70,000 views? Completed it mate βœ…

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How are you doing today?

I’m delighted to share that last week, Sweeney’s Blogs passed over 70,000 total views! We’ll take a look at some of my thoughts about passing this milestone in today’s blog.

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Sweeney’s Reflections – August 2025

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Hope you’re having a lovely start to the weekend πŸ™‚

2025 has been a whirlwind and a half so far, so I thought it would be good to take a few seconds to reflect on how the year is going for me so far, hopefully, inspiring you all to do the same for yourselves soon too. So, without further ado, let’s get into it.

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New writing project βœ…

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Hope you’re doing well today πŸ™‚

I’ve joined the “On The Shelf” Substack by Launch Consulting, a fun newsletter all about communication, connection and culture. We’ll be taking a look at what this means in today’s blog.

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Parasailing – a lesson in clear communications? πŸ§

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A couple of weeks ago, my dad and I decided to give parasailing a go while on our holiday in Tunisia, and like most Sweeney days out, it ended up making for another whacky family story. Let’s take a look at what happened…

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A Sweeney Camping… πŸ•️

Last weekend, 18 of us from the undefinable community returned to Wild Combe Camping in the South Downs for our summer retreat. This was my 7th retreat with this crazy group, and it certainly didn’t disappoint πŸ™‚

We’ll take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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Sweeney’s Blogs Update – July 2025

Good morning πŸ‘‹

How are you doing lately?

Running Sweeney’s Blogs over these last six and a half years has been such an incredible experience and is something I have no plans on stopping anytime soon. I only realised the other day that I haven’t done an update blog on the page for a while, so here’s me fixing that today.

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A Sweeney in Sousse…

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How’s your week ahead looking?

Last Monday, my parents and I got back from a lovely week in Tunisia, staying a short five-minute walk away from Port El Kantaoui. We’ll take a look at some of what we got up to on the trip in today’s blog.

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Three Questions to Check in with Yourself

Life moves fast. Work, plans, messages, appointments, if you’re not careful, everything can start to pile up week after week. How often do you take a little break from it all to reflect on how you’re actually feeling and how the last few days have gone?

Well, if this resonates with you, then today’s blog is going to be right up your street. I’m going to be sharing three questions that you can use to check in with yourself regularly πŸ™‚

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Returning To Academia – Why I Chose To Study My PhD – Matthew Brown

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I hope you’re all doing well πŸ™‚

It’s been a little while since I wrote for you all, so I thought I’d share a little update about what I’ve been getting up to lately and why I decided to return to academia to study my PhD. 

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My 2025 New Year’s Resolutions – 6 Months In…

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Hope you’re doing well today πŸ™‚

We’re over halfway into 2025 already… how on earth has that happened? As we’ve just passed the six-month mark, it’s time for my quarterly update to see how I’m progressing with my goals for this year.

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Starting conversations is easier than you think…

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Hope you’re having a brilliant start to the day πŸ™‚

A couple of weeks ago, I was on a mini-tour of the US, where I was fortunate enough to speak with people from all over the globe. We’re going to be taking a look at how starting conversations is a lot easier than you think in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in London – June 2025…

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I hope your day has started off great πŸ™‚

Last weekend, I spent a weekend in London, catching up with friends and making some great memories along the way. We’ll take a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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An open letter about grief

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I hope you’re looking forward to whatever it is today has in store for you πŸ™‚

Grief isn’t something we’re taught to talk about; however, I think it’s about time that changed. We’re going to be taking a look at some of my thoughts about this in today’s blog.

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Stuttering – preparing for the unexpected…

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Living with a stutter, you learn to prepare for the moments that can throw you off-guard – phone calls, ordering at the bar or meeting someone new – that kind of thing. However, what happens when all of that goes out the window? Well, that’s what we’ll be exploring in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Washington DC?!

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Hope you’re keeping well πŸ™‚

Three weeks ago, my friend Aidan drove me to Washington DC for the final three days of my mini US tour. Let’s take a look at what I got up to there in today’s blog πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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