Story

How to focus when it’s hard to stay focused

It’s rare that a single news story holds the attention of people in every country globally at the same moment. Sometimes the Olympics catches the collective eye. So does a royal wedding and news of a disaster. Right now, undeniably, COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has the world riveted.

 

Book Review

Indistractable: How to control your attention and choose your life

We’re giving away a free copy of this book. Competition ends 18th April 2020. Enter your details below to win.  With so many potential distractions in our lives, the myth that humans can multitask is being busted comprehensively each day. The more time we spend trying to do everything at once, the less we actually …

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Interview

Maternity leave is an opportunity to reflect on your life, and career paths, says Karen-Maree Griffiths, Head of field sales and trade marketing, Allen & Unwin.

Name: Karen-Maree Griffiths Your age: 50 Position: Head of field sales and trade marketing, Allen & Unwin Number of kids: 2 Age of kids: 12 and 8

 

Interview

Success comes from being yourself and being fully present in life, according to Sunshine Coast Karate co-founder and owner, Sandra Phillips

Sandra Phillips, co-founder and co-owner, Sunshine Coast Karate. Sandra Phillips co-founded and co-owns Sunshine Coast Karate with her husband, Martin Phillips. Sunshine Coast Karate is a traditional karate school for children and adults based in Maroochydore on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

 

Hello

I’m Liz Marchant

Liz Marchant is Group CEO of two PR companies, Recognition PR and Write Away Communication as well as B2B marketing services firm, Outsource, all headquartered in Sydney.

 

History

Women working in Australia

Australia is a young country. And, while we’ve lagged behind in some areas, we’ve also taken the lead in others. For example, Australia was one of the first countries in the
world to give women the right to vote.

 

Podcast

Coming soon

“While there are plenty of mummy bloggers, mumpreneurs, websites and blogs there was nothing really dedicated to professional women who could be, or should be focused on maximising their career opportunities, earning potential and staying on track to achieve senior leadership roles.

“Full-Time Woman is aimed at supporting and encouraging women who are trying to balance a family with their long-term professional aspirations. We do this by sharing research, resources and telling the stories of women who are making it happen. These women are society’s change agents and our role is to help build critical mass.”

Liz Marchant