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Is Superwoman running your diary?

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
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Who’s actually running your schedule? That might seem like an odd question – well, it’s you of course. But which you? After all, we all have many versions of ourselves. (You wanting to crawl back under the covers at dawn on a grey February morning probably makes very different decisions to well-rested, post-coffee you at […]

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The ONE question busy women forget to ask when it comes to setting goals

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
Joanna Martin
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Resolutions, intentions, setting goals, your “word of the year”… a new calendar year is a potent time for imagining something different. What change do you want to see in your life in the coming 12 months? Whether it’s your job, your marriage, or the way you feel when you look in the mirror – you […]

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4 keys to unlock the power of the new year

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
Joanna Martin
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Want to know how to unlock the power of the new year? For years, the first few days back after a holiday were total write-offs for me. I’d come back from some really lovely time off, rested and excited to dive back in, only to find that for some reason, I just couldn’t get any […]

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How to accept a compliment (and why it matters)

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
Joanna Martin
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“Wow – you’re amazing!” Words to make you glow with pride…. Or shrink into a tiny ball of embarrassment? If accepting compliments makes you cringe a little (or a lot), you might be surprised to know you’re not alone. Over the years a few researchers have explored our reaction to compliments. Way back in 1990, […]

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4 signs of the new burnout

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
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Lately, I’ve been discovering along with lots of women in our community that right now, we’re not as fine as we often claim to be. Today I want to share some of the latest research that’s beginning to emerge about a new kind of burnout that’s showing up for women around the world – so […]

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How to make a good decision when you’re too tired to choose

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
Joanna Martin
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Often, one of the first signs we’re approaching exhaustion is that our “executive function” takes a hit. When you’re too tired to choose, even the smallest decisions feel like a lot. Let alone the big, life-altering ones.  You might find yourself flummoxed by what to have for breakfast. Or hitting a wall when it comes […]

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The problem with gratitude

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
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We all know about the importance of gratitude, right? Even in your darkest moments, you’ve probably found things to be thankful for. A tiny flower bursting through a crack in the pavement, a smile from a stranger, the perfect cup of tea, a roof over your head… you know the drill. But what if there […]

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4 ways to bring peace to troubled times

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
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Wouldn’t it be great if everyone in your world gave you extra space in turbulent times? When the morning headlines are enough to send you crawling back to bed, and a quick glance at social media has steam coming out of your ears, it’s tempting to imagine your partner softly bringing you your favourite beverage, […]

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How to boost your team’s wellbeing

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
Joanna Martin
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To understand how to boost your team’s wellbeing, you’ve got to start with you. You probably know that already, right? When you show up for work feeling angry, sluggish or fed up, you see the impact on those around you pretty fast. Not to mention the arguments that blow up with your partner when you’ve […]

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What’s the difference between a consultant and a coach?

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Joanna Martin
Joanna Martin
Founder at One of many
Founder: One of many. Author. Ex-doctor. Entrepreneur. Sister. Sometime Actor. Baby Wrangler. Personal Chef. Mother.
Joanna Martin
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Hands up if you’ve ever been given some really good advice – and then promptly ignored it? Me too. One of the most powerful aspects of coaching is the way it allows us to arrive at our own decisions about our next steps. For me, that’s a key difference between a consultant and a coach […]