Is your family really benefitting from you working at home?
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Is your family really benefitting from you working at home?

It’s time to take stock: is your family really benefitting from you working from home?

It’s easy to get buried in the needs of your work when you work at home. A little bit of planning, however, can go a long way towards making working at home a wonderful experience for all. Your family is why you decided to work at home, so don’t let the stresses and demands of work put a dampener on that.

Organise your life in four easy steps
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Organise your life in four easy steps

Sometimes you are so overwhelmed  endless work or studies, family and friends. You find that you don’t have the time to do anything. Speaking to other mums somehow normalises this – but it shouldn’t be accepted.

So how exactly, do you organise your life and create more hours in a day?

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How to tell your boss you’ve made a mistake

Hands up if you like looking like a fool in the workplace…anyone? Chances are you don’t – why would you?  But at the end of the day we are human and no one is infallible; not even your boss.

But when we make a mistake it can be a very uncomfortable place to be. Will you get the sack? Will you be humiliated in front of your colleagues? Will you lose the trust and respect of your boss?

Whatever the outcome, honesty is the beat policy – and if you fess up to it before someone else weeds it out and makes you look incompetent it could work out in your favour.

Are you a hard worker or just a workaholic who’s heading for burnout?
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Are you a hard worker or just a workaholic who’s heading for burnout?

 
Every one of us has our own professional goals and achievements set in our mind and we try so many different techniques to achieve them. Trying to keep up with childless work colleagues who work longer hours during day can compromise other activities such as sleep or you cam find yourself neglecting your family life unecessarily. 

Four reasons why mums should keep their foot in the office door
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Four reasons why mums should keep their foot in the office door

We’re so over the working mums vs stay at home mums debate – if that’s what you were expecting to read, you’ll be disappointed.

This article is about how to avoid setting yourself up for a fall and protecting your future.

I love my job! Find out how you can, too!
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I love my job! Find out how you can, too!

According to recent research, the average Brit works more than 48 hours a week, thats 350,000 hours more than a decade ago.

You can see why it’s important to do a job you enjoy. Even better, if it’s work that you’re passionate about. Imagine how much easier the challenges at work would be if you actually loved what you’re doing? And, yes, it is possible to have that and work part-time! Watch this video and be inspired:

Stop feeling stressed at work with these tips
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Stressed? How to cope when you’ve bitten off more than you can chew!

Going back to work or starting a business isn’t a prison sentence where you are bound to serve your time as someone else dictates. You do have a choice to change the way you work, so if you start to feel overwhelmed, it’s time to re-evaluate and make the changes that will make it all the more stress free.

Ask yourself the following three questions and you’ll start to see areas for improvement or change:

Four reasons why working mums should be proud
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Four reasons why working mums should be proud

Being a working mum can be a mixed bag sometimes – you want (or need) to work on the one hand, but that can mean you can’t always be there for your child the way you want to be.

But its really not all doom and gloom – it’s rewarding, you feel alive and you wouldn’t change it for the world…right? Here are more reasons why you should be proud to be a working mum:

4 tips for valuing yourself so you can get what you deserve at work
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4 tips for valuing yourself so you can get what you deserve at work

Your ability to value yourself, coupled with strong negotiation skills, are crucial when it comes to negotiating in the workplace. Whether it’s for a pay rise or the opportunity to work on new or bigger projects.

If you’re forever downgrading your skills, ability and experience, it is costing you more than you know. Here are four tips to help you value yourself:

Three simple steps to improve your concentration
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Three simple steps to improve your concentration

Do you defined yourself being distracted all the time at work for no good reason. As soon as there is anew noise, or conversation, do you find yourself gazing and stopping what you’re doing to take in what’s going on?

Do you often daydream about everything and nothing then kick yourself because you’ve whiled away the time when you have deadlines looming? Here are three basic steps to get your concentration back.

Urghh! Monday morning blues?Here are three tips to make it better next week
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Urghh! Monday morning blues?Here are three tips to make it better next week

After the weekends slumber it can be hard to drag yourself out of bed attend crack of dawn on Monday mornings. And if your children are typical, they’ve likely had birthday parties or had some sort of extra class(es) that have required you to ferry them around.

By the time Sunday night comes, the weekend seems so far away, and feels like you didn’t get the rest and chillax time you promised yourself during the week.

Sound all-too familiar? Well, no one said being a working mum would be easy, but here are three steps to help you achieve that all-important Monday morning balance:

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Three tips to get your old spark back before returning to work

To many women, the prospect of returning to work after taking time out to raise a child may be daunting. Many mothers choose to remain at home for several years in order to give their child the best start in life, but once their child starts school the prospect of returning to work looms, and many women can feel out of the loop.

This is understandable, as in today’s career driven society, much can change in a relatively short period of time. But with the correct attitude, confidence and determination, there is no reason you shouldn’t be able to re-enter the world of work in a position you want and deserve.

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4 straits of successful working mums

Being a working my is comparable to…being a working mum. There really is nothing like it, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it…and be happy.

There are some characteristics of successful working mums – if you think a out those you know who seem to be on top of their game, and who seem to be doing extraordinarily well, they will have all or most of the traits below:

Thinking about working part time? Some things you should know
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Thinking about working part time? Some things you should know

Deciding to reduce your hours at work can mean many things for working mums – the ability to spend more time with the children, get the balance right between work and family life, or because a business has taken off and needs more of your attention.

Whatever your reason for working part-time, there are some things you should consider. This video will look at:

  • the pros and cons of part-time work?
  • whether you still have the same rights and benefits if you work part-time
  • your holiday entitlement…and more
A quarter of mums feel discriminated against at work. Find out what to do if that sounds like you
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A quarter of mums feel discriminated against at work. Find out what to do if that sounds like you

One in four mums who have returned to work believe they have been subjected to discrimination, either before or after the birth of their child, according to research by employment law specialists Slater & Gordon.

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Top five benefits to working from home

As a result of the fragile economy and the uncertainties around job security, a rising number of people are now deciding to go it alone. Self-employment numbers have increased in recent years as a result of more people wanting to take control of their future, finances and lives.

Many of those who ditch the world of 9-5 and become self-employed decide to use their own home as their workplace. By setting up an appropriate area in your property, such as one of the home offices available from Betta Living, you can start to enjoy the many benefits of working from home.

Lost your confidence? How to get it back before work on Monday
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Lost your confidence? How to get it back before work on Monday

Even the most accomplished people can lose confidence at work. It doesn’t help when you’ve had time out to raise a family, or if you feel threatened by younger colleagues who seem to be on top of everything in your area of work and are leaving you trailing behind because you have other commitments.

This video tutorial will help you build your confidence back up, using simple tips to help you get your swag back.

Job interview over: how not to obsess after the event
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Job interview over: how not to obsess after the event

The job interview is finally over and you can’t help but sigh with relief. But now that the waiting has started, it is not that easy to carry on without mentally dissecting your responses, the interviewer’s facial expression as you spoke…the list can go on. Here are some tips to stop you driving yourself around the bend while you wait for the outcome of your job interview.

Three things you should know during your job hunt
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Three things you should know during your job hunt

Looking for a job is like having a part-time job. It takes time and dedication to rewrite your covering letter and make sure your CV doesn’t let you down at the first hurdle.

If you’re thinking about applying for a new job or have sent your CV to recruiters than you can remember then you need to know these three simple tips:

Sing your own praises! Self promotion is key to your success at work and in business
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Sing your own praises! Self promotion is key to your success at work and in business

Smartly executed self-promotion is the key to career advancement. In your workplace I’ve probably seen people who always seem to get promotions or new challenges. You’ll also notice that they tend to talk abut their achievements and how much work they’re ploughing through…self-promotion in other words.

We can all learn a thing or two from that – applying it to our workplace or in our businesses. Start by using LinkedIn – it is one of the best tools to help you self promote, using the following tactics: