Month: March 2012
1. Adelaide to Naracoorte Adelaide to Keith Keith to Padthaway Padthaway to Naracoorte Adelaide is full of tours and picture perfect scenerywhere memories are made. You can visit the Adelaide Central Market, which is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This market is the largest produce market in the Southern Hemisphere. This wonder is sure to take […]
I recently read a great post and video blog, ‘Why Setting Boundaries Is Key On The Road To Job Happiness’ by Jenn Korducki Krenn of the website Dream Champs. It immediately resonated with me and reminded me of my earlier working life. How many of you have experienced the situation of sitting at your desk until 6, […]
Welcome to our latest ‘Balance Beam’ work life balance profile, brought to you by Tanya Titman from Consolid8. We will be regularly placing our focus on organisations from Australia, New Zealand and around the globe who are implementing work life balance initiatives into their organisation. Our aim is to inspire you to seek greater work life […]
Take this test to see how much of a Pro you are at juggling: Could you cook dinner, supervise homework, do a set of squats, clean the kitchen benches and have a phone conversation? Could you drive, listen to a business webinar, put your makeup on at traffic lights and do your pelvic floor exercises? […]
Money has been at the forefront of many people’s minds over the past few years with job instability, changes in tax, and decreasing pay cheques etc. It is understandable that the change in the economy has not passed without leaving a negative effect on our financial mindsets. However, I would like to instil the confidence to accept […]
Everyone has had one of those days – where you feel like you didn’t get anything accomplished at work. I’ve been there myself. You went to work, you talked to people, you wrote emails but you didn’t really get anything finished. Why? Here’s a list of ways to rethink your workday so you’re more productive: […]
At the start of the year Tim and I were advised that the office space that we utilised was no longer going to be available. It wasn’t a complete surprise, and in one sense it seemed like perfect timing, as we were actually moving house the following week. However, one of the main reasons we were moving was […]
“So, what types of things do you do?” This is a common question for a personal concierge and a difficult one to answer as the list is extremely long and extremely varied. In an effort to answer the question, here are 4 more ideas for how you might choose to use your personal concierge. 1. […]
A recent survey reported in The Herald Sun shows that 40 per cent of non-working mums feel stigmatised for staying at home and 58 per cent of working mothers feel labelled as not taking parenting seriously. In the last ten years, more and more mums are returning to work earlier. 10% return to work in […]
We have been fortunate enough to receive coverage via a number of media outlets and blogs over recent times. In case you have missed these, here are the links below. You can also see all our media coverage since we started in 2004 by clicking here. Lifestyle Elements launches Corporate Concierge Service In-Business Magazine […]
It’s about now that your new year’s resolution to be healthy is wearing off and the realisation hits that you can’t maintain this healthy lifestyle and do all the other things you want or need to do. This whole idea of becoming healthy, losing weight, looking nicely tight and toned, eating right and quitting various […]
Some of my concierge colleagues recently shared an article from the Sunday Herald Sun entitled ‘Experts warn of the perils of outsourcing your life’. “The perils of outsourcing? Really?” (For those of you who are Modern Family fans, picture Cam saying “Really Mitchell? Really?”). I ask you to please refer below for the definition of […]
Corporate Concierge services are still a very new concept in Australia and New Zealand. Many people view it as a luxury and can’t understand why they would offer a Corporate Concierge service in their organisation. We have had such positive responses from the organisations we have worked for that we wanted to share with you 5 […]