5 or 150, that is the question
How many is too little, or too many, when it comes to an (networking) event? The answer is, it depends. I've been to more football...
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Rupa Datta
- 6 days ago
- 1 min
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...
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Rupa Datta
- Sep 9
- 2 min
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...
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Rupa Datta
- Sep 4
- 1 min
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. ...
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Rupa Datta
- Jan 3
- 2 min
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...
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Rupa Datta
- Dec 30, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Rupa Datta
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Rupa Datta
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Confessions of a Feedback Phobic
I’m fed up and not taking it anymore! Next time someone asks ‘Can I give you some feedback?’ I’ll respond ‘You could … but I’d rather...
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Rupa Datta
- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
Post Corona News
Wondering what the future will look like, post Corona? After intensive idiotic investigations and ridicoulous rigourous research the...
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Rupa Datta
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Client Delusion
Alas! The client-sales relationship. It used to be so simple! When I started it was, ‘I’m the Almighty Client and you’re just a low...
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Rupa Datta
- Jun 6, 2021
- 2 min
Cluck, cluck, sales chicken
You’ve heard the phrase: there’s no such thing as a stupid question. In sales there is. The questions you don’t ask because you’re...
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Rupa Datta
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
3 reasons why you need to have an up-to-date headshot
We've spent a year in lockdown. It looks like we're coming out of it…or are we?The other day I met a colleague for lunch whom I've only ...
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Rupa Datta
- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
Mind The Mind
Join the Conversation. It's Mental! -May brings Mental Health Awareness week (10-16) and just in time too! Only last week a friend...
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Rupa Datta
- Apr 16, 2021
- 3 min
The Virus, the Glitch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Sonia (Life in Lockdown Lifting)As pubs and shops re-open, I can’t help but remember the day lockdown started; March 23...
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Rupa Datta
- Mar 22, 2021
- 1 min
The Portfolio People podcast – Episode 3
Rethinking your career goals during Covid with Meera Das Like many, Covid and the last year has given many the opportunity to rethink ...
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Rupa Datta
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Great British Boss Off – Improving the boss employee relationshi
Now that I’m self-employed I wake up at midday, take 7-day weekends and … I’m out of work.One self-employment’s biggest downer is not...
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Rupa Datta
- Mar 10, 2021
- 1 min
The Portfolio People podcast – Episode 2
How home and environment influence your portfolio career with Violet Karamagi Of the 4 facets of a portfolio career, we often find that...
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Rupa Datta
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
Welcome to the community!
When I go back in time, I'm reminded of the community of Portfolio People we started to build that often met in person. Lockdown has...
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Rupa Datta
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
3 reasons why you should go for that interview (2021)
The future of work right now is pretty fluid. Some of you may feel like you are going for interview after interview. Some of you may not...
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Rupa Datta
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
How your Portfolio can change…in one month!
January 2021 in review! What day is it? No, seriously….I spent most of last month asking that. Being in pretty much full lockdown with a...
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