Whether you are applying for a job that involves sitting behind a computer all day or meeting customers & business partners on a regular basis, how you look makes a major impact. Studies have found 55 percent of first impressions are based on appearance. So, the way you look can set the tone of an […]
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5 Secrets that celebrities do to become healthy and successful
Ever heard of the phrase, “Sleep is for the weak?” A lot of people often use this saying as a way to motivate individuals who aren’t exerting a tremendous amount of effort in their jobs. Literally speaking, sleep isn’t for the weak. It’s for the healthy and prosperous people. Almost everyone knows that the three […]
10 Obvious truths I learned in my 30’s
I’m not a master or some kind of mentor. But I’m in my 30’s and I know if you treat it right, life is easier than it seems. Despite I dare to make such lists, I force myself to recall these simple points all the time. Day by day, month by month. Though the progress […]
The politics of body hair
I’ve just finished reading Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth, a fascinating and thought-provoking book. I thoroughly recommend it to all; it was well-written and accessible to everyone, regardless of whether you consider yourself a feminist I believe you would still really gain something from reading it. There was an important issue Wolf neglected to cover though, […]
How can we solve the foster care crisis?
A report released in early 2016 revealed that a further 9,070 foster families were needed in the UK to fill the gap in an overstretched foster care system. Following a rise in the number of children going in to care, and no provisions being made for those leaving the fostering workforce, the shortfall is one […]
The war on women
I am angry, so angry. I am tired. I am so tired. I am disappointed, so very disappointed by what I see around me every day. My partner Fredrik once said to me “It’s as if you are carrying the world on your shoulders,” and all I could reply was “Well somebody’s got to try.” […]
Lowering the abortion time limit isn’t the answer!
Oh, Jeremy Hunt. I knew very little of him until recently, but now it turns out he’s the new Health Secretary… and he is in favour of reducing the ‘abortion time limit’ (the latest point in pregnancy at which abortion would be ‘allowed’) to just twelve weeks. I think I speak for all intelligent people […]