Helping you to be your best
April 2024 Learning over the holidays … Good morning on this rather lovely spring day. Easter holidays, but for many this is also the season of exams that matter. Whether you are learning for your GCSE’s, A’levels or BTEC’s – I just hope that you are in a rhythm of studying that is working effectively […]
What helps me to channel a bit of focus when needed … PLANNING FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT TODAY. I have some projects in my life I deeply care about. There are things in my life that I care so much about and there are things that I want to accomplish. HOWEVER, I am also […]
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 […]
Learn in a way that makes your work meaningful.
Surrounded by nephews and nieces who are preparing for exams and tests, I am reminiscing over my own rather harrowing exams times. There is an old school report in my desk where three different teachers had recommended that “Caroline should never write an exam again” and “Caroline has allowed her exam anxieties to overtake her […]
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 […]
Your mental approach to your studies is key to effective learning. Even if you have yet to apply yourself and exams have already begun – just start now. There is so much that you can do to ensure that the rest of your exam time is productive and hopefully rewarding. Before you even sit at […]
