Tag Archives: success

Reign like Obama: 5 career-climbing tips for introverts

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Mildred Talabi • 6 Comments

My name is Mildred Talabi and I am an introvert. There. I said it. It’s taken me the best part of my adult life to figure this out and longer still to embrace it. Why? Because if you’ve ever been in any school or work environment, you’ll know that being “quiet” is not cool. No,… Continue Reading

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Don’t give up the chase – career lessons from an attempted robbery

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Mildred Talabi • 12 Comments

Today something happened to me that has never happened before in my 21 years of living in inner city London. Today I got robbed. Like most people, I had always imagined that “bad things” happen at night in dark alleyways, so I didn’t give a second thought to parking my car at ten in the… Continue Reading

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Failing in your job interviews? It may be all in your mind…

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Mildred Talabi • 1 Comment

  About nine years ago before I embarked on my media career, I had a job as a part time library assistant, serving several libraries in the East London borough. A year into the job, a vacancy came up for a Saturday Library Supervisor position with considerably more pay, so of course I applied for… Continue Reading

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Be your best – the next generation needs it

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Mildred Talabi • 2 Comments

I WAS invited to a secondary school yesterday to speak to Year 11 business students about my journey so far as a small business owner. I love working with this particular age group (15-16 year olds) so I was very much looking forward to it. Even after doing my research beforehand by checking out the… Continue Reading

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