In 2023, I discovered a connection problem with the upstairs and downstairs parts of my brain. My “upstairs” which controls things like thinking, empathy, play etc. can severely malfunction and tip me into the “the downstairs” which controls basic functions like breathing, blinking, pooing and our fight or flight responses.Now before you go thinking, “is […]
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I was at a Wattpad conference in December when someone in the audience asked one of the authors on stage: “How do you manage your finances?” It was quite funny seeing the collective groan resonate across the entire panel (and audience for that matter). It sounds like a boring question, but it is […]
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Growing up we are taught to find a good stable career and hold onto it for as long as possible. The reasons make sense. A good job leads to good security and good prospects for the future. A good job can buy you a house, help you raise a family and help when you retire. […]
Continue readingThere is one thing that stops almost everyone from leaving a job they don’t like and it isn’t money. It’s fear. There is the fear of not being able to get another job. Then there’s the fear of not being able to earn as much money (or no money at all!). To cap […]
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