Last year I was introduced to the career theory of Planned Happenstance (not the pub in St Paul’s for those that know!). Reading this theory developed by Professor John Krumboltz of Stanford University sparked a thought on how my own career journey has not taken a straight line trajectory. Over the years I’ve embraced change… Continue reading
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Lessons from volunteering at a homeless shelter
Since December 2018 I have volunteered at Firm Foundation, a local homeless charity in Harrow, UK. This volunteering opportunity arose after a church announcement seeking volunteers for the men’s winter night shelter, organised and run by Firm Foundation. Eager to help and contribute to a good cause, I put my name down and went through… Continue reading →
5 creative steps to harness the power of community
According to the Cambridge dictionary, community in the context of human beings is defined as “people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality”. The concept of community has been around for centuries and can be traced as far back as… Continue reading →
How running can help you succeed in other areas of life
With all major 2020 sporting events either cancelled or postponed as a result of Covid-19, I found myself reflecting on what motivates me to sign myself up and train for events such as the London Duathlon which I was due to take part in September 2020, now postponed to April 2021. Earlier this year I… Continue reading →
10 tips for non-naturally confident people to gain self-confidence
Having procrastinated for several weeks on writing my first blog post (technically I’ve have been working on other things one being my masters dissertation – or am I making excuses?), I decided to write about self-confidence, and hope this can help you in some way. I have often wondered whether we are born confident or… Continue reading →