Tag Archives: success

How to Fail Brilliantly

None of us want to fail. If you could pass everything with flying colours, you would. However, that requires work. When you put the effort in, not everything is perfect. You have to get used to it. You’re going to … Continue reading

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9 (Random) Secrets to Success

You want success and you want it quick. What do you do? Here are nine secrets to help in your quest: 1. There are no secrets Busted my own post straight away. But that’s fine. Because there are no secrets. … Continue reading

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Qualifications: Shaping, Not Dictating

Will a master’s get you a job? The simple answer is: no, it won’t. But, as a piece in The Guardian says, “students are still heaping their dreams on them”. Before you get too engrossed in that dream, wake up … Continue reading

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Failure is fine

We don’t want to fail, but when we do, we have a couple of choices: The winners choose to engage with failure and use it to do better next time. The losers walk away, deflated.  Future attempts either don’t happen … Continue reading

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Setting Effective and Respected Goals

Goals are not given enough respect. We treat them as an afterthought, or as a basic overview of what needs to be done. But what if true commitment to success came from those goals? Under that viewpoint, would you give … Continue reading

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