In a university class I was teaching, a very capable and intelligent student arrived late and without the required class materials. He proceeded to drift off to sleep three times during individual exercise time before starting to play a game on his mobile phone under the desk. Enough was enough. For a teacher, there are […]
I love technology. It has transformed how we go about our day to day lives. But as we integrate it we need to consider it’s impact carefully, and how we can best leverage it’s implementation. In this post I will share my experience of how the use of technology in education has evolved and how the focus […]
There have been many occasions in my life where I have been tormented by a hard decision. Some of them I have handled well, some not so well, and others I’ve not handled at all. Hard decisions confront us in all areas of life, personally, professionally and spiritually. They can trouble us before we make them […]
For a long time, I struggled to understand why I left so much until the last minute. I was frustrated with the stress and anguish that was associated with this way of doing things. Learning about the basics of motivation was a great help in changing my behaviour. Photo courtesy of whippets.chrichri via Flickr If you want […]
I watched this video many years ago. The combination of the words and music really resonated with me. What are your favourite inspiring videos? Let us know in the comments below.
In June 2005, I had recently returned from a six month trip to Toronto where I had been training in the headquarters dojo of our martial arts federation. I had completed my post-graduate studies and had little money to my name. I decided that it was time I properly considered what I wanted my life […]
I thought a lot about what the first post on this blog should be, then it hit me. The very best place to start, in fact the only place you can truly start from, is the beginning. Starting a blog is not a decision that I made lightly. I am a ferocious content consumer. I check Flipboard, […]
‘But I want the first one to be really, really good.’ That is the perfectionist part of me making the case to hold off a bit longer before publishing my first proper post. I’m going to concede to it this time, but within two days, that post will be up and I hope you check […]
