recently tried an experiment: I went on holiday and, for the first time since mobile phones began, I turned my mobile phone off. Feeling very brave I also set up an ‘out of the office’ auto-reply on all my emails. It said the following: I know you might find this hard to believe but […]
The Nine Deadly Sins That Freelancers Make…
16/01/2012 in Careers Guidance, Publishing, Social Media 1
Over the years I have worked with a number of freelancers, from those starting their freelance careers to established freelancers whose work has dried up. These are the nine deadly sins that I’ve found most freelancers make: 1. Not managing your time. There are a million reasons why you chose to go freelance, and one […]
Book Review – The Digital Diet by Daniel Sieberg
09/01/2012 in Miscellany, Social Media 0
In the past year I have had to help an increasing number of clients through work-related stress, caused by juggling their personal and professional online lives, so I was intrigued when a copy of The Digital Diet landed on my desk. It describes itself as ‘the 4-step plan to break your tech addiction and regain […]