Category: Personal Development
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Why fame comes before riches
We all need a little of bit of fame to succeed in life. This article looks at how to build a personal brand without being pretentious.
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Positive non-action: how doing nothing is sometimes better
Procrastination is a universally derided habit – but sometimes not taking action might just be the best option. Everybody knows that procrastination is a bad trait – although we’re all guilty of it at some time or another. Type ‘procrastination’ into a search engine and most of the results you get will be articles on…
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Five ways free ways to engage with lifelong learning
I am a learning/self development junkie so I’m very excited that it’s learning at work week 2022! This year the theme is ‘learning uncovered’ which has three strands: learning potential hidden powers new dimensions I think the first strand is the most powerful because everything else begins from understanding – and stretching – your potential.…
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What kind of legacy will you leave?
Whether or not it’s something you actively think about, the actions you take now will leave some kind of mark in the future. The world ‘legacy’ can be slightly misleading. It conjures images of large sums of money being left in a will, or a fantastic business empire being passed on to a new CEO.…
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How explaining things to others can help you to learn new skills and deepen your understanding
In my first year at university, I had first-hand experience of how the act of helping someone else to understand something also develops your own skills. I had enrolled on a Philosophy course with a good friend. I was following the reading and assignments pretty well but she was struggling. So to help her prepare…