Enough was enough, I needed to lose weight. Not that I felt I was overweight, but my clothes began to feel uncomfortably overcrowded like the London Tube during rush hour. So two weeks later, ‘plan weight loss’ was in full effect. My routine included early morning jogs before work in the summer, replaced by visits to…
I’m all for technology. In fact, I love technology. I’ve scrapped my written task list for an electronic, web-based version which I can never lose or misplace. And that’s just one of the functions I use my third generation iPad for. Overall, it has made me a more efficient wife and mother; I can shop…
Children are wonderful examples of how we should pursue what we want out of life. In fact, this species of little people are intriguing as they can demonstrate specific characteristics we once lost, and now as adults, need to regain. For this reason, children make worthy subjects of study. Each child has a unique personality…
The difference between a celebrity and yourself lies not in their wealth, but in a small number of actions they took and continue to perform in their everyday life. This is not to say that you will necessarily have the riches and the fame of somebody like Mariah Carey, but consider yourself, like most of…
“What can an ant teach me?” I hear you ask. You’d be surprised. Generally, the easiest way to live life is to learn from others’ past failures and accomplishments. It is, however, more challenging to take advice from someone who has not yet benefited from their own solutions, like a homeless man giving a talk…
Our habits are those sneaky, little, subconscious behaviours we develop over a period of time which either aid us in achieving our goals or assist us in remaining the same. Most of our habits, like brushing our teeth, were taught to us, so we are constantly on auto-pilot when engaged in the activity. However, we…
Being on Twitter is a lot like attending high school; the aim is to be one of most popular kids in school and gain a multitude of followers. On Twitter, those followers fall into various categories, but you will ultimately want them to buy into whatever idea, product or service you are selling. The idea…
A personal assistant is not reserved for the Chief Executive of a FTSE 100 company, neither should they only be affiliated with box office hit movie stars. Personal assistants are for those who simply desire ‘an extra pair of hands’. Those hands can include administrative or technical help or be specialised in a particular area…
Diana Quartey 