It's often easier to solve your own problems or achieve better outcomes by asking yourself, if this was someone else's problem or challenge, how would I advise them? I'm delivering a 10 week personal development evening course starting in September, and as the Adult Education dept of the college promotes and distributes leaflets covering all … Continue reading Solving Problems – another perspective
Since joining Dublin County Choir in January, I’m also taking one-to-one singing lessons with a terrific teacher. There are so many physiological aspects to singing that I wasn’t really aware of, but as with most other things in life, much of it is in “the mind”! I had a lot of new things to remember, not … Continue reading A life lesson in singing class!
Check out the meeting room table made from Lego. This 90 seconds of colour was brought to you by Boys and Girls Agency Dublin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuUcVmJbQqI
Watched UP last night again at home with the family - it's good to watch again because you notice detail you might have missed the first time, like the label sticking up on the back of the nurse's uniform... There are some great themes in the movie - - Visualising the goal - as children drawing a … Continue reading UP-Lifting
"If I leave there will be trouble... if I stay there will be double..." goes the Clash song. If you're considering whether to move on or stay put.. this simple exercise could help... I recommended it to a friend recently who found it a great help In relation to your life and your career at the moment, … Continue reading Should I stay or should I go – considering your career options?
So how does an Interviewer compare apples and oranges? Let's say I’m looking for a piece of fruit to go in a fruit salad, and I want that fruit to be round, sweet, easy to peel, and to complement the flavour of the other fruits. So first I interview an Orange… Interviewer: “How would you … Continue reading Competency Interviews – Comparing Apples & Oranges
For years, since singing in a choir during my teenage years (which wasn't today or yesterday!) I've been saying I'd love to get back to choral singing again, as opposed to just singing in the bathroom. It was a goal for 2009, which for various reasons I didn't quite manage to achieve by end December, but I … Continue reading Rediscovering a passion for music!
Agile approaches in business and organisational change focus on delivering change more effectively - and agile change principles can be applied to your life too!
The average dropout rate across 22 third-level Irish colleges this year was around 18% - that's almost one in five! (Sunday Times, Sept 09) Of those who do finish, 58% of students attain a first or 2:1, but what about the other 42%? Surely this suggests that students choose courses that don't suit them, or … Continue reading Do what you want in your career!
When we're under pressure to burn the candle at both ends, how can we maintain a healthy balance in life? Even the phrase “work / life balance” suggests that for many of us, we are either working or living – that they are mutually exclusive. Maybe it’s because we feel that our real life starts … Continue reading Getting the balance right for you
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