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Author Archives: Carmel O' Reilly
2 Stories of Feedback Giving the Good the Bad and the Downright Ugly
While both men have thankfully gone on to lead WorkLives that have been fulfilling for them at all stages, the memory of the words spoken at this initial stage has remained with them throughout their lives.
How Acts of Kindness and Solidarity Connected People Through Humanity
I was moved to tears when I learnt how the Choctaw Tribe had helped my ancestors in our time of greatest need, how across the ocean they had shown us such great kindness and solidarity, when they had so little themselves. I cried tears of immense pride when I read the comments of my fellow country men and women who 173 years later were remembering and reciprocating this great kindness by giving what they could in an act of appreciation and solidarity.
The Most Important Piece of Wisdom That Has Served Me Well Throughout My WorkLife
My experience is that people who are really good at what they do, don’t give out unsolicited advice. Some will choose to be mentors, and in doing so, will share their experiences through their stories. Stories are a wonderful way to help people—a wonderful way to impart wisdom without telling people what to do. People can always figure that out for themselves.
Chapter 17 I’m Taking Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast on A Moveable Feast Chapter by Chapter
To hear him talk of it, you would never know how very good it was, except that it had the shyness about it that all non-conceited writers have when they have done something very fine,
Chapter 16 I’m Taking Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast on A Moveable Feast Chapter by Chapter
We need more true mystery in our lives. The completely unambitious writer and the really good unpublished poem are the things we lack most at this time. There is, of course, the problem of sustenance.
How Honest Can You Be When Asked Where Do You See Yourself In Five Years?
What do you say when you’re asked that ever-recurring and somewhat annoying question: “Where do you see yourself in five years?” We’ve come to expect it at interviews, but what if it comes up in conversation at a networking event or a cocktail party?
How Creating Space Can Help Save Your WorkLife and Protect Your Wellbeing
You need to shift your focus from all the reasons why you can’t do something to emphasising what’s possible. By shifting from a negative mindset to a positive mindset you’re implicitly acknowledging that it’s possible.
Chapter 15 I’m Taking Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast on A Moveable Feast Chapter by Chapter
To have come on all of this new world of writing, with time to read in a city like Paris where there was a way of living well and working, no matter how poor you were, was like having a great treasure given to you.
Chapter 14 I’m Taking Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast on A Moveable Feast Chapter by Chapter
But originality can’t be fashionable, because it hasn’t as yet and the approval of the committee.’