At Professionelle we often refer to our items in this theme as
'bits of fluff' and we are utterly unrepentant about them.
As professional working women, we know we're not machines. We
all need time out to recharge, even if it's no more than the
mini-break of reading a short article over a cup of coffee. If
you're in need of a quick shot of inspiration, a laugh, musings on
fashion (Galia's weakness) or droolings on Colin Firth
(Sarah's ditto) you're in the right place.
You'll also find contributions here from other professional
women who have unique perspectives to share. Their
writings often touch on aspects of our lives that get
pigeon-holed as "not work" but that nevertheless have the
power to influence all that we do. Gratitude, intuition,
spirituality.
So grab that coffee, close the door for a few minutes, and
browse what we have on offer...
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31 October 2011
By Galia BarHava-Monteith
Galia shares her two biggest health-related lessons from her diagnosis with a very serious condition. Her hope is to help other women better manage their own health concerns.
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27 June 2011
By Roberta Budvietas, member of The Women's Information Network and Event Co-ordinator, New Zealand
A world without poverty and hunger, a world with greater peace and enjoyment. It' s a huge agenda but social entrepreneur Dr Paula Fellingham is on a mission to make a difference, with the help of 1400 women worldwide. Roberta reports on how Paula developed her offline vehicle for change: Global Women's Summits
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20 June 2011
By Galia BarHava-Monteith
The socially acceptable answer to 'how are you?' has mysteriously become 'I am soooooo busy'. Is this apparently permanent state of busyness a good thing though?
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27 March 2011
By Denise Arnold, Founder of the Cambodia Charitable Trust
Human trafficking: it is likely millions of people are affected. People are sold, lives ruined and lost. How do you combat trafficking? In my case, one girl at a time, through education.
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28 January 2011
By Janelle Fletcher, Speaker and Mind-Body Expert
A visit to the beach provided unexpected insights into balance in our lives. As the author overheard comments by passersby and observed people's choices she began to distil different aspects of balance.
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12 December 2010
By Hannah Samuel, the Reputation Champion
Christmas is traditionally the season of goodwill, but it's also the season of the reputation minefield that can leave you nursing more than a sore head come the New Year. Hannah suggests 6 simple and sensible steps to protect your hard-earned reputation and your career during the Christmas party season.
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05 December 2010
By Sally Mabelle, the "Voice of Leadership" specialist.
When you Google books on happiness you get 151,000,000 results! If you just Google the word happiness, you get 76.5 million results. It's obviously a popular topic. People keep searching for happiness and yet many haven't found it yet! Do you ever get that feeling that you "should" be somewhere else, with someone else, doing something else "bigger and better"? That's a common feeling which keeps you from fully enjoying your own life exactly as it is right now.
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23 November 2010
By Angelique Jurd
Michael J Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the young age of 30. This autobigraphy follows the decade since his retirement from the hit series Spin City. Angelique found his reflections on faith, family and politics a thought provoking, often moving, and sometimes laugh-out-loud-funny read.
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19 October 2010
By Angelique Jurd
Integrity: can you sleep at night knowing what you've done during the day? In a world where social and professional boundaries are blurring, as social media speeds word of mouth reports, it's more important than ever to act in a way we are proud to own. Our good names are at stake.
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31 August 2010
By Orly Jacobson of Jugglefish, a juggling workshop
Some passions we know about, others reach out to grab us when we least expect it. Orly Jacobson found 3 raw vegetables were the doorway to a hitherto unsuspected penchant for juggling. She is now building a unique business around it.