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Lockdown 1.0 vs Lockdown 2.0
I suppose it was inevitable that with the change of season, there would be some differences. It’s also inevitable that change...

Rupa Datta
Dec 25, 20202 min read
Santa's Public Speaking Secrets
Want to speak well in public? Learn from Santa!If you’d like to ‘sleigh’ your audience and shower them with your gifts, you can learn a...

Rupa Datta
Dec 24, 20202 min read
Routine, Habits and Environment
The world has lived the C19 dream for six months now, it is interesting to look back at who we have become as a society. There are...

Rupa Datta
Oct 26, 20204 min read
My remarkable portfolio that all fits neatly together
Volunteering All This is one of those posts that I write to myself in my head, almost monthly. Today. I thought I'd write and publish my...

Rupa Datta
Oct 24, 20202 min read
How to be better at your job? Volunteer your skills!
When I finished my education a couple of years ago, I realised that my uni transcript is just not enough to secure my dream career...

Rupa Datta
Sep 14, 20203 min read
A little bit of giving goes a long way
When you stand still for just a moment in this busy world and especially now, with all the noise and fear surrounding the pandemic,...

Rupa Datta
Jul 15, 20203 min read
WHAT’S IN A DESIGNATION?
For most of us, our work defines our name, fame and reputation in society. Designations and associations hold a major part in others...

Rupa Datta
Jul 8, 20203 min read
Why everyone should consider volunteering in their Portfolio Career
If you were to google “Why Volunteer” “Benefits of Volunteering” you would be presented with numerous reasons from “social” to...

Rupa Datta
Jul 5, 20203 min read
WE NEED A CURE FOR MEETINGYTIS
A man schedules a meeting, the meeting schedules a meeting, the meeting schedules the man.Did you know there’s a virus going around? I...

Rupa Datta
Jun 29, 20203 min read
How a deck of cards echoes your career game
I don't know about you, but one of lockdown little blessings has seen a return to family card games. It took us a while to get there....

Rupa Datta
Jun 10, 20202 min read
Why you should have an up-to-date resume (even when you're not looking)
'There was a running theme that recurred through last week. I count 5 conversations for sure. Whether it be the person I met (virtually)...

Rupa Datta
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Giftwork Phase 4 – where volunteering = reinvention
Have you ever thought that you looked good in your favourite outfits, and then realised you were so wrong? If I had to sum up my year...

Rupa Datta
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Gift work – phase 3….when contribution is great fun!
It was another accident. I'd been searching for a new hobby to fill my 'study work' segment. This thing called Toastmasters was ...

Rupa Datta
May 12, 20202 min read
Volunteering: more than that oxytocin-laced feel-goodness
Economists and social scientists have long researched the idea of charitable giving. Charity has existed since the beginning of human...

Rupa Datta
May 10, 20204 min read
Comic Links – The Birth of an Alter Ego
What do you call a Prime Minister with flowers in his hair?Florist JohnsonWhat did the American President’s bodyguard shout?Donald...

Rupa Datta
May 8, 20204 min read
Volunteer: a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertak
I became a volunteer more years ago than I care to think about, when everything was in black and white (sort of!) and my mobile phone...

Rupa Datta
May 4, 20202 min read

Rupa Datta
Apr 23, 20200 min read
Corona Living – Why the Virus Needs Re-branding
‘How ARE you?’ is a question I'm beginning to dread. Pre-Corona days I’d answer with a simple ‘Not bad’, (British speak for EXCELLENT)...

Rupa Datta
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Not ANOTHER post about Meditation!
No, seriously. Every since the 1990s, slowly but surely we've so called gurus pop up claiming to be experts in this field. Lo and...

Rupa Datta
Apr 21, 20202 min read
STOP! Slow down, and relax…..
We've entered into Week 4 of UK Lockdown – now also knowing that we have a few more weeks of this. A summary of the week's so far:Week 1...

Rupa Datta
Apr 17, 20202 min read
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