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How to Find Your Element: What Ken Robinson Changed for Me

Print this post How to Find Your Element: What Ken Robinson Changed for Me How to find your Element sounds like one of those enormous life questions that should end with a dramatic answer. I did not finish Ken Robinson’s book with a neat label for myself or each of…
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How to Motivate Learners: What Creative Schools Changed for Me

Print this post How to Motivate Learners: What Creative Schools Changed for Me When I asked myself how I could use Creative Schools, my answer was simple: to change my approach to teaching and motivate learners more. I wanted something that could influence what I…
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How to Get Things Done Without Losing Yourself

Print this post How to Get Things Done Without Losing Yourself Cal Newport is one of those productivity voices I trust because he does not make productivity sound like a personality disorder. His conversation with Mel Robbins on how to get things done, stay focused…
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The Backwards Law: Why Trying Too Hard Is Keeping You Stuck

Print this post The Backwards Law: Why Trying Too Hard Is Keeping You Stuck I want things badly. I want this blog to reach people who need it. I want my children to be well and happy and to actually talk to me. I want to feel financially secure. I want the house by…
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Most People Stay Stuck

Print this post The Uncomfortable Truth About Why Most People Stay Stuck I listen to podcasts in the car. These are my personal notes on How to Get Ahead Mel Robbins – or, more naturally, How to Get Ahead by Mel Robbins – the episode that made…