STAYING HEALTHY OVER CHRISTMAS
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Danielle Clancy
18.12.2019.
December is a time for eating, drinking and being merry as the festive season draws in. This also means the holiday period is notoriously difficult for our healthy eating habits and exercise regimes.
Of course, Christmas is the time to enjoy yourself, so we’ve got a...
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TOO MUCH TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH TIME
The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
17.12.2019.
Think about all of the things you do in a day; going to work, the laundry, washing dishes, paying bills, cleaning the bathroom, looking after the kids, walking the dog, eating, shopping sleeping – it’s exhausting and with so much to do in just one day...
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ON PARTIES
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
12.12.2019.
As Britain goes to the polls today in the midst of the festive season, for the first time in a century, parties are hot topics even more than they usually would be in December.
Life is all about the choices we make. Make Me A Plan has accordingly compiled a handy guide to...
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THERE'S NO I IN TEAM
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Danielle Clancy
04.12.2019.
In effective teams, people learn from each other, support each other, help each other. Among less effective teams we see conflict and clashing agendas, taking without giving, and lukewarm commitment.
What makes our teams work?
Good teams identify exactly...
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DISTORTION
The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
03.12.2019.
Distorted thoughts are those thoughts we have that are exaggerated or out of proportion to what is actually going on in our lives and are usually negative in tone. There are various types of distorted thoughts and they can seem confusing, frustrating or even scary but they...
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ON GENDER
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
28.11.2019.
As I sit at my laptop penning this fortnight’s edition, as it’s November 28th and I am a female, I have already spent the last two weeks working for free.
Let me explain. You’ve probably heard of the gender pay gap. That means that a man doing the...
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FIVE THINGS GOOD MANAGERS DO
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Danielle Clancy
20.11.2019.
Good managers can come from different backgrounds and have different personalities. Some firm, some laid back, some that give direction and some that encourage initiative. But while management styles differ, some essential elements are the same.
Their behaviour is...
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VULNERABILITY
The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
19.11.2019.
Being vulnerable has never been something that I’ve found particularly easy – and I’m sure that many people feel the same way. After all being vulnerable, is to show other people those parts of us that we don’t necessarily always like or approve of....
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ON FAIRNESS
The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
13.11.2019.
Reader, I have inhabited this dear planet for 37 years thus far, yet I’m still puzzling over what fairness really is. As someone who is interested by neuro-linguistic programming, and a super-fan of positivity, I want to like fairness. It has great NLP and sounds like...
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HAPPINESS AT WORK
The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Danielle Clancy
06.11.2019.
Work is often something that people endure and not enjoy. They ‘put up with’ work all day and then come home to something nice like their dog, a drink, watching TV etc to find the right work life balance. The assumption is that work is stress and the rest of our...
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