To my family, friends, clients, colleagues and fellow professionals, I wish a healthy, joyful and successful 2018.

2017 was a year of bad news – Trump, hurricanes, mass-shootings, the repeal of net neutrality laws in the US and the ongoing insatiable appetite for highly profitable wars.

However, an Australian company produced a bee-friendly insecticide, coral gardening is helping to restore the Great Barrier Reef, vomiting fungi could help solve the global plastic problem and Muslim hackers united in an attempt to wipe ISIS from the internet.

For the first time in three years, I recently took a short break and went camping.  This campsite does not have cell phone reception, leaving me blissfully internet free throughout four days.

I flew a kite, went koala spotting, took some long walks, hit the trails on a mountain bike, experienced some wonderful driving roads in a red Alfa Romeo, drank a few beers around a campfire and after not shaving for four days, remembered why I shave every day (itchy).

Upon my return to the internet, I stumbled upon this article from #fastcompany.
This piece suggests how to become an essential member of a team, leading to greater job security.

One piece of advice I would like to add; look after yourself.  Try to find time for more of that all-important sleep, healthier food, regular exercise and taking breaks from your phone or PC.

These all help deal with our daily sources of stress and charge us with the energy required to work towards our goals.

#newyear #balance #wellbeing