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How to succeed: Do what you love.

Halfway through year 11, I had a mini-breakdown. The intense pressure I put myself under to be ‘perfect’ academically became too much and coupled with what turned out to be an iron deficiency, I crumbled. I blame maths.

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What if changing your life was as simple as changing your mind?

Imagine if you could change your life simply because you made a conscious decision to do so. Not because you had a near death experience, a health scare, or a friend or relative pass away – simply because you made a choice. Imagine if you didn’t even need to start on a Monday, because a […]

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How to answer negative interview questions positively

What’s your biggest weakness? Tell me about a time you haven’t handled a situation well. These seemingly negative questions often trip people up in interviews. It’s important to think about how you’d answer them beforehand. Saying “I don’t have one” or “I can’t think of any” are not appropriate responses. So what do you say?

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What’s your meditation?

Mindfulness and putting your own oxygen mask on first mean different things to different people. For some people it’s meditation; for others it’s binge watching Suits on Netflix or having a long hot bath. For me, it’s exercise.

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When silence isn’t golden: The problem with passive communication

I lose; you win. That’s passive communication in a nutshell. I won’t put forward my opinions and beliefs, so my needs won’t be met; and you can walk all over me. Passive is one of the four main styles of communication, along with aggressive, assertive, and passive-aggressive. At times, passive has its place, but if […]

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Can you sum up what you do?

“So Leah, what do you do?” “I run my own communications consultancy and speaking business, Methmac Communications. I help businesses, community groups and individuals improve and deliver their communications through media, public relations and community engagement. I also run workshops and motivational seminars to teach people how to communicate more effectively and get the most […]

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Different strokes for different folks

I was prompted to write about this after a conversation with friends about my work. A couple commented that working at night must be awful when I could be relaxing in front of the TV. (For the record, I barely ever watch TV. If I wasn’t working I’d be reading or writing instead; or *shudder* doing housework.) […]

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger

What do you do when someone gives you feedback you don’t like? When they criticise or disagree with your behaviour, actions, or words? Do your hackles rise? Does your back straighten? Is your immediate response to their offence, defence? Do you shoot the messenger? Very few people enjoy receiving negative or ‘constructive’ feedback. Even when […]

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Don’t call me lucky: Why women need to own their achievements

Ladies! Gather round, lean in, listen up. We need to talk. You need to stop. Stop dismissing your achievements, talking yourself down, brushing off your success, and diminishing the results of your hard work as simply ‘good luck’. STOP IT! It’s hurting you. It’s hurting all of us.

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Speak: The Microsoft Word hack that will improve your writing

  One of the best ways to check whether what you’ve written makes sense and sounds how you want it to, is to read it aloud. But one of the problems with this is your brain can still fall into the trap of ‘reading’ what you intended to write, rather than the words on the […]

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Leah Mether is a  communication and soft skills trainer obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.
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