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"So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself, and I Didn't know I was lost" Wake Me Up by Avicii (click here for the music) Photo by Dan Asaki on Unsplash In Australia our unemployment rates are the lowest in a very long time, and there are skill shortages in many industries. As one employer explained to me “it’s a buyer’s market out there, if you are a half decent worker the world is your oyster”. Overseas it has been te

"I like piña coladas And gettin' caught in the rain I'm not much into health food I am into champagne" Escape by Rupert Holmes (click here for the music) Personal Screen shot of The Sydney Morning Herald Instagram post 23/11/21 Who is drinking? “Alcohol is an intrinsic part of Australian culture, and it plays a central role in most people’s social lives. Heavy drinking is seen as acceptable in almost all social situations, from weddings to sports matches, and even at funerals

"The future's in the air Can feel it everywhere Blowing with the wind of change Take me to the magic of the moment On a glory night Where the children of tomorrow dream away In the wind of change” Wind Of Change By the Scorpions (click here for the music) Photo by Nikola Johnny Mirkovic on Unsplash “Throughout your career you need to dedicate time every week to building strong connections with key stakeholders, customers and colleagues” Manager in a coaching briefing to m

“ I won't stand and observe it From this point on We won't allow This, brother If we don't end this now There'll be others” I Saw It by the Barenaked Ladies (click here for the music) Click here for the full article Upon reading the paper yesterday and thinking about all my clients and colleagues in who work tirelessly in Scientific research, I was moved to write a new blog. It is quite disheartening that in an era where tolerance is encouraged there is still those who wi