Lessons of a life lived thankfully.
The below post comes from CR&Co &, just as my new business has committed to being actively anti-racist from now until eternity, so too do I.Will you join me/us/everyone who believes the world isn't truly free until everyone is truly free from racism, oppression, abuse, & the weight of colonialism. "2020: A Year of Absolutes" …
Like all of us, I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few weeks glued to news outlets, Twitter, Instagram, podcasts, & other channels to keep myself & my family informed about covid-19. And, if I'm honest, I'm feeling pretty much at saturation point from an emotional & intellectual standpoint when it comes to …
This isn’t a new idea, in fact it’s an old one. It’s only the platforms on which we’re meant to sparkle that are different. Le sigh. Hands up if you’re already bored of all of the beaty-chesty congratulatory swill that people post in an attempt to feel any bit of anything at all. We chase this kind of interaction because we’ve forgotten how to say “Thank you,” and “Well done,” and any other nice thing to each other in real life – so we look for kindness online.
We must empower each other in our weakness & walk confidently in our unknowing. Weaponising the unknown or poo-pooing curiosity is like shutting off a tap when you're already thirsty. In a world that awards a highly curated, overly-perfect ideal of “self” at work, it’s necessary for us to feel comfortable in our own skin. To do this we must allow for imperfection.
If there's anything I love in work & life it's a good deep-dive into C-words. LOL. WTF? Hold the phone... Yeah, welcome to my mind. Always a bit left-field, but that’s cool. Left-field was always my favourite position on the old baseball diamond anyhow. Seeing that I was born a literal C-word and seeing that C-Word was …
Last week UK company LUSH (yes, the bath bomb brand that I cannot walk past without having either my daughter or my wife - or both - beg to go in!) told the world that they would soon be “switching up social.” And switching things up, they have done! In a statement across channels - …
I was (& am still) floored by how hard it is to unearth original content made for, by, and about professional topics that originates from the minds & souls of women.
The news this week here Downunder has been seeped in millennial-bashing by older generations of hard-nosed corporate die-hards & TV armchair warriors who fear the internet & social media, but love a good trolling session disguised as aged pontificating in the comment section of local newspapers & community Facebook pages.
It's January 1st, 2019. I'm writing this from the future. Kind of.
DEAR LORD, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE PLEASE TAKE MY PHONE AWAY FROM ME! Hide it from me. Throw it out the window from the 100thfloor (but, ferchrissakes check for pedestrians below please, I don’t want anyone injured.) Toss it overboard into the sea – have it swim with the fishes (then retrieve it to dispose of it …
