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Why You Don’t Have to Do It All Right Now
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Let me explain. Just because you can see clients across the lifespan doesn’t mean you should. Just because you can start your own private practice doesn’t mean you should. Just because you can hire an employee or contract...
How to Stop the Sunday Scaries: A Simple Weekend Routine
Do you spend your Sunday’s dreading Mondays? Or worse still, all of Sunday procrastinating on all the things you want to do to get ready for the new week? Or are you someone who gets into a mad rush around 4-6pm, trying to get everything done and staying up late into...
Why subtly doesnt work
Recently I was on Instagram and saw a fabulous comic. It was about a husband who, whilst doing the dishes, accidentally broke a glass. He put the glass on the bench to throw away after he finished the dishes. Only problem, after he was done, the glass remained on the...
Prevent Burnout with This One Simple Change
Do you know how long a task takes you? Not the big tasks like writing a report but the little ones? Importantly, do you give yourself enough time in your day for these small tasks? Or do you find yourself at the end of each day going “Where did all my admin time go?”...
Overcoming the Fear of Saying No
Saying NO is hard. Not just for you but for everyone. Why is that? Because we are conditioned, especially as women to say yes. It has been drilled into us. We are taught to consider other people before we consider ourselves and what we need. So what do we do? How...
Why do I need a mentor?
Have you ever wondered - why do I need a mentor? Why is one important? Especially since you have seen plenty of people around you do well without one. I think this is such a fair question. So let me know answer it for you. A mentor is not just a supervisor, answering...
Let’s talk billable hours
Let’s talk billable hours. Why? Because it has a huge impact on your caseload, your confidence and your skill development. Your billable hours will change as you move from new grad to early career speech pathologist and then mid-career. Why? Because when you first...
What is your Zone of Genius?
Have you heard of the Zone of Genius? It’s from Gay Hendrick’s book - The Big Leap. He talks about how in life and work, we have tasks and skills that fall into 4 zones. The key is learning to spend more time in our Zone of Genius than our Zone of Excellence as this...
Why Skipping Holidays is Hurting Your Career and Well-being
Do you put off taking leave? Or do you wait till the end of the year for the compulsory 2-week closure? Are you someone who feels bad for taking time off because taking holidays can feel indulgent? Or do you feel like you are letting your boss or the team down? Or are...
Want to feel Accomplished as a Speech Pathologist?
Have you ever looked at your skills and felt - when will I be done? Done learning? Done upskilling? Done needing to learn about new disorders or unfamiliar terms? When will you be able to feel like you have ticked all the boxes? Learnt everything you need to learn?...