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Happy Monday #10

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Happy Monday!

 
Happy Monday
 

It’s that time of the week again… time for Happy Monday edition #10!

This week I want to share with you something that made me cry.  Now, you’re probably wondering why on earth – on a Happy Monday – I’d want to share with you something that had me sobbing like an England fan in Brazil on Saturday night.  But, stay with me here…

We live in a cynical world.  A world where the likes of the Daily Mail are forever telling us that people don’t care; that mankind has become indifferent; that we’ve lost our humanity. read more

4 Ways to Build your Credibility

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Your Pit Stop Guide to Professional Credibility

Professional Credibility

What exactly is Professional Credibility?

The Oxford dictionary defines credibility as:

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

The quality of being convincing or believable.

It also defines Professionalism as:

The competence or skill expected of a professional

Putting the two together, Professional Credibility is basically the feeling of trust and competence that you inspire in others.

Why Credibility is so important

Credibility is key to your workplace survival, success and progression.  Credibility is what draws people to work with you and managers to trust you with important tasks.  Credibility is what makes you the “go to” person and lands you with a good reputation.  And credibility is what robustly platforms so many other professional skills, such as influencing and persuasion. read more

Happy Monday #9

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Happy Monday

Happy Monday

It’s Monday… let’s start the week off with some hilarity!  There’s nothing like a bloody good laugh to get you in the right frame of mind to survive a busy work week.

Today I want to share a video that never fails to make me laugh… and I mean laugh!  To get straight to the good stuff, start from 2:00.

 

 

When it comes to enjoying and taking satisfaction from their work, Stavros & Lagi (his son) definitely seem to have it nailed.  I hope you do to. read more

The Impact of Sleep

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 The Impact of Sleep on Work

 
Sleeping Lion

I don’t know about you, but I have a very strange relationship with sleep.  First thing in the morning, sleep is my best friend and my bed… well, my bed is literally the most comfortable place in the entire world.  Fast-forward to the evening and sleep becomes elusive; morphing into my greatest nemesis.  Aided and abetted, of course, by a bed that has transmogrified into an uncomfortable heap of cold, lumpy nettles.

That’s just fine Liz, but what’s this got to do with work? read more