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God at the Bar

When I enrolled in law school, I did so with a heart full of idealism and a quiet, determined sense of purpose. I wasn’t looking for prestige or power, I was looking for clarity. I wanted to understand the mechanisms of justice. I wanted to use my voice for those who couldn’t raise theirs. I thought, naively perhaps, that studying law would simply give me the tools to do good. What I did not expect was that it would interrogate every fibre of my being, my values, my ethics, my faith, and force me to wrestle with what it truly means to live with integrity in a field that so often demands detachment.

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Big Time Budget

There’s a particular confidence that settles in a woman’s walk when she knows her direct debits are covered, her savings account is flourishing, and she could buy that handbag, yes, that one, without breaking a sweat or a heel. It’s not arrogance. It’s financial elegance. And darling, it’s utterly divine.

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Introvert To Insider

Let’s get one thing straight: networking isn’t just for old men in golf clubs. It’s the secret sauce that can take you from ‘struggling to get noticed’ to ‘mysteriously landing opportunities you didn’t even apply for.’ Sounds like magic? Not quite. But it is an art, and I’m here to teach you how to paint a masterpiece (or at least a decent sketch).

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Podcast & Power Moves

If you’re a twenty-something navigating the corporate world, congrats! You’ve entered a thrilling game of office politics, acronyms you pretend to understand, and emails signed off with "Kind Regards" that are anything but kind. Whether you're trying to boss up, survive your first performance review, or just stop crying in the office loo, podcasts are a great way to level up your career without reading a 500-page leadership book.

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Why ‘Wok Life Balance’ Is A Scam

Let’s be honest: the whole ‘work-life balance’ thing is a scam. There, I said it. Some productivity guru, probably drinking an oat milk latte and wearing an alarming amount of beige, came up with this idea that we should all split our time neatly between our jobs and our actual lives. The only problem? It’s impossible. And honestly, a little boring.

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