Odd sayings 1:“You’ll love this novel,you’re doing it for the exam”

'George and Lennie'programme photo

Many years ago one of our sons was a talented artist who loved drawing,but steadfastly refused to pick Art as one of his A-level (Senior High) subjects.

Why?

Tell you what he said later.

More recently I was involved in directing and producing the play Of Mice And [...]

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Moving boulders:ditch ambition

How good does something have to be to make it worth doing? [...]

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Rising Star 9:how to block your own progress

Writers are uncannily like normal human beings in one way. Most of us are unsure of ourselves,and if we’re not careful can lose the confidence to write. It’s called writers’block meaning that we writers block ourselves from writing. Just like everyone else at some time blocks themselves from doing something they’re perfectly capable [...]

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Rising Star 8:brainstorming

Some thoughts on brainstorming effectively,and how the novel ‘Ted’is benefiting. [...]

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Moving boulders:live each moment as it happens

Some people live in the past:“If only I’d taken that job”,“Why didn’t I work harder at school”,“Maybe if I hadn’t lost my temper that day”.

Some people live in the future:“Once I leave home”,“When I get promoted”,“In retirement I’ll have the time”.

Actually this universe is rigged so we [...]

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Moving boulders:just start

So I’m sitting at my computer feeling weak and tired. I intended to do some writing,but what’s the point,it won’t be any good. And anyway I don’t feel like writing. I’m lethargic,unmotivated,really can’t be bothered.

But I make myself start.

That’s all,start,take one step. The agreement is that it [...]

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Moving boulders:a new series for everyone

This new series will be tricks that work for me when I need to get myself going on a bad day [...]

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“This bus is under attack. Please ring 999.”

What is it about us that causes to behave stupidly in a crowd? [...]

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Savour your dreams,hold on to the twilight,roll up your sleeves

Are dreams a good source of ideas? If so,how do we get the best from them? [...]

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How to ensure the poor are always with us

Our town has many charity shops selling cheap but smart second-hand clothes. Whether or not you feel happy buying this sort of clothing for your family is just a matter of attitude. You don't have to be rich to be well clothed. You do have to be less concerned with the latest fashions or [...]

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the different approaches to counselling 3:do it yourself

We need to go beyond getting solutions to our problems from other people. [...]

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The different approaches to counselling 2:try this at home

Sometimes a counsellor will suggest trying something new which might help solve your problems. Some counsellors major on solution-focussed therapy. [...]

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Am I intelligent? Because if not then I’m a failure.

Franco and Lenny Henry:kinda ‘thick’guys,but so what? [...]

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So how can I set targets that are likely to work?

Article 10 in the ‘Effective goal setting”series:finally a summary of how to set goals that have a good chance of being achieved. [...]

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How can we tame bad memories?

Bad memories can damage and distort us until we find a way to take charge of them. [...]

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