<![CDATA[Stories by Pervin Shaikh on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@pervincoach?source=rss-e85c667032b8------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/0*Zs4BAhjXqvOyb5gx Stories by Pervin Shaikh on Medium https://medium.com/@pervincoach?source=rss-e85c667032b8------2 Medium Sun, 15 Nov 2026 22:59:32 GMT <![CDATA[How to Stop Fighting Your Emotions and Use Your Daily Thoughts Better]]>

I already knew we have somewhere between 60–80,000 thoughts a day. What I didn’t realise was that we also speak around 16,000 words a day…

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Matt was role-playing in a company simulation exercise, pretending to be the CEO of a wealthy Chinese heiress. The remit was to challenge…

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]]> https://medium.com/@pervincoach/learn-to-eat-bitterness-building-real-workplace-resilience-2bd9a216fd7c?source=rss-e85c667032b8------2 https://medium.com/p/2bd9a216fd7c Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:15:45 GMT 2026-11-13T15:15:45.970Z <![CDATA[The Long Game. Beat FOBO & Build a Career That Lasts in the New World of Work]]>

Adrian (co-author) and I weren’t planning on writing another book after The Shift, but it became evident that another follow-up book would…

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I saw a friend’s WhatsApp weekday status recently. They were excited about the upcoming weekend. The Sunday status update showed a bullet…

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Most people still treat them like facts. They feed the noise, freeze, and call it caution. While AI keeps moving into every corner of work…

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]]> https://medium.com/@pervincoach/99-9-of-your-fears-are-pure-fiction-94084ed127f8?source=rss-e85c667032b8------2 https://medium.com/p/94084ed127f8 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:34:11 GMT 2026-11-06T17:34:11.334Z <![CDATA[What Does Mogging Mean? Collins’ 2026 Word of the Year and the Workplace Peacock Preeners]]>

Apparently, “mogging” has entered the Collins English Dictionary as one of the most popular words of 2026 (and its Word of the Year).

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Powerful people often look as if they own the room. But do they always ‘feel’ powerful? Some are naturally confident. Others have done the…

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I’ve worked with a few people in a couple of Fortune 500 companies who were emotionally exhausting to deal with. I wouldn’t want to get to…

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Christmas might be around the corner, and you’re probably not in the mood for job hunting because it’s been one big, long slog so far…

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We’re human, and it’s natural to want to be liked or to fit in. But chasing approval often does more harm than good. The uncomfortable…

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