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ON MENOPAUSE

The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe

15.10.2020.

Usually, it’s this philosopher’s wont to cover topics of interest, or the moment. The thing I love most about writing this blog is the freedom I have to choose completely different topics, engaging in an array of things is part of my personality. So, reader,...

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Aria Robbins

07.10.2020.

With World Mental Health Day (10th October) being right around the corner, we at Make Me A Plan couldn’t miss this opportunity to talk to you about creating some healthy habits at work and why they are SO important. Did you know that we...

MAKING YOUR HABITS HEALTHIER

The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain

06.10.2020.

October is officially Stoptober and Stoptober is a 28-day NHS stop smoking challenge to help you quit smoking and start breathing easier. Now, not everyone smokes - or wants to stop, but all of us have habits that we would like to make a little healthier, whether...

ON EXPERIENCES

The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe

01.10.2020.

We humans are ever so fond of experiences – looking forward to them, getting the most out of them, nattering about them afterwards. During lockdown proper (as opposed to lockdown imminent, this Philosopher-In-Residence writes with a furrowed brow), I trundled my way...

DISTRACTED

The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Aria Robbins

23.09.2020.

I want you to think about the kind of the things that make you distracted at work, that are down to you and nobody else. - Are you distracted because you didn’t get enough sleep last night and now, you’re...

DO YOU HAVE A SUCCESS MINDSET?

The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain

22.09.2020.

It's pretty obvious that here at Make Me A Plan we love to be organised and thrive on a good plan. Plans can be for acting on immediately or can help you towards a long-term goal of 5/10 or even 20 years. That may seem a little excessive but bear with me, because...

ON REVERIE

The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe

17.09.2020.

The troughs and troughs of 2020 have made the pleasantries of daydreaming as distant a memory as most other aspects of life. Followers of this blog and the other online content which the good ship Make Me A Plan is fond of sharing with the rest of our United Plandom will...

UNDERSTANDING KAIZEN: LESSONS LEARNED FROM JAPAN’S JUMP FROM WORST TO FIRST

The Make Me A Guest Blogger Series, with thanks to Sam Baynham, Founder of Dynamic Edge Innovation and Conex Portal

15.09.2020.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was the champion of global manufacturing. Electronics and automobile products coming out of Japanese plants left manufacturers around the world in the dust, at least in terms of quality and reliability. As the decades progressed an entire...

SCROLL FREE WORKING

The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Aria Robbins

09.09.2020.

This month all of the team at Make Me A Plan are working on helpful tips and tricks to align with Scroll Free September. Throughout my own daily life, I wouldn’t have enough fingers to count how many times I pick my phone up and aimlessly scroll and this...

SIMPLE STEPS TO REDUCE YOUR SCREENTIME

The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain

08.09.2020.

Screens have become such a big part of our lives in one way or another. We watch television, have game consoles, laptops, desktop pc’s, tablets, phones and even smart watches. We’ve welcomed these changes with open arms as we were initially led to believe that these...