Although you are the only one who will truly know when you are ready to transition to a new career, these feelings can often be just below the surface. Maybe you feel like something is wrong, but you can’t express it. You don’t know for certain what bothers you or what it is that...
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“Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.” – Maria Montessori It wasn’t until 1913 that new theories on child education began their absorption into western societies, namely the...
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What is the secret to being truly self-confident? And what can a professional actor of over twenty years tell you that is different from what you would get somewhere else? You’re probably reading this and thinking to yourself. “I don’t need tips about confidence. I’m already a confident person.” And you’re probably right. At...
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People often wonder if leaders are born or developed. But, as a former Golden Key Chapter President and long-time leader in a national professional development organization, rest assured: leadership skills can be developed. One of the primary leadership skills to hone is communications, specifically small talk. Yes, public speaking is a common phobia, but...
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Throughout the journey of my life, I realized that one thing that will make a person successful in their lives, whether it is at school, community or in the workplace, is through goal seeking, goal planning, setting, achieving and monitoring, as these are concepts that apply in all areas of our lives. In addition,...
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I am Shingwavila Ngobeni, born in a rural settlement called Valdezia located at the lowland of Soutpansberg mountain range in Louis Trichardt (Limpopo). Growing up in rural areas comes with many hardships and challenges ranging from an increasing population of unemployed youth, absence of investment or revenue-generating activities, a strong sequence of poverty from...
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How two words will change everything at work for you… For many professional women finding out they’re pregnant provides mixed feelings. Delight that you are about to become a mum but also shear dread as you know your world is about to change in more ways than one. As soon as the words “I’m...
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Isaac Newton lived in the 17th century and was one of the most prominent scientists of all time. Newton’s three laws of motion describe not only why a golf ball follows a curving path, why we become pressed against the side of a cornering car, and why we feel the force through a baseball...
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Whether you are experiencing financial difficulties because your small business failed, you lost your job, or you maxed out your credit cards, you have hope for a better financial future. In Canada, all insolvency proceedings are legal proceedings, are legislated by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA), and must be administered by a Licensed...
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