Hi Donna, I wondered if you could help give advice on being published in magazines? I have lots of great press ready content – images and written – which I can provide editors, but whenever I send a press release to them I get silence! Any helpful tips on being noticed?! And
Burnout as a concept didn’t seem to exist until recent years, certainly as a word it only came on to my radar in my late 20’s. In the wake of millennial, multi-faceted careers, the steep rise of social media and the inevitable worship placed on busy-ness, tiredness, and juggling, so was born Burnout. In another
Anyone who works/has worked in the events industry knows that it is an industry that does not stand still. It is constantly evolving and developing at a very fast rate, especially in the corporate world and brand/business launches. This is really exciting and personally one of the reasons I love the events industry. But, it
It’s not the nicest of words, burnout! But sadly it reflects the state of mindset of how someone can be if they are consistently working and ‘being busy’ without giving yourself the necessary selfcare that I’ve come to learn in my 40s, is so important for a healthy life and a healthy mindset. MY
I began writing this blog in my notes on 06.06.2019 and it began with – ‘You know, it scares me! We are halfway through the year and all I can think about is the time I’ve wasted. Whether that be in work 37 hours per week or coming home with zero energy nor inspo –
Dear Donna, I feel as though I am being bullied at work and don’t know whether to face it head on or just leave for another post elsewhere. I can’t approach certain members of my team for help because they go out of their way to make life difficult for me, or they’ll mock me
Every good or great writer seems to have their own method and style of writing. Yet one thing that they always agree on is the importance of having a good writing routine. I have been writing for eight years now and through all that time up to July this year I have never had a
So, you’ve received your results and have been accepted into uni. Congratulations! But the real tests are about to begin. That’s right, I’m talking about Fresher’s Week – a wonderful extravaganza of eating terribly, sleeping during the day, and identifying yourself solely by the course you’ll be studying rather than your name. I just graduated
I keep hearing that GCSE & A-Level results days are just around the corner. Hearing about it all just takes me back to those days and it has reminded me of the steps I have taken to get where I am right now. I thought that my school experience and choices might help some of
True Friends or Peer Pressure Before I started High School I was apprehensive but I had high hopes of what my new chapter of schooling would be like as my primary school days had been pretty plain sailing, I naturally assumed high school would be the same but it was far from it. During the
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Hi Donna, I wondered if you could help give advice on being published in magazines? I have lots of great press ready content - images and written - which I can provide editors, but whenever I send a press release to them I get silence! Any helpful tips on being noticed?! And should I expect to get…
Burnout as a concept didn’t seem to exist until recent years, certainly as a word it only came on to my radar in my late 20’s. In the wake of millennial, multi-faceted careers, the steep rise of social media and the inevitable worship placed on busy-ness, tiredness, and juggling, so was born Burnout. In another decade this was probably called…
Anyone who works/has worked in the events industry knows that it is an industry that does not stand still. It is constantly evolving and developing at a very fast rate, especially in the corporate world and brand/business launches. This is really exciting and personally one of the reasons I love the events industry. But, it also means that as events…
It's not the nicest of words, burnout! But sadly it reflects the state of mindset of how someone can be if they are consistently working and 'being busy' without giving yourself the necessary selfcare that I've come to learn in my 40s, is so important for a healthy life and a healthy mindset. MY FIRST BURNOUT Now I know…
I began writing this blog in my notes on 06.06.2019 and it began with - 'You know, it scares me! We are halfway through the year and all I can think about is the time I've wasted. Whether that be in work 37 hours per week or coming home with zero energy nor inspo - completely brain dead. I think…
Dear Donna, I feel as though I am being bullied at work and don't know whether to face it head on or just leave for another post elsewhere. I can't approach certain members of my team for help because they go out of their way to make life difficult for me, or they'll mock me instead of assisting me. There's…
Every good or great writer seems to have their own method and style of writing. Yet one thing that they always agree on is the importance of having a good writing routine. I have been writing for eight years now and through all that time up to July this year I have never had a writing routine. This meant that…
So, you’ve received your results and have been accepted into uni. Congratulations! But the real tests are about to begin. That’s right, I’m talking about Fresher’s Week – a wonderful extravaganza of eating terribly, sleeping during the day, and identifying yourself solely by the course you’ll be studying rather than your name. I just graduated last summer, so I figured…
I keep hearing that GCSE & A-Level results days are just around the corner. Hearing about it all just takes me back to those days and it has reminded me of the steps I have taken to get where I am right now. I thought that my school experience and choices might help some of you in that position currently…
True Friends or Peer Pressure Before I started High School I was apprehensive but I had high hopes of what my new chapter of schooling would be like as my primary school days had been pretty plain sailing, I naturally assumed high school would be the same but it was far from it. During the first two to three years…