51 business tips I learned in 2011
With a nod to the fantastic meme started by my chum, Graham Hunt – 51 things he learned from selling properties in Spain last year, and continued by Sarah Arrow, on 51 things she learned from delivering goods, and Angelika Davey, who teaches German lessons in England gave her perspective on the year… …here’s my [...]
World Teachers’ Day 2011: Teachers for Gender Equality
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5th October to celebrate the essential role of teachers in providing quality education at all levels. It’s promoted by both UNESCO and Education International. The theme for 2011 is Teachers for Gender Equality, with a focus on the issues surrounding the provision of education systems that empower both [...]
You have no idea how hard it is to be a child growing up today
Resourceful Little Treasures In my role as a coach and mentor I work with a lot of young people, many of whom come along already labelled with behavioural, learning and/or emotional difficulties. That means I’m quite accustomed to witnessing sulky, aggressive and unhappy children, and it can take a fair amount of time, compassion and [...]
Failing Your Way to Success
Failure, Fear, Feedback and… Fascination There has been such a huge emphasis on ‘success’ in our world it has made it difficult for people to admit to failure, though it’s often the times we don’t achieve what we set out to that teach us the most, both about ourselves and our projects, and help us [...]
Life isn’t fair – an open letter to students
The following life and work rules landed in my in-box this morning. I am sure many of you have also received it. Allegedly it’s an extract from Bill Gates as he spoke to school kids. Of course everything he said is true; however I wanted to expand on it. So students, listen up: Rule 1 : [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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