I was just looking at a Linked In profile after sending a happy birthday message from the reminders, and the person in question had a project about closing the gender pay gap. So thought I’d share something with you that I wrote to them ( edited ). Continue reading “Gender pay gap and negotiation confidence”
MY DREAM – if I had the money to do it
If I had the money, I’d do the following: Continue reading “MY DREAM – if I had the money to do it”
Recruiters and Employers TAKE NOTE!
I have 2 main email addresses, one of which I predominantly use for junk mail / sign ups / newsletters, while the other is more for actual personal use … and so it is to the former of those two that I usually receive such emails as “seeking BDM position referrals” from some random recruiter who has me on his mailing list. Continue reading “Recruiters and Employers TAKE NOTE!”
Capitalism: the junkie needs an intervention
Capitalism is like a junkie silently screaming: “PLEASE HELP ME! I CAN’T STOP!” – and I say silently screaming, because on the surface it still refuses to admit it has a problem; but the truth is getting even worse than that, and more like the serial killer saying: “someone stop me, because I’m going to keep killing”.
Continue reading “Capitalism: the junkie needs an intervention”
Past crowdfunding donors – please note
Hi everyone,
When I made my past attempts at crowdfunding I didn’t have the resources to do a very good job of it ( I still don’t ), and it didn’t make much difference except to take a small amount of pressure off my shoulders over a few months … but appreciated nonetheless. Continue reading “Past crowdfunding donors – please note”
How the Cashless Welfare Card will trash Australian Small Business
The proposal by the Turnbull government to introduce a cashless welfare card is an absolute clusterfuck waiting to happen.
Basically what it will amount to is this: Continue reading “How the Cashless Welfare Card will trash Australian Small Business”
The myth of being “self-made” and the importance of giving
If you think your position in life wasn’t given to you, think again … I’m not saying you didn’t ALSO work for it, but there is no such thing as an entirely “self-made” man or woman, it is a myth. Continue reading “The myth of being “self-made” and the importance of giving”
RIP Jacque Fresco
I didn’t know who you were when I started this journey 30 years ago, in fact I didn’t even understand the nature of the journey I was embarking on … and unfortunately I missed my opportunity to speak with you before you died.
But I promise you this: Continue reading “RIP Jacque Fresco”
Thought for the Day: the privilege based delusion of “choice”
If you want to see delusion in action, you don’t have to go any further than your nearest social media platform.
I found the following image on Linked In:
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Thought for the Day: the exception paradox and conflict resolution
A very handy piece of wisdom I have gone by for years is “the exception paradox”, which states:
” … if for every rule there is at least one exception, then the exception to this one being that it has no exception … “
Like many other such gems, it can be applied in many ways, and I’m going to share with you in this article one of the ways I use it. Continue reading “Thought for the Day: the exception paradox and conflict resolution”