Self-employment

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Professional development: why I am eating my own dog food

Self-directed learning is great but sometimes we need to eat our own dog food, so I'm taking a week or so out to practice what I preach.

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Are you in charge of your own happiness?

Last week, I read about a study conducted by the Universities of Exeter and Sheffield, which found that self-employed workers in the UK, the US, Australia and New Zealand are among the happiest.

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Don’t just do something, sit there

It's Mental Health Awareness Week here in New Zealand and this year the theme of the week is 'Nature is key'.

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Networking versus not working

Last week, I attended an informal breakfast here in Auckland with a range of folk who work in training, coaching, change leadership and social enterprise.

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Self care for the self-employed

Working from a home office can take some getting used to for all concerned.