by friedaL2020 | Aug 22, 2022 | Finding direction and purpose, Lessons Learned, Self-care, Self-reflection, work-life balance
The word “success” is subjective. Even if you wonder: “What does success mean to me?”, I can almost wager that your definition of success today, is quite different from what it was five years ago. Because life changes. And with it, so do our expectations. I take...
by friedaL2020 | Jan 26, 2022 | Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, work-life balance
When was the last time you took (at least) a 2-week holiday? Was it as recently as this Christmas? Was it in the last year? Was it in the last 2, 3, 5 years? For those of you who have managed a 2-week break, let me ask you that question again, just with a...
by friedaL2020 | Jan 26, 2022 | Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, work-life balance, Working environment
As we “come down” from our “festive high” – filled with presents, hope for 2022, rich food and laughter of family – we find ourselves gradually settling back into the daily norm and the reality of “taking the year seriously” once again comes to the...
by friedaL2020 | Nov 24, 2021 | Comfort over coffee, Finding direction and purpose, Lessons Learned, mental health, Motivation, Self-care, Self-reflection, work-life balance
Life has been compared to many things. A book with chapters that close behind us as others open. A mountain: hard to climb, but worth the view. There’s even Forrest Gump and his well-known “life is like a box of chocolates” analogy. For me though, life is like a...
by friedaL2020 | Jul 21, 2021 | Motivation, Self-care, Self-reflection, Uncategorised, work-life balance
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...
by friedaL2020 | Jun 29, 2021 | Motivation, Self-care, Self-reflection, Uncategorised, work-life balance
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...