There's a J In there… Somewhere!
A blog about all sorts of things!
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Melissa Gijsbers
I love books, stories, chai tea, and more
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Business Plans & Pattern Recognition
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: Business Plans & Pattern RecognitionI had a realisation over the last 24 hours why so many things like business planning, and even goal setting, don’t work for me. It…
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Vision boards don’t work for me…
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: Vision boards don’t work for me…Almost every business coach or coaching program I’ve seen encourages participants to create vision boards. If you haven’t heard of them, they’re a visual representation…
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Toxic Childhood???
Categories: ParentingContinue Reading: Toxic Childhood???I saw a post on Threads today talking about how parents of Gen X kids were toxic because we were sent outside to play until…
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Social Media Ban
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Social Media BanThe Australian government wants to ban kids under 16 from using social media. They put up an option for people to put in submissions and…
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I am burned out
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: I am burned outI am completely burned out. I have been burned out for a lot longer than I realised. Burn out may look different for different people….
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Being Perfect…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Being Perfect…I see a lot written about how perfectionism is a ‘trauma response’ and often blame parents for this. This take irritates me no end. I…
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Networking tips for event organisers
Categories: BusinessContinue Reading: Networking tips for event organisersOn Friday night, I attended the first business networking event I had attended in quite some time, probably since I closed my business back in…
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The concept of Hard Work
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: The concept of Hard WorkOver on Threads, I saw a status talking about how labelling a child ‘gifted’ will mean the child won’t put in the ‘hard work’. While…
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Communication is Key
Categories: Romantic MoviesContinue Reading: Communication is KeyA common theme through romantic movies is miscommunication. This often happens near the end of the movie, after the lovers have declared their feelings, or…
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Review: Aspergirls
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: AspergirlsAuthor: Rudy Simone Category: Non-Fiction Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publication date: July 15, 2010 Blurb: Girls with Asperger’s Syndrome are less frequently diagnosed than boys, & even once symptoms have been…