Alicia McKay's Blog, page 7
March 5, 2023
Why Now Is The Right Time To Start Your Own Business
Why You Should Start Your Own Business This Year
You already know the benefits of self employment – freedom to shape your own work and lifestyle, increased earning potential, more fulfilling and impactful projects.
February 27, 2023
The 8 Most Important Self Employment Skills
Are you cut out for self-employment?
Not everyone is cut out for self-employment. Many people are best served in the safety and security of a traditional job.
February 25, 2023
How to Survive Self Employment: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
Self-employment is an alluring prospect for many. It’s a chance to live your life on your own terms, to achieve more fulfilment and meaning from your career, and to earn enough money to create the lifestyle you desire.
Self Employment: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
Self-employment is an alluring prospect for many. It’s a chance to live your life on your own terms, to achieve more fulfilment and meaning from your career, and to earn enough money to create the lifestyle you desire.
September 23, 2022
WTF, Netflix? Teenage sex and entertainment
Child Pornography for the Masses
At the time of writing, the Number 1 movie on NZ Netflix is Do Revenge. The plot centres on a victim of 'revenge porn'. This victim is a 17 year old girl, which means that despite being played by a 28 year old actress (yes, you read that correctly, 28) makes the 'leaked sex tape' (taken directly from the Netflix description) child pornography distribution.
September 6, 2022
A Certain Type of Man: The Family Man
I’d like to introduce to you: the family man. Not the responsible, fatherly, working class man of popular culture, mind you. A hologram. A cultural trope, a symptom of how patriarchy is failing even those it is built to serve, who finds himself plagued by inadequacy, with a bent for self-destruction.
A Certain Type of Man Part 1: The Family Man
I’d like to introduce to you: the family man. Not the responsible, fatherly, working class man of popular culture, mind you. A hologram. A cultural trope, a symptom of how patriarchy is failing even those it is built to serve, who finds himself plagued by inadequacy, with a bent for self-destruction.
Gaslighting at Work
I met a curious, clever young woman recently. She was smart, a real systems thinker, and passionate about doing great work. When we got to talking about solving problems at work, she screwed up her nose in frustration.
August 22, 2022
The Problem with Professionalism: Rejecting sameness at work
I was the first person in my family to have a professional job. So at 22, fresh out of university, with two kids in tow, I was terrified of starting my first job.
