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Erin Dames
Sep 14, 20151 min read
No shame in not feeling it. No shade in not letting everyone know it.
There will be times in your life when it feels like the world is weighing you down and getting the best of you. There will be times when...
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Erin Dames
Aug 31, 20151 min read
Gaining, losing and regaining your edge.
There will come a time in all of our lives when we witness an unfair advantage in motion. A prepubescent kid playing with paper dolls...
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Erin Dames
Aug 24, 20152 min read
Networking with Your Own People - The Bright Side
Whether alone or with family, anyone who's lived abroad for any length of time gets a bit itchy about socialising in their new...
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Erin Dames
Aug 3, 20151 min read
The little that takes us a long way...
Patience, empathy and faith are tools that seem stupid to some, but can carry you a very long way. While very separate and not required...
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Erin Dames
Jul 20, 20151 min read
The Importance of Failure.
There will come a time in your life where, for whatever reason, something in your life journey will culminate in what is perceived as...
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Erin Dames
Jul 6, 20151 min read
Learn to dance while you walk in the rain.
When it rains, it pours... So you gotta learn to dance while you walk around in the rain. Yes, sometimes visibility is bad and terrain is...
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Erin Dames
Jun 22, 20151 min read
A Note on Angry Birds. Smartphone and social media games apply too.
Note: This is in no way a slur or character defamation on the game, the game creator or the video game company. Everyone enjoys a good...
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Erin Dames
Jun 8, 20151 min read
Note of Advice to Aspiring Healthcare Workers: Bullies Lie In Every Space.
Considering a career as a doctor, nurse or any other profession in the healthcare and medical sector? Be prepared to be bullied, for...
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Erin Dames
May 25, 20151 min read
A Word on the Sycophant aka Ass-Kisser.
Time will not be wasted on them - generally they're not worth the symptoms they bring about - but here are two brief warnings on the...
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Erin Dames
May 11, 20151 min read
A Short Word of Choosing A Career.
Choose a career that involves a lot of what you love doing, that you will love dealing with for a long time. Or that you feel called to...
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Erin Dames
May 4, 20153 min read
The Bright Side - Top 3 Types of Shock Everyone Studying Away from Home Knows About...
I wanted to follow up on my last post, titled "Top 3 Types of Shock Everyone Studying Away from Home Knows About…" It was a lot of...
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Erin Dames
Apr 27, 20151 min read
Playing crazy on a train... Not smart at any age.
Playing crazy games with trains can be plenty of fun. When you're a child - and the trains are made of toys. When the trains are real...
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Erin Dames
Apr 20, 20153 min read
Top 3 Types of Shock Everyone Studying Away from Home Knows About...
So you got accepted to a school away from your hometown. Fees are paid, scholarships are awarded, you've travelled the distance and...
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Erin Dames
Apr 13, 20151 min read
The Internet is only as safe as what you don't share.
This week I created an impromptu entry in regards to Informed Life Consent after I saw an interesting post on Facebook bearing the photo...
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Erin Dames
Apr 6, 20151 min read
People talk - even about you. It's all in how (or if) you listen.
People will have plenty to say about everyone. Plenty of things to call you. Yes, you. It's a fact of life even if you're 6, 16 or 60. ...
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Erin Dames
Mar 30, 20151 min read
The bullied can become the bully. And sometimes will. Eventually.
As a young person, sometimes you can be bullied by people. Your peers, your seniors, sometimes even your juniors. And if you are ever...
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Erin Dames
Mar 23, 20151 min read
Not everyone is meant to be extraordinary. Or normal.
When you get older, you will realise that some people are meant to be mediocre. Some people are meant to be normal - whatever that...
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Erin Dames
Mar 20, 20151 min read
What is Informed Life Consent?
Congratulations. You want to grow up, you have decided that you want to be an adult. Or better yet, you have already gotten to that...
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Erin Dames
Mar 20, 20151 min read
Slave to the People Life.
Men: sometimes the ladies you date will think that they were born royal and will, occasionally, act spoilt. Nothing too fancy - things...
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Erin Dames
Mar 4, 20153 min read
See. Do. Teach. Reach. A shift in approach.
"See One. Do One. Teach One." It's an adage that's been used in the medical industry for eons. Anyone who's been through medical...
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