Biannual means twice in one year. Biennial means once every two years.

So a meeting that happens twice a year is a biannual meeting. A competition that takes place every two years is a biennial competition.

As the terms are often confused, I suggest you use: ‘every 6 months‘ and ‘every two years‘ —if they fit.

So instead of talking about biannual and biennial meetings, say:

There will be a review meeting every six months.
The IESC meeting is held every two years.

I find that so much easier to understand, don’t you?

“If I do a job in 30 minutes it’s because I spent 10 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes. You owe me for the years, not the minutes.”
Davy Greenberg

This quotation went viral some years ago.

Our clients are paying for our experience and our skills. That can be specialist knowledge, expertise in our clients’ niche, hard-to-find skills and so much more.

I just wanted to remind you!

What would a video conference call look like in real life? Perhaps something like this  4-minute-long video?

(By the way, you can also add the English subtitles if you need a little extra support.)

I learnt a powerful breathing exercise from the well-known British physician, author, television presenter and podcaster, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, which I would like to share with you.

This breathing technique can help you calm down when you’re feeling anxious or stressed. 

Dr. Chatterjee calls it the 3-4-5 breath.

All you need to do is to breathe in for three seconds, hold your breath for four seconds, and breathe out for five seconds. 

Just do a few rounds or extend it to take five minutes, and see what it does for you.

If you do try it out, I’d love to know if it has helped you.

In German we use the construction, “je … desto“. In English, we say, “the … the“. It’s as easy as that!

Je größer, desto besser. The bigger the better.
Je mehr, desto besser. The more the merrier.
Je mehr du übst, desto besser wirst du. The more you practise, the better you will become.

Just try to remember one of these sentences to use as a kind of template next time you next need it.

The older we grow, the wiser we become.
The more I read, the less I understand.
The more we work, the more we earn.

And don’t forget to tell me if it works!