Editors Notes

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately and feeling quite honestly middle aged It’s feeling as though I am gradually getting wiser and learning essential grown-up skills Lessons that perhaps should have been given & grasped earlier on But unfortunately, not always possible when you grew up in dysfunction I learnt things, sure, but not necessarily the essential life skills However, the lessons that I did learn I feel have equipped me to talk about the topics I do cover in Divine Ambition with confidence

Where I find myself, these days is smack bang in the middle of the sandwich generation This generation is defined as the group of middle-aged adults who care for both their aging parents and their own children I am watching and observing and preparing myself for the inevitable Harder now as all my fatherly love is channelled toward my aging stepfather. He now receives the full load of my paternal adoration My own birth father finally did exactly what I had feared my entire life and vanished like a hippie on a bad trip at Woodstock Never to be seen again.

I can now see in full swing the fruits of my stepfather’s investment For we now return his unconditional love and support him in his cycle of life.

In other news I have been reading a book called ‘How the World Sees You’ by Sally Hogshead It’s a book that helps you to understand your own personality type – embrace it fully and own it Mine turned out to be The Change Maker

This didn’t come as much of a surprise; I’ve always been creative and tended to be a little erratic on occasion This new awareness of myself has been quite enlightening – I now understand why I often make decisions that people don’t understand, or why I choose to do certain things differently Through reflection, I now have a better understanding of my needs I’ve come to respect and value the creative aspects of my personality, and I’m learning how to use them to my advantage

I have done psychometric tests before in the workplace, but this one was different it encourages you to be your true fabulous self It also highlights why there is so much conflict in the workplace Maybe it’s about time the recruitment process incorporated a little more science What skill gaps are Employers seeking to fill? What personality types are missing in the team? How can they play to the strengths better?

Anyway, I’m hoping that you enjoy these issues and find it useful As always, the topics I am covering are close to my heart, and generally come from personal experience Play close attention to my article on Tall poppy syndrome Last year was a super tough year for me!

Despite this I still believe that the situations I find myself in, cannot be fruitless, I live, I absorb, I learn, and I share Big Big, Thank you to our wonderful contributor, Alison Rielly who is also kindly sharing her lived experiences of Narcissistic abuse, in the first of her articles around Psychological abuse