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
I was severely bullied at school in Birmingham, whilst studying for my GCSEs so, when I was 15, I decided to move to Buckinghamshire to live with my Mum and Stepdad. Off I went, with two cracked ribs, lumps of missing hair and a seriously bruised sense of myself. I’d been broken down by my
Do you have atelophobia? What the heck is atelophobia and how do I know if I have it? Don’t panic, it’s not some nasty disease that’s doing the rounds and taking people down unexpectedly. You may know it better as Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is fairly common in both men and women. You believe that you
Dear Donna, I’m needing some inspiration as I’m feeling very stale in my job but don’t know what to do next. I’m working in a position where basically dreams go to die. I took the job after graduating as I was terrified of being one of those graduates who wastes three years at university then
Summer holidays are fast approaching and it’s so easy to focus less on your business, instead enjoying time with family and friends on warm summer evenings, all the while feeling a tad guilty. One of the reason you started you business in the first place was probably to spend more time with your family, right?
Following on from the first week of Camp NaNoWriMo, the start of the second week was a slow one when it came to trying to reach my word count target. However, there has been a lot of success, interesting twists in the story, along with illness and my birthday. This has all led to a
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We don’t want to let Coronavirus stop all the fun, so instead of our monthly meet-ups, we’re going to host...
We don’t want to let Coronavirus stop all the fun, so instead of our monthly meet-ups, we’re going to host...
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…
I was severely bullied at school in Birmingham, whilst studying for my GCSEs so, when I was 15, I decided to move to Buckinghamshire to live with my Mum and Stepdad. Off I went, with two cracked ribs, lumps of missing hair and a seriously bruised sense of myself. I’d been broken down by my tormentors and I hated school.…
Do you have atelophobia? What the heck is atelophobia and how do I know if I have it? Don't panic, it’s not some nasty disease that's doing the rounds and taking people down unexpectedly. You may know it better as Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is fairly common in both men and women. You believe that you aren't good enough, you have…
Dear Donna, I'm needing some inspiration as I'm feeling very stale in my job but don't know what to do next. I'm working in a position where basically dreams go to die. I took the job after graduating as I was terrified of being one of those graduates who wastes three years at university then remains unemployed for years on…
Summer holidays are fast approaching and it’s so easy to focus less on your business, instead enjoying time with family and friends on warm summer evenings, all the while feeling a tad guilty. One of the reason you started you business in the first place was probably to spend more time with your family, right? In this blog I…
Following on from the first week of Camp NaNoWriMo, the start of the second week was a slow one when it came to trying to reach my word count target. However, there has been a lot of success, interesting twists in the story, along with illness and my birthday. This has all led to a very interesting and yet productive…