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Hello everyone, it’s Matt here. Happy New Year! A new year is upon us, and so I thought I’d start off this new period of time by going back to Stridi basics with an advice piece. We’ve all seen the classic “New Year, new me!” posts on social media in the last few weeks, so in this blog I’m going to focus on the art of making a good New Year’s Resolution.  The first thing I want to say about New Year Resolutions is that…. It’s important to keep them realistic. Why am I saying this? Because we’re all guilty of deciding to take up some new habits and then not sticking to them.  Photo by Pixabay from Pexels So I’m going to show you a way of carrying out your shiny new resolutions.    You may have come across “SMART” Goals – be it in education, at work or from a therapist. But what are SMART Goals? Well, it stands for: Specific. Measurable. Achievable. Realistic. Time. Let’s use an example. Let’s say….. you want to exercise more this ...

Hello.  This is sort of a follow up from the “anonymous” supermarket piece a few months ago. Which, spoiler alert for those of you who know my writing style – was me. In the world of PR and Social Media, you’ve got to be pretty careful with this stuff, especially when you’re writing about your real life work place. But, hey, all you know is that I work in a supermarket…. So, you have quite a few options to guess from.   Photo by Oleg Magni from Pexels A colleague and close friend of mine encouraged me to write this piece. Hello Julie, I know you’re reading this. This colleague of mine wanted me to write about all the obstacles I’ve overcome since I started back in May last year, and it’s heart-warming to see someone who has worked with me so closely since day one, talking about me in those terms and noticing my progress. Yes, I feel like an entirely different person sinc...