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...
by Maria Nedeva | 28 Dec, 2011 | Exercises, Mentality, Personal effectiveness, Personal finance wisdom
You already know that I don’t set my goals by tinkering with the present but trace back my dreams; this way my goals are a compass helping me to follow the direction of my life . There are two main difficulties with this: one is that we have generally forgotten how to...
by Maria Nedeva | 21 Dec, 2011 | Exercises, Mentality, Personal effectiveness, Personal finance wisdom
Anywhere I turn there seem to be goals. It doesn’t matter whether people are busily setting goals or arguing their limitations: it is still goals that excite our discussions. My first reaction was only human – I started looking for the goals I set myself last year and...
by Maria Nedeva | 14 Dec, 2011 | Exercises
We all know that children learn best through games and play. We all suspect that there is no reason why this would change for grownups but at the same time most people forget how to play (and learn) sometime in their early to mid teens. Recently, John and I have come...
