My 2026 New Year’s Resolutions – Six Months In…

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It’s officially July 4th, Happy American Independence Day to everyone reading from the US 🇺🇸

I do have to ask, though, how on earth are we over halfway through 2026 already? Where has the time gone?

As is customary on the page, we are well overdue for an update on how my New Year’s Resolutions are going so far this year – which is exactly what we’re going to be fixing today.

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Three books I’ve loved recently

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I hope you’re having a lovely start to the weekend 🙂

I love my books; however, I only realised a few months back that I don’t chat about them on the page as much as I probably should. So, with that in mind, a message I sent some of my cousins lately has given me the idea for today’s blog – a spotlight on some of the books I’ve been enjoying lately, and why.

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The Mousetrap on the West End

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How’s your weekend started off?

On Thursday, I went up to watch The Mousetrap, on the West End, with some very good friends of mine. We’re going to be taking a bit of a closer look at this in today’s blog.

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Happy 7th Birthday Sweeney’s Blogs 🥳

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What’s a piece of good news you’ve heard or celebrated lately?

I’ll start with a more personal achievement: Sweeney’s Blogs is nearly reaching its seventh birthday, which just so happens to be tomorrow, Tuesday the 3rd of February 2026. We’re, of course, going to be taking a look at this in a bit more depth today.

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My 2025 New Resolutions – 12 Months In…

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Hope you had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the start of 2026, which will be here before we know it 🤯

That actually segues into the theme of this year’s blog nicely, as we’re going to be taking a look at how I’ve done with my goals for 2025, as there are only a couple of days left in the year. So, without further ado, let’s take a look.

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Sweeney’s Reflections – August 2025

Good afternoon everyone,

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

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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Happy 2025 Easter Bank Holiday Weekend!

Good afternoon everyone,

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

Easter Bank Holiday weekend is finally upon us woohoo! We’re going to be taking a look at some of what I’m planning on getting up to this weekend in today’s blog, and why you should use breaks like this to switch off, relax and unwind.

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How Writing Helped My Voice Find Confidence

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Hope you’re having a brilliant start to the week 🙂

Five months ago, I stood up to deliver my first-ever bit of public speaking at the Henley Business School. We’re going to be taking a look at that, and how writing helped me find my voice in today’s blog.

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My 2025 New Year’s Resolutions

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At the start of each year, I like to take a little time to reflect on what my goals are going to be for the upcoming 12 months. The beginning of 2025 was no different, and we’ll look at what some of my resolutions are in today’s blog.

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Why We’re All Works in Progress (And Why That’s Okay)

“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they are finished.” – David Brooks

I came across the above quote a couple of weeks ago and it’s really stuck with me. After having a bit more time to reflect on it, I thought that the quote could make for a good blog here on the page, which is exactly why we are going to be exploring it in today’s blog 🙂

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3 Months In – My 2024 New Year’s Resolutions

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I hope you’re keeping well 🙂

As we’re heading into the third month of 2024, I think it’s the perfect time to reflect on my goals for the year. 2024 seems like it is flying by, and I think it’s super valuable to think back on just how far we have come this year already, which is what we’ll be exploring in today’s blog.

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