Try, try and try again.
Boys DO Try. I’ve just started reading Boys Don’t Try? By Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts and by Page 5 and after the introduction by Mary Myatt I was already thinking about the Title…do boys try? If so, what do … Continued
Life is the way it is.
“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. They way you cope with it is what makes the difference”. Virginia Satir. This quote is from one of the parents of Counselling and … Continued
Continuous Partial Attention: CPA or CBA?
Hello, How can you LAUNCH your Resilience? Recently there’s been a lot of talk about stress, wellbeing and resilience in education – there’s a lot of stress about generally due to austerity, uncertainty and changes in the social and political … Continued
Poor careers guidance is the enemy of personal fulfilment.
For anyone who follows me on Twitter @EnterpriseSBox or other Social Media, it will not be a surprise to learn that last week (4thto 9thMarch) was National Careers Week across the UK. We thought it was going to be a … Continued
Sending the ladder back down…
Sending the ladder back down. Those of you that know anything about me will know that my ‘career’ has been complicated, unplanned, drift-y and not at all linear. Why? Well, there are many reasons – chief among those are an … Continued
How do we get to happiness?
What makes us happy? Happy New Year first of all Many people spend their lives looking for ‘happiness’ don’t they? And what does happiness look like? A ‘good’ job? Marriage? Being well-paid? Security? Choices? It could be any (or a … Continued
On feeling lucky…a reflection on 2018.
I’m a lucky man. In the frantic times of the academic year it sometimes doesn’t feel like it though, but I am lucky…we deliver workshops for young people in all forms of education, businesses and charities and people trust us … Continued
Looking Back To Go Forwards…
Hello, I hope you’re well? We were looking at the year–so–far recently and during that time I did some personal reflection on the personal aims I set in January after reading a report highlighted in Adam Alter’s superb ‘Irresistable’ book, … Continued
It’s as easy as falling off a skateboard…
It’s as easy as falling off a skateboard… My name is Bernie, I’m 51 and 11 months and I fell off a skateboard last Saturday. There, I’ve said it, admitted it. I’m an idiot. We were having a family … Continued
How are you giving back?
Giving Back. Last week we hosted the inaugural Cumbria Dream Placement Alumni evening at the extremely impressive National Centre for Nuclear training facility in West Cumbria. The Cumbria Future Leader’s Forum (CFLF) is an idea to allow young people who … Continued