‘Self care’ is definitely a 2016 buzz word.
Endless blog posts, podcasts and articles have been published on the importance of it.
But after I wrote a post about taking time out to invest in myself, the questions and comments I got showed me that actually, most people my age don’t know how to practice self care at all, and find the whole concept alien and dated.
Here are some ways you can spend some time on you this week, without the lavender oil and meditation.
“Phoebe can you organise this for me?”
“Do you have a moment to show me how to use this?”
“Could you quickly do that for me while I finish up here?”
We sometimes underestimate the power our words have, and ‘no’ is a word that holds a lot of power.
Here’s what happened when I started saying no more often.
The first thing you’ll have to learn is that if you’re any age under 30, you will get called a millennial at least once a week, so you better find out what it means.
Aside from that, here are some office do’s and don’ts for the Snapchat generation.
DON’T
Take selfies in the office. I know it’s tempting (especially if the lighting is really good) but it’s pretty unprofessional, your hands should be occupied with work.
Every single time you have your phone in your hand I can guarantee someone in the office thinks you’re texting bae.
“We have this expression, Christy and I: We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”
Supermodel Linda Evangelista there, talking to Vogue in 1990 about her and Christy Turlington’s modelling mantra.
When you’re a supermodel, you can make these kinds of decisions based on your earning power, but what about if you’re just starting out?
Snapchat is just for teenagers to send nudes to each other, right? WRONG.
With a company valuation of around $16 billion, and 10 billion daily video views at the time of writing, Snapchat offers a real opportunity to share your story with a wider, younger, audience.
Here’s what Snapchat is, what media organisations are doing on it, and how you can get ahead by using it (for work purposes, obvs.)
Remember when people used to ask you: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Well, maybe we should have thought a little harder before we answered.
I’m still meeting people who haven’t made any steps towards landing their dream job, or even worse they don’t know what their dream job is.
You don’t have to have it all together, you don’t have to have all the answers, but here’s why there’s no excuse not to be chasing your dreams.
So you want to start a blog, eh?
You probably want to show the world how well you can contour, or tell everyone about the incredible hotel you stayed at in Bali.
But let me tell you a secret: being a blogger is not about any of that.
1. Being asked if they earn money from their blogs.
Do I ask how much you earn working at Topshop? Have I ever asked to see your payslip Mr. Investment Banker? No, so don’t ask me, mmmkay?
It was the morning after an especially heavy night out for a friend’s birthday when an email came in with an uber receipt, and I realised how much the night had cost me.
Adding up the new dress I’d bought, card I’d got her, dinner we’d had, emergency tit tape I’d picked up for the group, drinks we’d ordered, tube we’d taken there, cabs we’d taken back, food we’d bought afterwards, drinks we’d bought for the after party, I realised something.
1. Rude complaints about a brand or service. As mad as you might be that you only got five nuggets instead of six, do your followers really need to know? If you are going to complain, find the customer service number or email address.
Most large brands have a customer service account on Twitter, so if you’re having no luck via email, then send a polite tweet explaining the issue or letting them know you’ve sent an email.
You never know, you might want to work with that brand later on down the line. Keep it classy.
Phoebe Parke 