IMAGINE being free of stagnating thoughts …
Imagine how you could be if you just let go of the weight of debilitating thoughts. Imagine …
Writing your Cover Letter
“Don’t let your emotions overpower your intelligence” is the quote that popped up on my telephone this morning. It describes much of what I see when meeting with young people who are working on their applications for work. I see the self doubts, the comparison, the ‘I am not enough’ scenarios and the often […]
Just take the first step …
I know that for myself, when I look at the big picture of something that needs to be done, the vision ahead can look so completely daunting, overwhelming and rather impossible – that I become very stuck. I wonder if this happens to you too? I suspect that at times it does and yet, as […]
Applying yourself to your learning …
Fresher’s Week in England has come to an end and I hope that for you it has been fun and that you are feeling excited to be at your university and studying your course. I am sure that you have started to make friends and may you continue to do so. I hope too that […]
Thinking about our thoughts around fear and uncertainty.
Following up from this weeks Instagram Post: Fear gives the ‘jolt’ to adventure. I am the first to admit that I overthink and over catastophise and then find the perfect excuse to just ‘not do it’. Fear is a feeling and it is a feeling that we fuel with our thoughts. And, as you […]
A new term …
New beginnings – may this chapter ahead at university be a superb one.
My reason’s WHY my work matters to me …
It is in finding your ‘why’ that gives you an important ingredient to motivating you to do the best work that you are able to. It is your ‘why’ that will give you the grit to just keep striving even when you do not feel like it. Your ‘why’ is fuel. Your ‘why’ is […]
Letting go of the ‘to do’ list.
I am sitting in a wonderful coffee shop wanting to write something of value but ideas are just not ‘landing’ … however ….and so … Tuesday Musings: Unexpected Delights What am I writing about for today? What has inspired me this week? What have I learnt that would be really useful for you to […]
Less is more … it really is!
I am an avid reader from shelves of that intoxicating ‘self help and psychology’ section of the bookshop! Alongside this I listen to wonderfully motivating podcasts. I am constantly inspired with fantastic ‘ah ha’ moments. It is quick for me to be ‘rebooted and remotivated’. BUT, once the book is closed or the talk has […]
Planning for Exams
Learn in a way that makes your work meaningful.