By Roxanna Guilford-Blake – Resilience. It’s hard to miss hearing or reading about it and, if you didn’t know better, you might think it’s just the latest self-help fad.  But it’s not.  Researchers have studied it for years, and the science is clear: High resilience is significantly associated with successful aging, lower depression and longevity. Overall, […]

By Paula Meir, Author of Your Life, Your Way: A Practical Guide To Getting Your S**t Together On a recent car journey with my son (age 20) the conversation turned to the subject of failure: “I don’t put myself in a position where I fail mum, I usually bail before that happens” He stopped short […]

By Paula Meir, Author of Your Life, Your Way: A Practical Guide To Getting Your S**t Together I’m not sure what it is about email that provides a platform for people to behave and communicate badly. Whether it’s because they are behind a screen and it makes people feel brave and authoritative in the moment […]

By Paula Meir, Author of Your Life, Your Way: A Practical Guide To Getting Your S**t Together I know this isn’t the first thought that goes into someone’s mind when you are being shown the door. It can happen for a multiplicity of reasons and it might not feel fair or justified. However, there is […]

By Paula Meir, Author of Your Life, Your Way: A Practical Guide To Getting Your S**t Together Some candidates are very good at interviewing. Gifted communicators, who play well into the recruiting managers psyche, they can tune into their wavelength with ease and before you know it there is a meeting of minds. Is this […]