A December check-in…

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How are you doing lately?

The above question may seem like a short and simple one; however, it’s something so important that we should be asking each other from time to time, especially heading into the winter months. Let’s take a closer look at this in today’s blog.

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A Wholesome DC Encounter

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How are you doing?

Back in May, I was on a two-week mini-tour of the US, when I made it to Washington, DC, for my final three days. We’re going to take a look at a chance meeting that happened there, which has stayed with me ever since ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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The beauty of debating

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How are you doing today?

The other day, I found myself thinking about how much I love a good debate or discussion. Thereโ€™s a kind of magic in those moments where two people go back and forth on an idea – which is exactly what we’re going to be exploring in today’s blog.

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Starting projects I might never finish (and why thatโ€™s okay)

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How are you doing lately?

Whenever life gets a bit chaotic, Iโ€™ve noticed a pattern in myself: I start a new creative project. We’re going to take a little look at why I do this, what I hope to achieve by starting it and how the whole process works for me in managing stress.

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Reflecting on four months at Real View Marketing

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How’s your week started off?

Last week marked four months since I joined the team at RVM. We’re going to be taking a look at what my first couple of months in the role have had in store in today’s blog. They’ve been super busy, that’s for sure ๐Ÿ™‚

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Your content makes a difference…

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How are you doing?

I’ve been creating on LinkedIn and here on Sweeney’s Blogs for over six and a half years now. While doing this for such a long time teaches you more lessons than I could begin to share in one post, I wanted to talk about one in particular with you all today.

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Having something to look forward to

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I wanted to write about something a little different for you all today. I talk a lot here on the page about understanding our pasts and taking the time to be mindful, however, one thing I haven’t spoken too much about as of late is preparing for the future. We’re going to be taking a look at this in today’s blog.

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A nervous return to podcasting?

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Last Sunday, I filmed my first podcast episode in five years, which is a bit crazy, if I’m honest. While it was a slightly scary thing to do at first, we’re going to take a look at how it all went and how I prepared for it in today’s blog.

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What will you do with the rest of 2025?

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Hope you had a lovely weekend and are excited for whatever it is that this week has in store for us.

I talk a lot about time on the page and how we have to make the most of whatever life has in store for us. I’m quite an introspective person, and it’s something I thought I would bring into today’s blog for you all.

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A Sweeney in Norfolk…

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Hope you’re having a lovely start to the weekend.

Last weekend, 25 of us from the Undefinable Community travelled over to Norfolk for our 2025 Autumn Retreat. We’re going to be taking a look at some of what we got up to there in today’s blog ๐Ÿ

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My Scary Carrot Story – October 2025

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As Halloween is coming up at the end of this week, I thought we could take a bit of a different approach for today’s blog, using it to revisit one of my favourite stories – the time I dressed up as a terrifying carrot – oooooh, spooky ๐Ÿ‘ป

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My Thoughts on “The Island of Missing Trees” by Elif Shafak

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Hope you’re keeping well!

A couple of weeks back, I finished reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, and what a beautiful story it was. We’re going to be taking a look at some of my thoughts surrounding the book in today’s blog.

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A 12,000 Feet Jump…

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Seven years ago today, I jumped out of a plane at 12,000 feet ๐Ÿช‚

Why did I do it? Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to be taking a look at in today’s blog, as we celebrate the seventh anniversary of my “Skydive for Azheimer’s” story.

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180 minutes, that’s all it was…

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11 years ago last Thursday, one of the craziest and most terrifying experiences of my life happened. Each year, I like to try to tell the story from a different angle, which is exactly what we’re going to be taking a look at in today’s blog.

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Every October, I share a story that changed my life.

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Itโ€™s about the day I was diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome, October 16th, 2014. We’re going to take a little look at why I do this in today’s blog.

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