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#UnLabelled at TEDx Covent Garden Women

December 19, 2013 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

Logo for TEDx Covent Garden Women UnLabelled Event 7 December 2013

Picture the scene. 250 people on their feet, shouting ‘F**k the Labels’ at the tops of their voices and rejoicing in the sheer power and freedom of it. For me, that moment was the highlight of the TEDxCoventGardenWomen* event on 7th December when 12 speakers took to the stage to share with us their approach […]

Filed Under: CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, NEWS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: #UnLabelled, feminism, inspiration, labels, TEDx, TEDx Covent Garden Women, TEDxCoventGardenWomen, women, women's issues

Creativity: Turning a Negative into a Positive

September 13, 2012 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

andy warhol's paintings of campbell's soup cans

Last week when I was at the Andy Warhol: The Portfolios exhibition I was intrigued by the story of how Andy Warhol came to create the images of the Campbell’s Soup cans. The Story behind the Campbell’s Soup cans Apparently Warhol asked a friend, gallery owner Muriel Latow, for ideas. She asked him what he […]

Filed Under: CREATIVITY, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: Andy Warhol, creativity, ideas, inspiration

Surfs Up! Women and the Waves

July 5, 2012 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

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My friend Victoria bought a skateboard recently and has taken to riding it along the carpeted corridors of academia. That’s all very well you might say, until I tell you that Victoria is in her mid-forties and a Professor of Medieval Art and Architecture with the serene demeanour of a nun. Then you might laugh […]

Filed Under: FITNESS, LIFESTYLE, WELLBEING Tagged With: inspiration, surfing, video, women

Self-help Books: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

May 14, 2012 by Angie Macdonald 2 Comments

figure leaping across a ravine in the sunset

Fear is like a dirty little secret we all carry around with us. To acknowledge it is to admit weakness and vulnerability, so many of us never do. Instead we try to cover it up with false bravado, mean behaviour or drugs and alcohol. But none of these things makes fear go away. Feel the […]

Filed Under: CULTURE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Tagged With: books, fear, feel the fear and do it anyway, inspiration, self-help, Susan Jeffers

Why I’m a Fan of ‘The Big C’

April 14, 2012 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

dvd cover of the big c tv show

I have to admit I was reluctant to watch The Big C at first. A comedy-drama about a cancer sufferer seemed about as entertaining as travelling in a funeral cortege. You wouldn’t want to do it unless you absolutely had to. But, after catching a few snippets of the latest episodes of Season 2 currently […]

Filed Under: CULTURE, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: cancer, choice, culture, inspiration, popular culture, The Big C, TV

The Introvert Entrepreneur Podcast

April 14, 2012 by Angie Macdonald Leave a Comment

banner from introvert entrepreneur website

When I’m at the gym or walking in the park I love listening to podcasts. It helps ease the boredom of repetitive exercise while nourishing the mind and soul.  One of my favourite podcasts is The Introvert Entrepreneur. The Introvert Entrepreneur Podcast The Introvert Entrepreneur is the brainchild of life coach Beth Buelow who is […]

Filed Under: CULTURE, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: inspiration, introverts, podcasts, the introvert entrepreneur podcast

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