A new term …
New beginnings – may this chapter ahead at university be a superb one.
Planning for Exams
Learn in a way that makes your work meaningful.
Creating Connections …
Connect, reach out and enjoy learning from others about what they do.
Q1 – Tell me about yourself …
I regularly remind students preparing for first interviews, that these occasions are just conversations (with purpose and a certain formality) through which the interviewer can get to know them beyond the paperwork. Already they have read your CV and covering letter, but it is through meeting you in person (or via Zoom) that depth […]
Validation
Three weeks ago, James Shone (I Can and I Am) focused his Blog around the term VALIDATION. I have been thinking about the impact of being ‘validated’ means for all of us and especially for our young. Can you imagine how you would go about your every day life, knowing that you were valued, […]
What tools do you use to help you through those anxious times?
Anxious thoughts can take over and I am learning new ways of moving through them. Moving, taking tiny action steps, talking to myself rationally, and using breath to calm me are some of the tools that I use. What about for you? What helps you?
You’ve got this … you really have.
You are so able to adopt new habits that are really great one’s! Just keep pushing on. You’ve got this …
Moving Mountains this May …
Despite it being the month of May, today has been a day of ‘April showers’: warm sunshine, dark clouds, winds and then utter stillness. Not unlike our thoughts I think! Currently there is a bit of a common denominator with a group of students that I am meeting with and it is in all […]
Keep reaching out …
I am extremely lucky to be surrounded by lots of cousins. We are all so different from one another but together we can be honest to each other, laugh and cry amongst ourselves and there is not an issue that we cannot share. I know that I am enormously blessed by this. Yesterday, […]
Should I … YES!
So many of the questions that I am asked by Graduates start with that sneaky phrase, “ should I …?”. And my answer, more often than not, is “absolutely YES”! Should I write to such and such company?; should I call so and so?; should I forward my CV to this person?; should I try […]