Fearless Asking: How to Get What You Want at Work Without Dreading It

by Ishwari Samarakoon | March 4, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog

Are you looking to ask for a promotion? Or a pay rise? Maybe you want to negotiate your duties. Or you are looking to get more PD paid for or drop a day of work. Whatever it is that you are looking to ask for, it can fill you with dread and worry. You know you need to...

Stuck in “Analysis Paralysis?” Stop Overthinking and Make Decisions with Ease

by Ishwari Samarakoon | February 26, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog

Do you spend your time second-guessing your decisions? Playing with a decision over and over again in your mind? Or do you externalise the worry by canvassing your friends and family for their thoughts? & when you do this, do you find that you are no closer to...

From Empire to ME Weeks: Reclaiming Success in Speech Pathology

by Ishwari Samarakoon | February 20, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Do you know what success means to you? Does success look like having a lot of money? If so, exactly how much? Does it mean having more time? If so, exactly how much? Does it mean accolades? If so, which ones? Often we are striving for success but we don’t know exactly...

Do you trust yourself? If not, it’s a super power you need to build.

by Ishwari Samarakoon | February 12, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Self-trust.It’s such a BIG thing.Do you have it?Is it something you are still having to figure out?When I was 29, all of a sudden I was single. End of an 11-year relationship. I was living on my own for the first time. I had to work out not only where I was going to...

Are you setting a boundary or making a request?

by Ishwari Samarakoon | February 5, 2024 | Career, Hard conversations, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Boundaries are not only hard to set but we often get confused about roles and responsibilities.  & we are easily frustrated when we create a boundary but it’s quickly broken.  That’s why I found this trick so useful.  I have TikTok to thank for it.  I came across...

Breaking the Cycle: Rethinking Monthly Expectations

by Ishwari Samarakoon | January 30, 2024 | Career, The Speechie Life Blog, Work-Life balance

Are you ready for February? I asked this on my Instagram story on the weekend. The census was a loud NO.  With each new month, it feels like we have to do better.  The expectations are high.  Each month feels like a new beginning. A chance to re-write the goals,...