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Should I Take A Pay Cut To Be Happier?

  “Lisa, can you tell me what I should be doing for a living?”   Absolutely – it usually takes me about 15-20 minutes to figure that out. Easy peasy.   “So, why the hell is your programme two months long?!”   Haha, bless you. Because it’s the HOW you should be doing it that […]

I Want To Quit My Job! (Why You Should Wait)

I WANT TO QUIT MY JOB! Here’s why you should WAIT!   I’m guilty of having walked out of jobs – oh my word – I don’t even know how many times over my life! Like, literally somebody (usually the boss) has pissed me right off so I’ve grabbed my stuff and walked out. And […]

Iron Sharpens Iron – Allegory of the Know-It-All

IRON SHARPENS IRON – ALLEGORY OF THE KNOW-IT-ALL I almost always paint my own nails because I studied painting and am therefore really good with a brush, plus I’ve been painting my nails for decades since my auntie gave me my first bottle of bright nail varnish when I was a small kid! But my […]

Freedom Lifestyle – How I Did It

People often tell me I’m “lucky” to have a life of travel, sunsets and beach views, and so I’m going to reveal how I’ve done it:   I WORKED HARD AT SCHOOL …to maintain my individuality in spite of them trying to force me to conform. I STUDIED AT UNIVERSITY …as an adult, and dropped […]

Let go of what’s holding you back

It’s 6:30 here in Istanbul, Turkey, and I was woken almost two hours ago by the light through the white chiffon curtains around the four poster bed, and the seagulls having a noisy chat about breakfast. I’m in my room in an AirBnB overlooking the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey… And I feel inspired to tell you […]