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The Lonely Diplomat: on competition

Our diplomatic lives can be dominated by competition. What can this do to us?

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Loneliness and the absence of real connection

Loneliness often gets confused with being alone, but they're very different. Read Vaughan Carder's reflections on loneliness he shar

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The Lonely Diplomat: on what people think

'What will people think?' Few questions have stopped as many good ideas and suggestions. Let's explore this some more.

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The Lonely Diplomat: on being interesting

Let's explore how we diplomats and those living the diplomatic life cope with being interesting to other governments and how these copin

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On leaving diplomacy

You may be feeling that it's time to leave the diplomatic world and try something else. But what could you do? Where do you start? Read

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The Lonely Diplomat: on friendship

Friendships are a vital source of human connection. This post explores the challenges of making and keeping friends when living the diplomat

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On being a male diplomatic spouse

This post explores issues of disconnection, loss of career progression and the isolation experienced by some male diplomatic spouses.

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The Lonely Diplomat: on resilience - part 2

Let's talk about the 'big' resilience and 'little' resilience we need to do our jobs, shall we?

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The Lonely Diplomat: on fitness

We must have some physical movement in our days so we remain physically, emotionally and mentally healthy and connected to ourselves. Can we

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The price of being a diplomat

This diplomatic life comes at a price. Sooner or later we all must pay.

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Are you using social media, or is it using you?

For diplomats, social media is a powerful tool for connection. Using it can feel like connection, but it is not connection.