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19 Lessons I Learned As A Teacher

Isn’t it weird how things turn out? Little did I know that a summer job back in 1991 would change my life forever. To graduate from my high school I remember being told that I had to do 200 hours of community time. Now being in Bangkok at the time, and not speaking the language, …

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a teacher’s tale and how we can apply it to our businesses

I love my clients… They might not realize it, but I learn as much from them as they do from me. They inspire me with their stories of achievement. They challenge me to work harder, to uncover more secrets and to help them grow both as an individual and in business. And together we push …

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failed Spanish student reveals his 3 secrets to mastering any language

8 long years… That’s how long I studied Spanish. Elementary school Spanish was fun. Middle school Spanish a joke. And high school Spanish (or at least the last two years of it) an absolute nightmare. Entering my junior year in high school, I had resigned myself to the fact that I couldn’t learn a foreign …

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there are many twists and turns as you make your way through life

Isn’t life interesting? Start out thinking you’ll go one way and end up somewhere completely different. The thing is that often times what we envisioned work or our dreams to be turn out to be quite different from what they end up being in reality. We envision work being challenging and rewarding when it can …

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Jim Rohn’s 4 “ifs” and how they have changed my life

Ever wonder what you were meant to do? I know I did. As a child all I could think of was going to the US for university. My mother being British, she wasn’t too excited about the prospect of me heading off to the States. In fact, that’s an understatement. For years she simply refused …

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what does a good teacher cost and how do you find one?

Something must be wrong. According to my passport I’m 37. That means that I’ve been an educator in one form or another for over 21 years. Wow. How did I get into teaching? By accident really. Back in high school, I needed some extracurricular credit in order to graduate, so rather than be a camp …

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how the world has changed in just the last 40 years

History, for many people, isn’t a fun subject. We were bored to tears with names of kings and presidents that ruled the land hundreds and thousands of years ago. For many of us, it’s sheer torture. However, I learnt that history can be one of the most enlightening subjects we will ever take. Assuming you …

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