“Oh I can’t show that yet because it’s not perfect!” I’m sure we’ve all had this thought. But what happens after this? More than likely, you never release anything. So you have sacrificed releasing something in a good state because you’re so concerned with making it great. These types of thoughts and actions impedes growth. …
In order to make progress you must reframe the opposite of win. You must stop thinking that if you don’t win, that you automatically lose. Yes, you may not have achieved your goal, but you have improved your knowledge about that area along the way. You are not at the same position as you were …
Firstly, let me start by saying that I don’t believe that any question is actually a “stupid” question. You may believe it’s stupid because the answer seems to be obvious to everyone but yourself. But, if you need the information then why would you consider it stupid to ask? You’re going to gain way more …
Ok, hear me out. This may sound unreasonable at first because you also may not want to do the task that no one else wants to. But that’s exactly why you should! You have probably avoided it because: But try and think of the benefits that you’ll get once you complete the task. Here’s a …
In this post, I hope to give some guidance to anyone wanting to take the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam. If I can do it while on maternity leave, looking after a baby less than three months old (and also looking after a five-year old at the same time), I’m sure you can do it …
As a mum of one who commutes to my full-time day job five days a week, I would love for the day to be longer so I could spend more time with my husband, play with my daughter or just sleep. Sadly, this isn’t possible. We have only a finite amount of time in the …
New Year’s resolutions are goals that many of us are very familiar with and try to achieve. We all have high ambitions at the beginning of the year to complete these goals within a year. Sadly, the truth is that many people fail or fall behind with these goals as early as mid-January. The main …
I’ve started enforcing the “time blocking” method into my calendar to ensure I consistently improve on my skills during the week (weekends are reserved for family time currently). At the moment, this is done for 30 minutes a day and set as events in my Google Calendar. I’ve scheduled this to be done at the …
I took the ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level exam on 20th April 2013. My Technique Back then, I revised for the exam by reading the (second edition) book through twice making notes the second time through. And as I was commuting four hours a day (true facts!), I had a set of practice tests that I would work …
I decided to read Strong Woman because I was interested in learning more about Karren Brady. Before reading this book, I only knew Karren Brady from watching the yearly BBC show The Apprentice. I wasn’t aware of her long history within football or how similar her experiences within this industry could relate to mine in …
