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Choice is yours

As a career consultant I have the privilege of testing and advising people on subject and career choices that will best match their personality, talents and skills. As an advisor looking from the outside it is not difficult to give an unbiased opinion. Yet

the candidate still has the choice to follow the advice or not.

Wrong motives

Unfortunately people often choose careers for financial reasons instead of what will resonate with who they really are. Youngsters still at school often decide to take the same subjects or to enrol ... continue reading

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Do not add insult to injury

It is nice that we have entered level 1 of lockdown, but six months of low key business activity will definitely have a huge impact on our economy. Perhaps healthcare workers experience slightly less pressure than in earlier stages of the pandemic, but

for others, the longer their businesses remain closed, the bigger the pressure.

Tourism industry

This week I spoke to people working in the tourism industry involved with international travel, and for them there is no going back to work yet, neither did they receive any remuneration during ... continue reading

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The blue-est Monday of them all

Sometimes you get up in the morning with very little motivation for the day’s work. This morning was such a morning for me, not that it is such a challenging day, but because I felt gloomy and dispirited, some would call such a day a blue Monday.

Someone said that when you’re having a blue Monday, just climbing out of bed is a positive start.

Blue-est Monday

Apparently the melancholic mind-set of “Blue Monday” is at it highest on the 3rd Monday of January when the post-holiday and -festive season ... continue reading

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Issues, causes and productive work

It seems like nowadays many people’s goal in life is to have some or other issue they can blow up to something big and then garner as much support as possible for it. Then they promote it as an important cause and somehow even find people who are willing to sponsor them.

Too many issues

Personally I believe that as a society we are busy losing our marbles with just way too many issues continually springing up. Then somebody must be found guilty and somebody must take the blame because ... continue reading

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Thank you for the music

Sitting here in front of my computer I fell asleep, only to wake up a little later to the most beautiful piece of melodious music you can imagine. So my thoughts took a short trip down memory lane of all the “music” I loved before.

The hits of yesteryear

When I was at school during the 1960’s and 1970” the Top 20 hits of the week were always broadcasted, I think on a Friday night, and I used to listen in bed on a small transistor radio. Nowadays some people ... continue reading