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March 2025 - a portfolio update and the forward look
As we come to the end of Q1 of 2025, I've managed to refocus myself. March has been a month of a few curveballs however with that, I'm...
Rupa Datta
3 days ago2 min read
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How accountability shows up - when you least expect it!
My accountability buddies - cute cat not normally included This month began on a high note! I quickly realized I had reclaimed a...
Rupa Datta
Mar 232 min read
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February 2025 - a portfolio review and space making
Making space in the English Countryside with a fire As we hit the last week of February, I'm already aware how my March portfolio is...
Rupa Datta
Feb 232 min read
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SHOY - learning new words and the nuance of language
I've taken myself away for the weekend as part of a commitment to give myself some space (physically), creating space for the next phase...
Rupa Datta
Feb 222 min read
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January 2025 - a portfolio review....and the questions!
Over the last couple of days, I've been exchanging messages with a family member in India - and I recall saying to a friend yesterday,...
Rupa Datta
Jan 262 min read
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2024 - A year of accidental travel...
After sharing my previous post about my UK adventures in 2024, I eagerly grabbed my diary and photo gallery to dive into the thrilling...
Rupa Datta
Jan 63 min read
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Miles and then some...
On the coast in Devon, March 2024 Pretty much every chat I've had in the last month or so has brought up how much I was traveling in...
Rupa Datta
Jan 51 min read
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The interim review....
How often do you stop and assess your career choices, path and how it all fits into your plan? A couple of weeks ago, I attended a 'staff...
Rupa Datta
Oct 27, 20242 min read
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Did you ask??
Photo taken onboard Queen Anne, taking being 'on the road' to being 'on the waves' That's it - Four weeks done in the new contract. It's...
Rupa Datta
Oct 13, 20243 min read
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Move More!
Photo taken on a weekend walk along the Thames Two and a half weeks into the new contract and I realised that I was still 'hotdesking'...
Rupa Datta
Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Discipline and your work day...
View from the terrace of one of the main hubs in town. Not my main office location This is the second in a series of posts having...
Rupa Datta
Sep 29, 20243 min read
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Back to the office...?
For the last month or so, my social media feeds have been full of the remote vs office debate. Unless you've been hibernating, you'll...
Rupa Datta
Sep 21, 20242 min read
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5 or 150, that is the question
How many is too little, or too many, when it comes to a (networking) event? The answer is, it depends. I've been to more football matches...
Rupa Datta
Sep 14, 20242 min read
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I lost my way....and then I found it again....
I confess. I stopped writing for a while. If I use this blog as a benchmark, it's been over a year. Consistent walking and wondering...
Rupa Datta
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Networking happens at personal events too....
Last week, I attended FOUR separate events. There's probably a story to tell about all four. And then of course, how one defines each...
Rupa Datta
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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It's good for the immune system!
A cold plunge that is…but in the spirit of getting away from technology for an hour, I’ve also spent time in a hot tub for as many days. ...
Rupa Datta
Sep 4, 20241 min read
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Why You Should Throw Your Hat into the Ring… 2024
It’s been a little while since I wrote on the importance of applying for work or pitching for business. I find when I look back over...
Rupa Datta
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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Another Year Gone By – a Move to Living More Intentionally
I realised the other day (and perhaps on the odd other occasion this year) that I’d not written generally and in terms of a blog for a...
Rupa Datta
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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Recognising “Enough”
One of the stories I tell a lot as a reflection of when I first went self-employed over a decade ago was the realisation that the...
Rupa Datta
Dec 30, 20223 min read
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Post Corona News
Wondering what the future will look like, post Corona? After intensive idiotic investigations and ridicoulous rigourous research the...
Rupa Datta
Aug 13, 20213 min read
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