Habit 3 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People

Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 3 is about thinking positively.

Habit 2 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People

Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 2 is about creating powerful beliefs.

Habit 1 from the 12 Habits of Resilient + Thriving People

Each week for 12 weeks, I’ll blog about one habit. And if you feel inclined, you can road test it for yourself. Habit 1 is about setting goals.

Personal leadership, Resilience, ThrivingMichelle Carlyle20 May 2017goals, micro-goals, habits

Happy Mother's Day. Written by a step-mum.

I always figured I would have children of my own. That was usually just how it rolled then. When I was 16 years old, I bought one of those tiny hard-covered books from a newsagency with lots of cute hand-drawn illustrations inside and cheezie quotes.

Personal leadership, ThrivingMichelle Carlyle15 May 2017connections, positivity

How to overcome any fear. Just think of Alan.

I was beyond frightened. I had to eat something but my body was listening to my brain and my brain was saying “why are you doing this? what if you fail? why don’t you just pull out?” These mantras, fed by fear, were on a continuous loop.

Five principles to follow for problem solving

Do you know someone who just seems to sail through life no matter what gets chucked at them? They are great to be around and they're utterly dependable.

Adult learners. How "in control" are you?

For adult learners, being on top of their studies and feeling like they’re in control of all those juggling balls they’ve got in the air (studies, work, family, health etc.) can feel great.

There’s a small trap though. They can’t control everything.

Sometimes just a good "sit" is a positive

I went to an event last night and listened to Natalia Cohen speak. Amazing. Loved every word. It began with her painting a visual picture with words of her epic adventure rowing across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Cairns.

A simple technique to create an instant habit

A proven yet super simple technique to create new helpful habits (or ditch some pesky ones) is IF / THEN planning. If you’ve not heard of it before, listen up. It may help you (the reader of my blog) or more importantly, and the reason for this blog, it may help your students.

Psychology, Scientific researchMichelle Carlyle24 March 2017the resilient student, habits, goals

What questions are your teams asking students to support their progression?

Progression and completion. Two words that won’t disappear. And nor should they - but it would be wonderful to hear them said within the same sentence as the words “skyrocketing or better-than-ever”.

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