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The value of values.

What do you value? In life; a partner; a job? If I asked you this question, could you answer me? Not with some vague explanation of what you think your values should be, or what you want them to be; but with a clear description of the things that are most important to you and […]

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Failing my way to success

Today I was rejected. I’d applied for an emerging writers mentorship for my novel and this afternoon I received an email saying my application was unsuccessful. Bugger.

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Managing nerves: What to do when your body says ‘flight’.

When we get nervous, our body is flooded with adrenalin and cortisol – known as ‘stress hormones’. It’s a throwback to thousands of years ago when the fear response was wired into our nervous system to give us the energy, speed, and strength we needed to escape danger and threats: the fight or flight response. […]

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Controlling the little voice: How to overcome self-doubt

We all have that little voice. For some, it’s not so little. Maybe yours is a loud shouty voice: That voice inside your head that fills you with self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy, and manifests in the dreaded imposter syndrome. It’s the voice that says, I’m not good enough. I’m not ready. It’s not the right […]

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The problem with perfection

The problem with perfection is simple: it doesn’t exist. No matter how good you are – as an employee, business person, parent, partner, friend, child, sibling, athlete, runner, volunteer, healthy eater, whatever – you can always improve and do better. And therein lies the problem. If you strive for perfection, you set yourself up for failure.

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The Perils of Passive-Aggressive

We all know them, you may even be one of them: The people whose go-to communication style is passive-aggressive. Those who deny they’re angry; use sarcasm or a pleasant voice to disguise an aggressive overtone; give backhanded compliments; or are critical behind people’s backs, but won’t say anything to a person’s face.

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Put your own oxygen mask on first

There’s a reason you’re instructed to put your own oxygen mask on first in case of an emergency on an aeroplane: You can’t help other people unless you first help yourself. The same goes for life in general. When you’re busy with work, kids, commitments, and who knows what else, it’s easy to fall into […]

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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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