Helping you to be your best
Throughout the year, no matter the month, I am enjoying meeting with young people who are navigating life towards the ‘next’ stage. Below is a piece that I wrote some time ago that is aimed at students who are in their final year at University. This is the time to start stepping into more professional […]
Poetry has always made me feel very anxious. This was because all far too often I just did not ‘get’ it and I longed to shout out – just say it as it is! However, the poem below really resonated with me because it struck a chord and the message can be translated into all […]
‘Transferrable skills’ was the theme of last week – that innate ‘skill’ or ‘habit’ that you have, or have acquired, that are of value in other various areas of your life. Take, for instance, your natural ability to communicate very well or being extremely clever with technology. Even character traits such punctuality comes with […]
You are so much more that your list of formal CV accomplishments. Last week I chatted about how interview prep is so helpful to becoming comfortable with talking about yourself in a way that is natural and self assured. This week I would love for you to look beyond your more formal achievements […]
I would definitely say ‘yes’ to the above question but then qualify that with a “… it really depends on the way in which the preparation is done and with what intention?”. There is an understandable concern that ‘prepping’ equals being over rehearsed and, consequently, stilted. This certainly happens. But, I see it very differently. […]
Interviews really are just conversations and another way for a school to get to know a potential pupil beyond the paperwork that they already have. I think that so much of the anxiety around school interviews is because they are ‘unscientific’. As parents, you will probably be sitting in on the meeting and listening […]
This is an extraordinary season for Prep School children who, as well as navigating ‘school at home’, are also looking ahead as to what their next chapter will be. Interviews with senior schools have begun, and given current circumstances, those interviews are most likely to be conducted via Zoom. Though the interview is ‘distanced’, […]
I am writing from my ‘desk’ that has changed location a few times over the past several months. A few months ago I was working from South Africa (Johannesburg and Grahamstown) and now I am in the middle of the beautiful Somerset countryside. From this present location, I have been moving from room to room […]
Happy New Year to you! Already we are a few days in but I hope that this year for you heralds unexpected opportunities and, given last year, you are learning new and effective ways of doing your best each day. Well done for finishing through with assignments; well done for reaching out to friends who […]
Before you read further and hear about my initial explosive response to recent disappointments, I do want you to know that I am praying that your Christmas ahead is meaningful and celebratory (even in the very smallest of ways). Enthusing motivation and optimism is an integral part of my work through Branching Out. However, with the […]
