Chaotic, I know. But do we expect anything less? If you want to find out why I've left another job, and where I'm off to next, then give this a listen. 

As always, find me on Instagram @orlaghclaire, on my blog www.orlaghclaire.com or on Twitter @orlaghshanksPR. 

This year, I have set myself the ridiculous task of reading 100 books. February went well, but not as good as January, but it is a shorter month so we'll say that was the reason.

The books that I read in February include A Little Life, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Exciting Times, As Good As Dead, Detransition Baby, Mrs Death Misses Death, The Vanishing Half, and The Second Cut.

In this podcast I go through the reviews and ratings for each and tell you which books are worth reading and which are worth keeping on the shelf.

As always, you can keep up with my reading in realtime over on Instagram or you can follow me on Goodreads.

Is manifesting a load of nonsense and just for hippies? Well, that's what we're discovering in this week's episode of The Orlagh Claire Podcast. I delve into my first time trying to manifest, the goals that I've been able to achieve through manifesting and using visualisation, and why I owe everything to superwoman. 

Do you say your goals out loud? Do you journal? Do you meditate? Do you ask the universe to deliver you opportunities?

We're getting very spiritual in this week's episode, but we're also saying that some of this stuff is just a load of crap. Let me know if you're a believer or fan on any of the above and tag me on Instagram @orlaghclaire. 

You can find the Girl Boss Monday series I mentioned here, as well as my Blog, Pinterest and YouTube. 

These past few weeks I have been in such a funk, so unmotivated and tired 24/7. But not anymore. I basically recorded this podcast as some motivation to myself to get out of the rut and funk that I'm in, but I also hope that you find it useful too :)

I'm giving all the tips and tricks we need to get ourselves motivated and back on track for 2022 and back to smashing those goals sista. I mention my Pinterest in the podcast so here it is if you're intrigued. 

Otherwise, find me on Instagram @orlaghclaire or on Twitter @orlaghshanksPR.

This year, I have set myself the ridiculous task of reading 100 books. January went very well, and I think this may have been due to me partaking in Dry January as well as hardly leaving the house this month to save some pennies that I spent while I was in New York at the end of 2021.

The books that I read in January include Girl A, Transcendent Kingdom, Verity, Giovanni's Room, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, It's Up to the Women, Cobble Hill, A Study in Scarlet, A Month in the Country, You Exist Too Much and Mrs Dalloway.

In this podcast I go through the reviews and ratings for each and tell you which books are worth reading and which are worth keeping on the shelf. 

As always, you can keep up with my reading in realtime over on Instagram or you can follow me on Goodreads.

In the most recent episode of The Orlagh Claire Podcast, I sat down with my best friend Tara Greene to talk about Molly Mae's thoughts on friendship. We delved into the Molly Mae podcast that aired on Diary of a CEO and discussed Molly Mae's attitude towards relationships, money, followers and striving for more. 

Is it healthy? Is it normal? Are we being sexist for calling her out on her comments? Could Steven have stepped in and debated her opinions? Or was the backlash just a PR stunt by Steven's team before Dragon's Den aired?

We discuss all of this and more (yes, even Gail Platt) in this week's episode of The Orlagh Claire Podcast.

www.orlaghclaire.com | @orlaghshanksPR | @orlaghclaire

Back in 2018 I wrote a blog post about this exact topic (which you can read here) and to be honest, it hasn't become any easier since. The blog post was randomly viewed quite a lot this week so I thought I would delve into the reasons why we are so fearful of putting ourselves out there online and why we hold back on doing the things we want to do. 

I give my five tips on how to get over that fear and end up spouting out motivational quotes for 20 minutes, so if you need some motivation or a general kick up the ass, then look no further for you have found it. 

As always, you can contact me on Twitter @orlaghshanksPR or via Instagram @orlaghclaire. You can also find more of my articles at www.orlaghclaire.com. 

S2 Ep1: Hellooooo season 2!! God know's how we made it here but here we are. We're starting off 2022 and season 2 with a solo episode!! I know, who tf am I but I've made a commitment that I'm going to try and publish a podcast episode weekly and if I don't have a guest to bombard with questions, then I'm going to have to jump on the mic by myself. 

So this is my first stab at a solo podcast and we can't start the new year without talking about new year goals and why New Year's is the best time of the year. So if you would like to hear all about my 2022 goals, how to make the most of your own goals and my whole morning, evening and night routine, sit down and strap yourself in for 30 minutes of me chatting in your ear. 

I promise I'll talk slower next time. 

I mention my email newsletter in the podcast, so you can find the sign-up link here. 

As always, chat to me over on Instagram @orlaghclaire and Twitter @orlaghshankspr.

We've had a few podcast episodes discussing career paths and career advice, but this is the first that we've had a podcast episode talking about switching careers into a completely different industry. This was an extremely interesting topic for me to ask questions on, especially as Nick has moved into the publishing industry (if you follow me on Instagram you'll know that I'm an avid reader).

Nick talked about his transferable skillset that enabled him to switch careers after working in finance for a while. Nick credits his international experience as a huge talking point on his CV and something that employers have always favoured.

To learn more about the Mountbatten Program, visit www.mountbatten.org or follow on Instagram @mountbatten.i.

Richard Bailey has been running the PR Student Blog Awards since 2013. With the change in content output where students spend more time on social media apps like Instagram and TikTok, the Awards have had a change of direction this year, now being named the PR Student Creator Awards, meaning any piece of content you create online can be submitted for the competition on a weekly basis. 

I spoke with Richard about his own career, why he started the competition and the winners over the years, why one would want to take part in the competition and all of the benefits it can give to someone not just winning, but just by taking part. 

To find out more about the PR Student Creators Awards, visit @PR_Place and www.pracademy.co.uk.