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How I became a Publican

Working in a pub hardly seems the most glamorous of careers and it’s not. It’s not hard work, it’s constant work. So if you are workshy becoming a publican isn’t for you. If you are people focused and community orientated, then it’s worth giving a go. As one of the youngest in the UK in [...]

How I became a journalist….

How I became a journalist…. Rollback to 1995, Mumbai, India and life was damned different to what it is now. What with me sprawled here in my comfy office (pyjamas and all), sipping a glorious cup of tea, passing fleeting glances at the green, green grass and majestic tree tops outside my window…. This time [...]

Confessions on My Affair with the Phone: How it all started

Another post to add to the ones on careers, but to be fair it’s more in the nature of a number of adventures one after the other than any kind of strategically planned ‘career’, as you’ll see. Something that I really believed I’d have trouble writing about has turned into a mini series – I [...]

Are all Trainers Equal?

In every profession you have the good and the bad, the givers and the takers. the most common comment on my delegate evaluation is that I sure know the topic, whatever topic I am training. It makes me wonder about who they had training them before because all the trainers I voluntarily work with all know their subject.

In Her Shoes

In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell

In her shoes is a series  of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]

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