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How have you found yourself in this situation? 

Maybe you’ve been asked to speak at an event.  Been given a promotion.  Asked to lead on a new project.

What is this situation you’ve found yourself in that has made you feel like an imposter?

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When we accept that it’s OK to feel like an imposter, we acknowledge that we are pushing ourselves.

We are putting ourselves in a position where we are growing, learning, trying new things.

But it has to remain an active state.

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I have no idea what I’m doing.

“Make it up, hope for the best and hope nobody finds out.”

“Fake it till you make it.”

That was absolutely me.  I can hear myself telling myself this in so many important moments in my life.

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Balance
verb
1. put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.
2. offset or compare the value of (one thing) with another.

Considering your values and not falling are two big components of balance. Until I read the
definition of balance, I never knew that. The idea of work:life balance had always been so abstract
to me.

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With job stability returning after the pandemic, employees are becoming more comfortable with the thought of changing job roles and moving to a new company. Hence, the start of the ‘Great Resignation’. 

Employee turnover rates are currently sitting at an average of 15% but are expected to continue rising. How can you keep hold of your employees during this time? Keep reading!

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Even 15 minutes for your own self-care adds up over a number of days and weeks.

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Many of us have spent the last 8-12 weeks in some form of lockdown and I imagine for some people, you’re beginning to get in the swing of it.  We are adaptable creatures and whilst sometimes we fear change, we are generally pretty resilient. (more…)

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” ― Mark Twain

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Change

Things have changed.  Remember back in January when we all had holidays planned, events to attend (and organise), we all had a normal life.  Some liked that normal, some weren’t so keen but we all were living in a world when the words unprecedented, COVID-19, and social distancing weren’t being uttered everyday.

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Compassion

If you live in the UK, you will be hard pressed to have missed the clap for carers on a Thursday evening at 8pm, the efforts of 100 year old Captain Tom Moore who smashed his £1,000 fundraising target by £29million or you may well be one of the 750,000 people that registered as volunteers for the NHS. (more…)