Ten ways to manage your freelancer diary whilst the kids are at home
When you work for yourself, and you are a parent, you get used to juggling. Finding business time during naps, slotting in work within nursey or creating a full day of work during school hours. However, right now, many parents are finding that they have needed to add...
The 2020 Balance Collective Blog Round-up
Looking back on the blogs I’ve written during 2020, I see more than just 50 articles; I see examples of how writing can help the author as well as the reader. My content strategy was thrown out of the window in mid-March, and I returned to my approach from earlier on...
Book Review: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
A decade on from its publication, the anniversary edition of The Gifts of Imperfection* has had a facelift and expanded content. I confess, in 2010 I had not heard of Dr. Brene Brown, and have only uncovered her work in the last few years. Despite this, her work has...
The Balance Collective Book Club 2020 Round Up
It is the time of the year where I create my round-up blogs, and the first is will share the books that have made a massive difference to me over the past 12-months. Whilst the content of my blog during 2020 has needed to flex and change in response to our...
Four ways to set gentle goals after a year in survival mode
2020 has been hard. It has tested our resilience and relationships and created a way of living that, for many, we would never have imagined. What we expected from our careers and lives over this year has not materialized, yet there are lots of ways this difficult...
How to recognise and manage decision fatigue
There comes a time in our lives when things just feel a little too hard. You wake up to another day and a list that feels impossible to even start. Often it is not something monumental; it is just the one thing that seems too hard to do. It can be work related,...
How to balance work and a school bubble closure
“The bubble’s closed”. A sentence that wouldn’t have made any sense at the beginning of 2020, let alone be a topic of a blog to help parents with their work-life balance. But low and behold, with all the changes in life that this year has brought with it, is a genuine...
How to find your motivation
It is safe to say that no-one stays motivated all the time. Even when you are in a career you enjoy, that delivers that delicate balance of challenge and reward, you have times in your life where it just feels hard. Sometimes, the reason is obvious; the delicate...
It’s time we get comfortable with difficult conversations
It’s time we start to have some serious conversations. One thing this year has taught me, is that however hard we plan, forecast, and hope, some things don’t go the way we expected. Some things appear from nowhere and knock us off our feet. It can lead us to feel...
Five lessons from five years in business
As the diary creeps around to the end of October, it brings with it a special Anniversary. The date I left my job and went 100% into The Balance Collective! If you haven’t read any of the previous blogs (why not?!) let me give you a quick introduction. In 2015 I was...
Powerful podcast episodes for your wellbeing
October is usually a difficult month for me. The desire to share my baby loss journey, and mental health story alongside the relevant awareness weeks and days, means that I often revisit experiences and emotions that aren’t pleasant. However, the impact of talking...About
Clara Wilcox is a straight talking, practical and experienced coach helping clients navigate the tricky waters of returning to work, career changes and professional development. The Balance Collective is a social enterprise focused on improving the lives of parents, by working together to build inner confidence and promote a healthy work/life balance.
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