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If you have read ‘WHO AM I’ you’ll know by now that I have lived through some pretty dark times.
If you want to check out how I turned my mental health – and life – around despite a total breakdown, that’s blogs #1-4.
Or, for a pick and mix of my entrepeneurial activities start with any post from #5 onwards.
Whichever posts you choose, I promise you raw, unpolished, and honest text documenting my personal and professional growth.
Perhaps you’ll think I am too candid, but it is the only way I know how to be …
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#17 When training goes awry!
I walked into an internal training session today ready to deliver an hour of motivation on the power of selling during the dental nurse-reception handover. My opening gambit, stolen from the wonderful Prav Solanki, was selling is “earning the right to make a recommendation”. I have listened to a lot of Prav’s wisdom and wholeheartedly…
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#16 I’m actually a BLOGGER 🤣💥
I’m actually doing it!! Taken the plunge good and proper. I’ve posted consistently for the past month: 16 blog posts and 12 LinkedIn posts. Here are my stats, which I admit are pretty low … but starting from ZERO I am super chuffed! Feedback so far has been really positive, I’ve had a couple of…
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#15 Managing change without alienating people
The dogs got me thinking again this week … I am moving house in two weeks and I started the laborious job of packing boxes. This is my third move in eighteen months so my dogs know the drill. Each reacts differently: the boxer is completely chilled, the terrier gets excited and ‘helps’ dropping his…
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#14 Trust your instincts
You know that feeling, when something stirs inside of you and you have a strong sense of what to do. It’s not rational, there’s no logic or reason, yet the feeling is undeniable. This is instinct. Trust it. I spent years ignoring my instinct. I wound up completely conflicted with instinct alerts blaring out and…
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#13 Marvellous Maggie … a once in a lifetime pooch ❤️
Maggie is my 11-year old boxer dog. I was introduced to her when she was just 5-weeks old and she’s been in my life ever since. Maggie’s had multiple health conditions and they’re starting to catch up with her in old age. Right now Maggie is so happy and full of life, but her body…
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#12 Upskilling the Carew Crew
Carew culture encourages employees to develop their career in-line with their passions – so whatever fires them up we’ll try to develop their role to match. Sometimes this means creating a new position, other times it’s filling a vacant role, or we may simply incorporate new tasks into an existing job description. So far we’ve…
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