Apr
25
More on reaching for those goals
Filed Under Leadership, Fulfilling potential, Reflection | 5 Comments
For those who do not follow soccer Cristiano Ronaldo is a wonderful young player in the Manchester United team. Hugely talented he is usually at the heart of any Man U success and is widely regarded as one of the best players in Britain - maybe even the world.
So…. when he turned up to take […]
Mar
17
The right mental attitude
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Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas Jefferson
On Saturday it was Scottish Basketball Cup finals day. Our under 18 team were up against their closest rivals all season. The last 2 games they have played […]
Dec
14
Dyslexia and daily life
Filed Under Education, Fulfilling potential, Family | 2 Comments
We discovered that my son had “specific learning difficulties” when he was in his 5th year at High School. This explained a lot about the reports we had had about him all through his school life. I knew that he was a very bright boy ( I am his Mum - I would say that!) […]
Nov
28
I’m allowed to be proud
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On Sunday - the same day that his sister was having her dream come true - my son was diving with sharks ( you could not make up the weekend our family had last weekend)! His girlfriend gave him this as a gift for his 21st Birthday - in a spirit of love not malice!!
I […]
Nov
20
Focus on what someone CAN do.
Filed Under Personal development, Career development, Fulfilling potential, Community, Motivation | 3 Comments
I was interested in the press reporting of the proposed change in the way that the welfare benefit paid to people who are deemed to be unable to work is assessed. Up til now it appears that it was measured largely on what a person could not do .Check out this report from the BBC on the story.
Thinking […]