Work. Wardrobe. Womanhood.

Fashion
“Dress for your day”, injecting self-empowerment into this work dress-code
“Dress for your day”, injecting self-empowerment into this work dress-code

The standard is a message to employees to dress comfortably, and up the ante as appropriate to meet any formalities required for work activity. But let’s not forget or underestimate the concept of power dressing, and the impact donning an on-point work outfit can have on self-confidence and your professional branding.

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Career

All things career, personal development, and professional branding

Career
Anxiety and Excitement: Key to making business decisions
Anxiety and Excitement: Key to making business decisions

I changed jobs during Covid. It was October 2020 and here in Melbourne, while the case numbers soared with no plateau in sight…

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Leveraging silver linings of Covid
Leveraging silver linings of Covid

The pandemic has forced everyone out of their routine behavioural patterns, both at home and at work. Consider how you might take this situation as a chance to improve your connectedness with your teams?

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I find myself unemployed, now what?
I find myself unemployed, now what?

As a migrant worker who didn’t speak fluent English, and had no experience running a business, she was so excited the day she and my father found this shop and decided to buy it.

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Fashion

“Dress yourself to define yourself” - Debasish Mridha

Fashion
“Dress for your day”, injecting self-empowerment into this work dress-code
“Dress for your day”, injecting self-empowerment into this work dress-code

The standard is a message to employees to dress comfortably, and up the ante as appropriate to meet any formalities required for work activity. But let’s not forget or underestimate the concept of power dressing, and the impact donning an on-point work outfit can have on self-confidence and your professional branding.

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Lifestyle

Balancing wellness, family and motherhood.

Lifestyle
Sometimes, it’s okay to quit
Sometimes, it’s okay to quit

We’re socially conditioned, maybe also through our family upbringing, to never quit. When you start something, you should finish it. But what about when you pursue something so doggedly that you develop tunnel vision…

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Here’s a mind-blowing fictional read
Here’s a mind-blowing fictional read

Having poured through quite a number of wonderful reads, I have discovered a new favourite author to add to my list – Keigo Higashino.

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The 2019 Bali Reading List
The 2019 Bali Reading List

One of my favorite things about the Annual Bali, is the Annual Bali Reading List. I am of the strong view that holiday reading mustn’t be associated with work in any way…

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Jorden Lam writes and speaks about all things career, fashion and lifestyle.