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The blog covers a variety of topics which impact various aspects of our lives; from mental health to leadership, from motivation to work-life balance. Some articles will resonate with you, while others may provide some insight into the possible challenges faced by your friends, family or colleagues.
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If Our Lives Were a Movie
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Rated 'U' for Unexpected: A Love, Actually Remake Starring Me, a Bear, and a Maine CoonAs a certified, card-carrying love fool - the kind who still believes Hugh Grant can dance and that a handwritten sign is the...
Saying “Yes” when you should be saying “No”
The pressing need for boundaries… By now, we all know that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of us to work from home. A new saga has inevitably emerged and it is not going anywhere. In fact, companies are looking to extend the work-from-home situation into a...
Motivate me: What to do when you’ve lost your mojo!
I’m one of the most active and motivated people I know. In my entire 39 years on this planet, I’ve moved. I’ve crawled, walked, run, climbed, hiked, cycled, skied, jumped, leaped, launched, rolled and tumbled – not always in the prettiest of fashions – But I have...
The Naked Lawyer: When I met my Judge!
I’ve thought long and hard about whether or not I should write this article. Ironically, for fear of judgment. And rejection. But I’ve learned some important lessons about myself over the last 4 days. And I always believe it is important to share those important...
It’s not just you – Our sporting heroes struggle with mental health too!
It’s “Ok not to be Ok”. Honestly. Choice. Choice is a funny thing. It’s something we all have. We can choose who we love, we can choose how we worship. We can choose our sexual orientation. We can choose what political parties we follow and those we don’t. We...
I’m a grown up! – And still being bullied….
Linked article: Workplace Ostracism: Tackling the silent office bully When I think back to my school days, I recall kids taunting other kids because they had braces or freckles or perhaps their skirts were too long. But I recall, quite traumatically, how I was teased....
Female leaders in the workplace – how do we break through?
Article 2 of 3 in the Female Leadership series In our last article, we discussed barriers women face in the workplace. Things like the broken rung effect and the entitlement gap. Each explaining why there are so few women in senior roles in the workplace – a...
Finding Motivation at 40
It’s an inside job today! I have been thinking a lot about the term “High-Fliers” recently. And what it really means. This is probably due to the fact that during all this “Lockdown” time I have been indulging in some true RomCom classics, like the Bridget Jones...
FEMALE LEADERS in the workplace – breaking the glass slipper, ceiling & cliff
Article 3 of 3 in the Female Leadership series CO-WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY (BRAVING BOUNDARIES) & ALICIA KOCH (THE LEGAL BELLETRIST) Think back to when you still played with dolls and had tea parties with your teddy bears. When we all still believed in...
FEMALE leaders in the workplace – why are we so few?
Article 1 of 3 in the Female Leadership series Gender equality in the workplace is not a new topic of discussion. It has been discussed numerous times before. Seemingly falling on deaf ears. Not surprisingly as women leaders in the workplace are still a...