About Agni Skafidas
Planning for your retirement
What planning?
Do you plan for your retirement? Or should I ask you which word scares you more: Planning or retirement? As part of my main business, I was supporting a client with their end of service (EOS) benefits which are the equivalent to a pension (or 401(k) or super) in the Middle East. A lot of employees, however, are complaining that these EOS benefits are not enough to prepare them financially for retirement. Yet, and maybe not surprisingly, many people don’t prepare more for their retirement. Why is it?
Top 10 tips to beat stress
Don’t be afraid of the stress monster
Last night, I was really stressed. Making the final edits for a work project, my laptop decided to crash. And then again! Twice while racing against the clock. What a horror story! How could this be? I freaked out. The plans to buy that new laptop may be pulled forward to this weekend!
During this fiasco, I remembered a few of my own stress-relieving methods. Everyone handles stress differently and here are my top 10 tips for beating stress:
Saturday quote
“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing to do is wake up.” (J.M. Power)
Organise your closet (Part 3)
Part 3 The 3 final touches
I’m so excited that you’re following this little mini-series to organise your closet. How is your closet looking by now? Don’t you just love the transformation? Whenever I declutter, I get the feeling of believe. Like some weight has been lifted from my shoulders. What did you experience during this process?
Today, we’re going through the final touches to create a new closet with what we have. There’s no need for any fancy remodelling, just a few touches and you can open those closet doors with joy again!
Organising your closet (Part 2 clothes)
How to arrange your clothes
How did you get on going through your wardrobe this weekend? It’s probably the question I wanted to ask you the most! After last week’s post on decluttering your clothes, how did you find the process? Did you have a friend over to help you? And more importantly, are you ready for the next part: Organising your clothes in your closet!
You probably got rid of a few (or even some more) pieces and gained quite a bit of space. Congratulations! Be proud of yourself. Just don’t run to the shops to reward you with a new piece of clothing, please.
Now, let’s have a look at how you can organise the remaining clothes in your closet:
Saturday quote
You are not your thoughts.
Organise your closet (Part 1 declutter)
5 easy steps to decide what stays in your closet
Every year around this time of the year, it’s the same story. It’s holiday season and yet, when you look at your wardrobe, there’s nothing suitable for your trip. Whether it’s a beach holiday or trip back to see your family, your closet stares with all its clothes at you but there’s nothing to wear is in sight. Sounds familiar?
A recent client was amazed what she discovered when we organised her closet. She called it “Shopping in my own closet”. She found pieces she didn’t even remember buying in the first place and re-discovered long lost ones. You can’t imagine how happy she was after our session, being able to see in just one glance what she actually had and knowing what to coordinate with what.
Protect yourself from the heat
Take care of yourself this summer
You may have noticed that I didn’t send out a post on Thursday or last night. After probably spending too much time outside, I got completely knocked out and spent the last few days completely knocked out on the couch. It’s a sign to write about protecting yourself this summer.
Most tips to protect yourself are common sense and yet, most people forget or ignore them. Don’t be one of them and be pro-active. Prevention is so much easier than after care! Here are my favourite tips to protect yourself and to take care of yourself this summer:
Saturday quote
Do one thing at a time.