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Fed up of hearing about elevator pitches? Finding it hard to sell yourself online, offline and in-person? Then you might need a new strategy to highlight your unique skills and know-how. Get ready to try the burger model.

Winter is here. Waking up to get ready for work on a cold dark morning can feel harsh. A little planning and these tips can help improve your morning.

I’ve realised that I don’t always know how to show how proud I am of my kids…How do you do it?

Autumn feels like an inhale.  I’m learning, watching, listening and reflecting.  My energy is lower, I’m sleeping more, wanting to read, wanting to knit and bake, ride and write, do you yoga, swim, listen to music and walk in the longer shadows of the autumn afternoons.

If the thought of winter is getting you down here are some ideas for lifting your spirits.

Do you ever find your head full of ideas and thoughts, and no way of telling what to bring to the fore? Do the feelings hanging in your body make it hard to get clear on what you should do first today? Are you a business owner who has lost your vision for where you want your business to go next?

It’s hard to talk about yourself – so here’s how to get other people to do it for you.

For some the countdown to the end of the year is motivating, for others its added stress. Either way, it’s time to check-in with yourself.

Nir Eyal’s new book, ‘Indistractable’ tackles one of modern time’s most pervasive issues – distraction. Here is my review of his ideas about how to control your attention and choose your life.

It is very rare that mammals rear their young, or indeed, old, on their own. Yet we humans make like penguins, often facing arctic blasts of isolation and struggle alone.