by Maria Nedeva | 29 Apr, 2013 | Exercises, WTFIFL
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Albert Einstein I fell for this one for a long time. I laughed about the clutter filling our house, I analysed it, theorised it and it has been annoying me to...
by Maria Nedeva | 31 Jan, 2013 | Debt, Exercises, Money management, Paying off debt
Our financial destiny depends not on how much we earn or how much we spend; it depends on whether we are in charge of our finances and how well we control them. Saying that there is nothing wrong with spending – quite the reverse, it is one of the...
by Maria Nedeva | 28 Aug, 2012 | Exercises
This morning I was stretched on my bed, enjoying the last days of relative leisure in our home in Sofia – in couple of days we will be heading back to Manchester and my life is going to take a sharp turn towards regimented self-discipline (ok, motivation), long...
by Maria Nedeva | 29 May, 2012 | Exercises, Generating income, Mentality
Today I was sitting here, thinking that my sabbatical is almost coming to an end – I have only about a month left of a twelve month study leave. And, yes, I do realise how lucky I am to work at a university that still grants study leave. Looking at my plan and what I...
by Maria Nedeva | 11 Feb, 2012 | 100 words, Exercises
When deciding on action and considering our future we often ask ‘what’ questions. ‘What shall I do?’; ‘What will happen?’; ‘What does the future hold?’ Asking these questions we may forget that, with very few exceptions, we can do anything, anything could happen and...
by Maria Nedeva | 19 Jan, 2012 | Exercises, Guest posts
Only yesterday it was reported that the level of unemployment in the UK has continued to grow. This affects disproportionately young people. This is a guest post by Ewan; he wants to be a teacher at a time when funding for education is declining in real terms and...
