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A Guide to Setting & Accomplishing Personal Goals
Sick of that regret you feel at the end of the year, knowing the year literally just FLEW by and you didn’t accomplish what you wished you did? Whether they were personal goals for work, projects or certifications… you simply didn’t do them. Trust me, it’s not just you. This is something that many people experience on a regular basis. People create New Year’s resolutions in hopes they can make a change that lasts for the next year. Yet within two months, most people have given up their resolutions entirely. So if you aren’t good with New Year’s resolutions, but you want so badly to start making progress towards your…
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The Tech Gift Guide: Presents for Gadget Lovers
As near the end of a very much chaotic 2020, who doesn’t have the holidays on their mind? The Techie Gift Guide is the first of a few ‘Christmas lists’ I’ll be releasing as December nears. Lucky for you, my gift guides are designed for any and all occasions, so don’t worry if you’re looking for birthday gifts! Without further delay, let’s jump straight into my round-up of the top tech gifts at the end of 2020! Pssst. This post contain affiliate links, please refer to my T&Cs for more info. The Tech Gift Guide For your convenience, the list starts off with the cheapest items and the most expensive…
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50+ Empowering Affirmations for Working Women
The word affirmation comes from the Latin affirmare, originally meaning “to make steady, strengthen.” By default, every affirmation should be on the empowering affirmations list. They all give us the opportunity to choose words that help create or eliminate something in our lives. For example, creating success or confidence or healthy relationships, and eliminating low self-esteem, destructive behaviours and even pain. Affirmations help us retrain our thinking and speaking into positive patterns so we can truly transform our lives. We can get more of what we want and less of what we don’t. But be careful because everything we say is an affirmation. Every thought, every sentence is just confirming what…
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How to Efficiently Apply to Scholarships
A university education doesn’t come cheap, and earning income through scholarships is one way to help cover the costs. This can be a time-consuming process and scholarship applicants often face stiff competition, hence I’ve put together my top tips for applying to scholarships and staying organised. Start Applications Early Schools have a specific amount of funding available and the earlier you apply, the more you will receive and the easier it will be to get a scholarship. That’s not the only reason to start early though: as the academic year moves closer, the more things you realise you need to do. You don’t want to be juggling funding around with exams,…
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Staying Productive on Self-Care Sunday for CEOs
For the majority of us, the word “Monday” inevitably brings feelings of dread and doom. One day I hope to be someone who looks forward to the rise and grind of Monday but right now, every week I schedule a Self-Care Sunday to prepare myself for the following week. Now, Self-Care Sunday means a lot of different things to different people, but it ultimately is a day off the grind to reflect, refresh and refocus (that’s how I like to see it anyway!). While I let Cocktails and Code run on automatic, I like put a face mask on and sit down with a notebook. That’s right, not the iPad or…
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5 Ways to Increase Your Brand Visibility
You can have the best offering in the world, but if it’s not seen by the right people, you’re not going to get the results you want. Getting your business in front of your target audience should always be your number one priority when it comes to building your brand. Five Ways to Increase your Brand Visibility. Whether you’ve been in the game for a decade, or a few weeks, obtaining visibility in a crowded market can feel impossible. I’m here to tell you – you can do it! I’ve done it myself and I know it will work for you, too. The best part? You can start implementing these…
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Paperless Professional: Using an iPad Pro to Study
Traditional ways of studying are so 2000s. Who has time to make paper flash cards and spend hours thumbing through textbooks anymore? New apps and technology make it easy to access your notes across platforms at any place, any time. Taking Notes: Traditionally vs Digitally Nothing beats the feeling of pen and paper. This is perhaps the biggest strength of paper over the iPad (bar the cost). There’s a wide variety of notebooks, pencils, pens, and markers – each with their own experience to really personalise the feeling of writing itself. An iPad also gives you plenty of customisation with digital notebooks and planners, but is limited in stylus options.…
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How I Boosted my Pinterest Impressions Overnight
Pinterest is basically like Google for creatives, artists and bloggers. From the time that Pinterest first rolled out to now, you’ll find that the platform has evolved as a business advertising platform and as a way for bloggers and freelancers to promote their creative services. There’s also plenty of posts detailing everyone’s Pinterest strategy – which FYI all have the same information or tell you nothing except “buy my course to find out!”. How am I different? Well, for a start, I’m not asking you to buy anything or sign up to my newsletter. I mean, please do if you genuinely want to, but there’s no hidden benefit for me…
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Back to School: Cute Stationery from Amazon
Back to school? Cute Stationery? But Lauren, I thought you’re all about entrepreneurs and digitalisation, how does it all tie together? Simple answer: it doesn’t. Welcome back, Ladies, to my little corner of the internet. Today, I’m diving into my favourite stationery you can buy from Amazon. I know it’s something a little different from me – but there is a point to it, although it will be some blog posts into the future. If you’re a big stationery fan like me, you can go right ahead and close this window. But even if you’re just a a little bit curious, do check out my top picks below! From Pinterest?…
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6 Most Common Mistakes made by Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is a journey of constant learning. Therefore, it is normal – and even expected – for first-time entrepreneurs to make some mistakes. But while some mistakes can be easily corrected over time, others can compromise business development, significantly reducing your chances of success. If you are venturing now into the world of entrepreneurship, we have selected the 6 most common mistakes of beginning entrepreneurs and how to avoid them. 1. They Do Not Have a Purpose We are living in the era of purpose. More and more people are looking for a reason for what they do every day, whether in personal or professional life. This change in mindset also changed consumption…
